ROAD USER CHARGING OPTION DEVELOPMENT
This work was carried out under a DfT-sponsored
PhD studentship. It focused on the development of a new methodology for
generating options to assist in the selection of RUC schemes and complementary
measures that best meet the objectives of local authorities and the concerns
of various stakeholder groups. It was based around an ‘RUC Option Generation’
tool that sets out the key parameters of an RUC scheme (covering scheme
design, administration and technology) and the various options available
in each case. The methodology also includes an 'stakeholders needs' tool
that helps to identify the key stakeholder groups and policy objectives
they are likely to support (based on their needs and concerns) and an
‘objectives-measures’ tool, based on a set of causal chains, that helps
to identify measures that can substitute for RUC or complement its introduction.
The framework and the tools are intended
to enable professionals to think more broadly and innovatively about design
options and it can also be used in the public participation/consultation
process to help identify the concerns and needs of various stakeholder
groups and to feed their preferences into the formal scheme design process. |
The framework was adapted into a Web-based RUC
Option Development Tools in order to provide an interactive
version to the option design process. The web version aims to assist
professionals in;
- identifying the key stakeholders, their
needs and concerns
- exploring scheme options for RUC some
of which could maximise the acceptability and effectiveness
- identifying complementary measures as
part of a comprehensive RUC package.
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This
PhD research is now complete. If you wish to receive further information,
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