RESEARCH AND TRAFFIC GROUP

Transportation Consulting

 Reference Number: T8080-00-1018

 INTERNALIZING THE SOCIAL COSTS OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

prepared for

TRANSPORT CANADA

by
  
Gordon English, Charles Schwier, Richard Lake,

Ron Hirshhorn, Ray Barton 

December, 2000

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Executive Summary

As a first step in evaluating the internalization of environmental costs, Transport Canada sought a review of the literature of social cost estimates—including environmental costs—for all transportation modes, plus an account of various jurisdictions’ experiences as they implemented policies designed to internalize social costs.  We understand that Transport Canada plans to use this review as a springboard for stakeholder consultations, which will be aimed designing a strategy that maps the path to identifying and resolving conceptual, policy and practical impediments to implementing social cost internalization in Canada.