| Title | Modal Traffic Impacts of Waterway User Charges : Volume 1. Recovery Options and Impacts Summary. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49589 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Anderson, David L.; Schuessler, Robert W.; Cardellichio, Peter A. |
| Source | 156p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publisher | United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publication Date | 19770801 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The report has considered waterway user charges, which have been proposed as a method of cost recovery of Federal expenditures. The report has examined possible modal carrier and traffic impacts due to user charges on the inland river system, and potential differential effects of various cost recovery options. It has found that inland waterway ton-miles may be reduced by as much as ten percent by the recovery of 100 percent of annual Federal operating, maintenance, and rehabilitation expenditures on rivers through a segment-specific toll. Adjustments to the change in transportation prices by economic agents such as shippers, carriers, and producers should act to lower these traffic impacts over the long term. The report is divided into three volumes. This volume serves as an introduction to and summary of the Department of Transportation inland waterway user charge analysis. Alternative recovery options are discussed, sample tolls are calculated, and potential impacts of cost recovery on waterway traffic and carrier finances are summarized. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11024 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11024 |
| TRT Terms | Commodities; Competition; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Inland waterways; Mathematical models; Statistics; Traffic forecasting; Transportation modes; User charges |
| Classification | NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Funding; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Marine Economics and Finance; NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION; NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Marine Planning and Policy; NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Marine Economics and Finance |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-OST-77-36-1; PB-273 882 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49500/49589/DOT-TSC-OST-77-36-1.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |