Second International Conference on Funding Transport Infrastructure

• Leuven, Belgium
• September 20th-21st 2007

The primary goal of the conference is to review and compare various ways to provide adequate money for maintenance and new investment in transport infrastructure, and to support efficient and fair usage of it. Institutional mechanisms such as grants, transportation funds, earmarking of revenues and Public Private Partnerships will be considered, as will alternative forms of direct and indirect user charges including fuel taxes, distance-based charges and tolls on individual facilities. The European Union, the US and Canada are all federal systems with multiple levels of government, and emphasis will be placed on inter-government relationships that facilitate (or potentially impede) efficient investment and pricing decisions.

The conference is targeted at academics, researchers, industry practitioners and policymakers. Theoretical, empirical/case-study and policy-oriented contributions are all welcome.

NEW: Final program (pdf)