Official values of travel time and reliability to revolutionize transport project analysis.
The article discusses how the value of travel time is important for evaluating transportation projects. Different countries have official values for travel time, which are used to convert time gains into money. Some countries also consider travel time reliability in project assessments, but lack forecasting models for this. The chapter explains methods for determining the value of travel time and reliability, and how to predict changes in time and reliability. The focus is on national studies in Europe that have influenced official guidelines for project evaluation.