Rail
The Evolution of London’s Crossrail Scheme and the Development of the Department for Transport’s Economic Appraisal Methods
Discussion Paper,
1 November 2011
What Does Improved Fuel Economy Cost Consumers and What Does it Cost Taxpayers?
Discussion Paper,
30 April 2011
Moving Freight with Better Trucks
Research Report, Policy Insights,
18 April 2011
- The freight transport task is growing rapidly in most regions and requires effective utilisation of all modes of transport.
- The safety and environmental impacts of road haulage require regulatory intervention for optimal outcomes.
- Compliance can be improved greatly through legislation that assigns responsibility.
- Compliance regimes can be enhanced by exploiting technological innovations.
- A performance based approach to regulation offers the potential to meet community objectives for road freight transport more fully.
- Many higher capacity vehicles have equivalent or even better intrinsic safety characteristics in some respects than most common workhorse trucks.
- Truck crash energies mean safety regulation must pay particular attention to managing truck speeds and driver alertness and impairment.
- Higher capacity vehicles have potential to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
- Higher capacity vehicles can result in fewer vehicle-kilometres travelled.
- The lower unit costs offered by higher productivity trucks could result in increased overall demand for road freight transport and a transfer of freight from other modes.
- Road pricing systems can be developed to manage use of the transport network more efficiently.
- Road infrastructure and trucks need to be developed in concert.
- Significant opportunities for improvement of the regulation of heavy trucks have been identified.
Effective Regulatory Institutions: The Regulator's Role in the Policy Process, Including Issues of Regulatory Independence
Discussion Paper,
2 December 2010
The Practice of Cost Benefit Analysis in the Transport Sector: A Mexican Perspective
Discussion Paper,
20 October 2010
The Practice of Cost Benefit Analysis in Transport: The Case of France
Discussion Paper,
20 October 2010
Transport Regulation from Theory to Practice: General Observations and a Case Study
Discussion Paper,
30 September 2010
Estimating the Agglomeration Benefits of Transport Investments: Some Tests for Stability
Discussion Paper,
30 June 2010
So You're Considering Introducing Congestion Charging? Here's What You Need to Know
Discussion Paper,
4 February 2010
The Impact of Economic Instruments on the Auto Industry and the Consequences of Fragmenting Markets
Discussion Paper,
1 February 2010