Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies: Recent submissions
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Outcomes from new contracts with “strong” incentives for increasing patronage in bus transport in Stockholm
Published 2017-01-01The Swedish Public Transport Association (SPTA) has taken initiatives to develop contract recommendations on incentives for increased patronage in tendered contracts. There is, however, currently a small evidence-base for ...Open AccessConference paper -
Experts’ inventory and rating of core performance indicators and organisational features in public transport: a global Delphi survey
Published 2017-01-01Discussions involving the connection between organisational form and performance in public transport systems take place for over a century and remain at the top of the agenda in the sector. These analyses indicate that ...Open AccessConference paper -
An analysis on institutional preparedness to bus route tendering in the context of a fragmented liberalized market: case study of Harare, Zimbabwe
Published 2017-01-01In many cities of the developed world, the previously public owned and subsidized bus operators which provided services with minimal exposure to competition have been deregulated. Literature suggests that deregulation ...Open AccessConference paper -
Financial implications of specifying service quality in public transport service contracts with a large captive user base – the case of South Africa
Published 2017-01-01Improved service quality is increasingly acknowledged as critical for increased patronage of public transport services. However, in markets characterised by large proportions of captive public transport users, typically ...Open AccessConference paper -
Looking back at 20 years of competitive tendering in the Norwegian bus industry – explaining cost increases and reduced competition
Published 2017-01-01Our paper investigates the developments in the Norwegian bus industry following the ramp-up of competitive tendering since the early 2000s. We analyse a complete dataset of all 232 local bus contracts awarded through ...Open AccessConference paper