Thredbo Series: Recent submissions
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Public-Private Partnerships in Public Transportation: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and Europe
Published 2024-12-05This study aims to identify more efficient and versatile ways to subsidize public transportation by comparing Japan and Europe, both of which maintain unprofitable public transportation systems through government-private ...Open AccessConference paper -
Formalizing the Informal in Public Transportation: The Case of Motorcycle Taxis Transport Network Service in the Philippines
Published 2024-12-05This article explores the case of motorcycle (MC) taxis in the Philippines from a systems lens, adopting the informal-formal dichotomy. Using a qualitative approach, the paper: (1) reviews the development of MC taxis from ...Open AccessConference paper -
Regulatory voids and contractual folly – the evolution of competitively tendered regional rail networks in Sweden
Published 2024-12-05The Covid-19 crisis highlighted the prevalence of contract disruptions in Sweden’s public bus transport sector and a couple of issues of more general importance. The first observation is that voids in regulatory structures ...Open AccessConference paper -
Workshop 3 report: Infrastructure, services and urban development
Published 2023Workshop 3 concentrated its discussion on critical factors for strategic transport planning, implementation, and service provision in the post-pandemic era. The workshop report makes a strong case for social and environmental ...Article -
Workshop 2A report: Public transport governance via contracting, collaboration, and hybrid organisational arrangements
Published 2023A key focus for this workshop was the interaction between authorities, operators and other corporate actors involved in public transport, with particular reference to how long-established contracting practices are surviving. ...Article