Thredbo Series: Recent submissions
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Franchise A Live and Let Live Option for Public Transport Undertakings in India
Published 1999-01-01Passenger road transport in India has thus far been predominantly under the domain of the public sector. The Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950, paved the way for the upsurge of nationalised bus transport in India. In ...Open AccessConference paper -
Public Transport Route Optimisation Methodology in South Africa
Published 1999-01-01During the last few decades public transport demand patterns in South African metropolitan areas have changed considerably due to market forces such as urban decentralisation and informal settlement on the urban fringes. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Benchmarking of Mobility Networks Performances: Competitive Threat or Cooperative Tool?
Published 1999-01-01This paper proposed a synthesis of the potential fields of application of benchmarking in the field of mobility, based on the most recent initiatives of the European Commission and practical applications. After a definition ...Open AccessConference paper -
Integration Between Bus and Light Rapid Transit on Midland Metro Line 1
Published 1999-01-01It had been intended, when the proposed paper was submitted, to report on the first attempts at bus/LRT interchange on the new Midland Metro, and on the response of private sector bus operators who could, should the ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Economics and Politics of Contracting out with the Private Sector: Evidence from the US Transit Industry
Published 1999-01-01The paper studies contracting practices in the US transit industry. It employs the methods of transaction cost economics and public choice theory to develop an empirical model of bus contracting in the US transit industry. ...Open AccessConference paper