[sustran] Transport Cost study in Santiago Chile

[Christopher Zegras]

(Please excuse any Cross-Postings)

Transport Cost study for Santiago Chile 

Recent years have witnessed increasing emphasis on the full costs of
transportation. 
While a number of studies have examined a range of transportation's full
costs in various OECD countries, little comprehensive work in this field has
been conducted in the developing world.  A recently released report, "The
Full Costs and Impacts of Transportation in Santiago de Chile," from the
International Institute for Energy Conservation attempts to fill this gap.
The study analyzes personal costs (transportation expenditures and travel
time), social costs (congestion and accidents), infrastructure costs (road,
rail, parking, and land), environmental costs (air and noise pollution,
energy resources), as well as issues such as urban outgrowth, water
pollution, and equity.  

The study examines Santiago's transportation market for 1994, and examines
issues such as: where subsidies exist, how efficient current pricing
mechanisms are, and what policy measures might be used to improve actual
market performance.  By providing a general baseline for transportation
system costs in 1994, the study can be used as a benchmark from which to
measure (or project) system improvements or deterioration in the future.  In
addition, the study can be used to begin exploring the feasibility of
different pricing, policy, and investment measures for improving the
efficiency of Santiago's transportation system and the competitiveness of
various modes.  Also, the study's results can help guide additional research
and efforts to improve specific data and cost categories in Santiago, while
helping to spur and guide similar such initiatives in other cities.

"The Full Costs and Impacts of Transportation in Santiago de Chile."  IIEC,
1997, 133 pp. + Appendices.

Copies of the report can be ordered for US$25 from IIEC's Washington Office.

For more information contact:
International Institute for Energy Conservation
750 FIRST STREET, NE, SUITE 940
WASHINGTON, DC 20002 USA
TEL: 202 842 3388  FAX: 202 842 1565
email: cmcginn at iiec.org
www.iiec.org