A Road Map for Road Pricing Implementation in Thailand: Decision Making Context
Research Report 2007 Project No: A-07/002 A Road Map for Road Pricing Implementation in Thailand: Decision Making Context November 2008 00_C1_Sittha-2.indd 1 08.12.8 1:56:14 PM Research Report 2007 902/1 9th Floor, Glas Haus Building, Soi Sukhumvit 25 (Daeng Prasert), Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Tel. (66) 02-661-6248 FAX (66) 02-661-6249 http://www.atransociety.com Copyright © Asian Transportation Research Society November, 2008 Printed in Thailand 00_C1_Sittha-2.indd 2 08.12.2 10:28:13 PM ASIAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH SOCIETY A Road Map for Road Pricing Implementation in Thailand: Decision Making Context 00_Prepage_002-2.indd 1 08.12.8 1:55:03 PM List of Members • Project Leader • Assistant Professor Dr. Sittha Jaensirisak Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand • Project Members • Assistant Professor Dr. Agachai Sumalee Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Dr. Sumet Ongkittikul Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Thailand II 00_Prepage_002-2.indd 2 08.12.8 1:55:04 PM Abstract Most major cities around the world have been facing a growing traffic congestion problem whose impacts extend from delay in travel, economic loss, pollution problem, to degraded quality of life. The congestion problem is simply an outcome of the mismatch between available transport supply and travel demand. Transport engineers and planners have been thus far attempting to tackle the congestion problem from the supply side by increasing or providing more transport infrastructure. The outcomes of such strategies in several real world cases were, however, not long lasted in which the effect of induced travel demand, due to lower travel cost, eventually diminished the benefit of the newly added transport capacities.
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