| Article ID: | iaor19971990 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 1D |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 111 |
| End Page Number: | 130 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
| Journal: | Transportation Research. Part D, Transport and Environment |
| Authors: | Mayeres Inge, Ochelen Sara, Proost Stef |
| Keywords: | economics |
A necessary input for the analysis of efficient transport policies is the marginal external cost of each transport mode. This paper studies the marginal external costs of urban transportation. These include the marginal external cost of congestion, accidents, air pollution and noise. The costs are computed for cars, buses, trams, metro and trucks. The methodology is described and applied to the urban area of Brussels for the year 2050.