Browsing ITLS Working Papers 1993 by title
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Approaching an Airline Network Model of Competitive Strategy in International Aviation: A Conceptual Framework
Published 1993-07-01Open AccessWorking Paper -
A Bounded-Size Likelihood Test for Non- Nested Probabilistic Discrete Choice Models Estimated from Choice-Based Samples
Published 1993-11-01Discrete-choice models of the hierarchical logit form enable the analyst to configure tree structures and to investigate the relative statistical and behavioural strengths of alternative hierarchies. The alternative tree ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Crew Size Determination for Terminal Queuing Operation of a Bus Route
Published 1993-01-01High demand for public transport and hectic traffic conditions subjects the bus operations on a bus route in cities of developing countries to a terminal queuing process: buses and crews are placed into queues at terminals ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
ECONOMIC REWARD AND ON-ROAD PERFORMANCE OF LONG DISTANCE TRUCKING: AN ECONOMETRIC ASSESSMENT
Published 1993-01-01This paper reports the results of an econometric analysis of the influences on economic reward and on-road behaviour of long distance truck drivers in Australia. Drawing on a 1990 survey of a sample of 800 truck drivers ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Forecasting Tourism Travel on Rural Roads
Published 1993-08-01The tourism sector is heavily reliant on the rural road system and it is not uncommon for the road and tourism authorities to receive submissions documenting perceived shortcomings of particular roads. This paper considers ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
HAZARD-BASED DURATION MODELS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS
Published 1993-01-01A number of transportation-related phenomena deal with a time element that defines the duration until an event's occurrence. Examples include the time that transpires until a trip is made, the length of time a commuter ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
LIGHT RAIL AND BUS PRIORITY SYSTEMS: CHOICE OR BLIND COMMITMENT?
Published 1993-10-01The debate over light rail transit (LRT) systems is often a confrontation between advocates and opponents of LRT systems. It is difficult to separate real evidence from opinion about LRT. We review evidence and viewpoints ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
LOCAL URBAN BUS SERVICES: Natural Monopoly and Benchmark Contestability
Published 1993-08-01This paper has been prepared to document the arguments and any available evidence to establish the extent to which local bus services operating in a pre-defined territory are a natural monopoly and/or are contestable. This ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
An Overview of PIMMS (A Pricing and Investment Model for Multi-Modal Systems): An Areawide Urban Transport Policy Evaluation Model
Published 1993-02-01The resurgence of interest in building better cities provides an opportunity to develop improved land use-transport models; models which are responsive to a wide variety of planning options, in contrast to current urban ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
A Review of Recent Bicycle Related Safety Research in Australia
Published 1993-09-01This paper examines the recent research in relation to bicycle safety carried out in Australia. Australian road authorities in particular have been active in conducting and commissioning bicycle safety research in recent ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
STATED PREFERENCE ANALYSIS OF TRAVEL CHOICES: THE STATE OF PRACTICE
Published 1993-03-01Stated preference (SP) methods are widely used in travel behaviour research and practice to identify behavioural responses to choice situations which are not revealed in the market, and where the attribute levels offered ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Transport Disadvantaged – Community Transport or Mainstream?
Published 1993-07-01This paper is based on a study undertaken for the New South Wales Department of Transport in 1991 to examine the cost of providing transport services for the aged and those with disabilities through the Community Transport ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Transportation Sector: Economic Issues and Challenges in the Nineties
Published 1993-04-01This paper discusses a number of initiatives undertaken in Australia to improve the efficiency of the transport sector, long recognised as one of the most inefficient links in the economic cycle of production, distribution ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
TRIP FREQUENCY SCHEDULING FOR TERMINAL QUEUING BUS ROUTES
Published 2000-07-01Many public bus transit system in cities of developing countries have to operate in a very hectic traffic environment and are often subject to a terminal queuing process: buses and crews are placed into queues at terminals ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Using Total Factor Productivity and Data Envelopment Analysis for Performance Comparisons Among Government Enterprises: Concepts and Issues
Published 1993-04-01The purpose of this paper is to review and comment on a number of popular methods of performance measurement, in particular total factor productivity and data envelopment analysis; and to draw attention to potential pitfalls ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Value of Travel Time Savings and the Link with Income: Implications for Public Project Evaluation
Published 1993-07-01This paper summarises the link between the value of travel time savings (VTTS) and income levels found in various empirical studies. Most studies find that VTTS increases with income but less than proportionately. A square ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Variations in the Value of Travel Time Savings: Empirical Studies and the Values for Road Project Evaluation
Published 1993-07-01This paper focuses on the variations in values of travel time savings (VTTS) found in different empirical studies and used for road project evaluation in a number of countries and jurisdictions. Estimates of VTTS, expressed ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Vehicle Replacement Costing With Age and Budget Constraints
Published 1993-01-01Open AccessWorking Paper