• Local public transport in Russia: regulation, ownership and competition 

      Ryzhkov, Alexander
      Published 2017-01-01
      This workshop paper is motivated by the evolution of relations between public transport authorities and public transport operators all over the world. So far, however, there has been little discussion about this phenomenon ...
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    • Public Transport – An Essential Service 

      MacDonald, Ian
      Published 2017-01-01
      This paper titled, “Public Transport – An Essential Service”, asks the questions: (a) Is the contracting out of bus services by Government a truly competitive process? (b) Do the processes provide real competition, which ...
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    • Understanding the trip and user characteristics of the combined bicycle and transit mode 

      Shelat, Sanmay; Huisman, Raymond; van Oort, Niels
      Published 2017-01-01
      Several cities around the world are facing mobility related problems such as traffic congestion and air pollution. Although limited individually, the combination of bicycle and transit offers speed and accessibility; by ...
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    • Competition and substitution between public transport modes 

      Fearnley, Nils; Currie, Graham; Flügel, Stefan; Gregersen, Fredrik A; Killi, Marit; Toner, Jeremy; Wardman, Mark
      Published 2017-01-01
      The management and understanding of modal split between public transport (PT) modes is of interest for numerous reasons. It may, for example, be desirable to stimulate passengers to switch from crowded buses and over to ...
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    • Level of Service and the Transit Neighbourhood - observations from Dublin City and Suburbs 

      O’Connor, David; Caulfield, Brian
      Published 2017-01-01
      Few studies have looked at the impact Level-of-Service (LOS) might have on the distances people walk to public transport. The relationship, if any, has implications for transit-oriented-development and the viability of ...
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