Thredbo Series: Recent submissions
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Interpretations of Downs–Thomson Paradox with Median Bus Lane Operations
Published 2020The Seoul Metropolitan Government has implemented a public transportation priority policy with the introduction of a 121.1 km long of the Median Bus Lane (MBL). Therefore, to analyze the impacts of the introduction of ...Open AccessConference paper -
Value for Money in Procurement of Urban Bus Services -- Competitive Tendering versus Negotiated Contracts: Recent New Zealand Experience
Published 2020The new Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM) recently introduced by the New Zealand government for local public transport services involves a mix of competitively-tendered and negotiated bus contracts in the main ...Open AccessConference paper -
The coming disruption – the rise of mobility as a service and the implications for government
Published 2020Technology and changing consumer behaviour mean governments need to rethink and redefine their role in land passenger transport. New transportation service offerings are emerging from the private sector ― such as ride-sharing, ...Open AccessConference paper -
Temporal analysis of fare evasion in Transantiago: A socio-political view
Published 2020Although fare evasion is a common problem in transport systems worldwide, the level of fare evasion experienced in Transantiago is considerably higher than the global average. This study aims to identify how social, ...Open AccessConference paper -
Why most DRT/Micro-Transits fail – what the survivors tell us about progress
Published 2020Media often reports demand responsive transit (DRT) and ‘micro-transit’ (MT) as ‘re-inventing’ conventional fixed route transit but rarely report financial data on DRT/MT performance or note their high failure rates. This ...Open AccessConference paper