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Dataset: Replication Data for: Evaluating Alternative strategies for traffic reduction in Los Angeles

Research Product Type

Data

This contains the entire dataset used in the NCST report: Evaluating Alternative Strategies for Traffic Reduction in Los Angeles, consisting of data from Caltran's Performance Measurement System and on vehicle crashes in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Evaluating Alternative Strategies for Traffic Reduction in Los Angeles

Principal Investigator Antonio M. Bento, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This project will develop a practical tool for policymakers to infer the effects of alternative strategies for reducing traffic congestion in Los Angeles.

Project Status

Complete

Evaluating Alternative Strategies for Traffic Reduction in Los Angeles

Research Product Type

Research Report

This project uses high-frequency data from the Los Angeles metropolitan area combined with an instrument that varies spatially and temporally to estimate the causal impact of an additional vehicle mile traveled on travel times. The researchers estimate that at peak times an additional trip reduces speed by, on average, 0.22%. They find the optimal toll at peak times is 33 cents per mile, with the toll being lower, even zero, off-peak.