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Overview of Public Transport Policy Developments In South Africa
Published 2009-01-01Public transport system in South Africa is undergoing significant change and large amounts of capital is being made available in support of a high speed intercity rail service between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the development ...Open AccessConference paper -
How Flexible Should Bus Service Be? Frequent Networks As a Tool For Permanent Change
Published 2009-01-01Buses are often hailed for their "flexibility" as a transport mode, compared to rail-based technologies. Many cities, though, need certainty about where high-quality services will be in the long term, so that they can guide ...Open AccessConference paper -
A Concession Model to Promote Rural Bus Services In Sri Lanka
Published 2009-01-01Sri Lanka has a public transport system that dates back to the 1860s. Buses entered the service in 1907 and have become the most widely used mode of transport. The penetration level of buses is 1 bus per 1000 population. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Connecting Competition and Integration. A Concept of New Organizational Framework for Polish Local Bus Transport
Published 2009-01-01At present Polish local bus transport (outside cities) requires radical changes. Up till now solutions based on market deregulation, lack of active transport authorities and a number of operators competing ‘on the road’ ...Open AccessConference paper -
Buses with High Level Of Service (BHLS) – Operational, Regulatory And Contractual Dimensions
Published 2009-01-01Buses with High Level of Service (BHLS) is an emerging term in Europe for higher quality bus services in urban areas, based on a combination of better operating environment, high quality vehicles, upgraded infrastructure, ...Open AccessConference paper -
Competitive tendering of rail services – a comparison of Britain and Sweden
Published 2009-01-01This paper compares the experience of the two countries in Europe with the most experience of passenger rail service franchising – Britain and Sweden. It examines the nature of the contracts between the franchising authority ...Open AccessConference paper -
European Rail Reform - The Next Steps
Published 2009-01-01Whilst the emphasis of European Union rail legislation to date has been on freight, measures such as separation of infrastructure from operations, infrastructure charging regimes and regulation have major implications for ...Open AccessConference paper -
"It Takes Two To Tango", A Research About The Risks And Control Measures For The Management Of A Performance Contract For Regular Maintenance Of Rail Infrastructure.
Published 2009-01-01A research about the risks and the administrative measures during the management of a performance contract for the regular maintenance of rail infrastructure. In the sector of rail infrastructure output-contracts, in which ...Open AccessConference paper -
The complexity of market structure – prospects for on-the-track competition in Sweden 1
Published 2009-01-01During 2009, the Swedish Government is proposing to the Parliament that the last remaining monopoly of the national operator SJ – the commercial parts of rail passenger traffic – is removed in a step-wise process 2009-2010. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Report from Down Under. Recent Developments in Australia and New Zealand
Published 2009-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
New Regulatory Framework For Urban Passenger Transport in Ghanian Cities
Published 2009-01-01The Ghana Urban Transport Project (GUTP) takes place in Accra and Kumasi, the largest cities. GUTP has three key components: (i) institutional development and capacity building, including a new Urban Passenger Transport ...Open AccessConference paper -
Relationship After Tender: Teamwork With Incentives
Published 2009-01-01The previous invitation to tender has taught Overijssel provincial public transport authorities that transport companies are directed primarily at reducing costs, while customer focus is mainly oriented at authorities. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Contestability in the provision of bus services – evidence from the Bristish de-regulated market.
Published 2009-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Continental drift: connecting Great Britain and Scandinavia
Published 2009-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Area Specific Bicycle Planning
Published 2009-01-01A recent challenge for the majority of Brazilian cities is to cope with the growth of car mobility and to maintain and improve the use and quality of public transport and active transport like cycling. One of the challenges ...Open AccessConference paper -
Recent Developments in Bus Transport In China
Published 2009-01-01China has the largest urban public transport sector in the world. In principle, strategic policy is determined by the central government, and passed down through the organs of state for implementation. In recent years that ...Open AccessConference paper -
Conflict between commercialism and public transport policy purpose: unique feature of policy dispute in Japan
Published 2009-01-01In Japan, a liberalization policy was implemented over railways and buses in 2000 and 2002 respectively. Under that policy, quantity regulations for railways and buses were abolished, withdrawal regulations were eased, ...Open AccessConference paper -
Singapore’s Case of Institutional Arrangements for Fare Affordability
Published 2009-01-01In public transport, achieving quality service and affordable fares with financial viability require concerted government intervention. Direct government intervention can jump-start the industry’s development but the case ...Open AccessConference paper -
Public transport policy in the Netherlands
Published 2009-01-01Dutch public transport as a part of transport policy.Open AccessConference paper