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Overview of Public Transport Policy Developments in South Africa
Published 2009-01-01The public 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 ...Open AccessConference paper -
Assessing performance in interurban coach transport contracts
Published 2009-01-01This paper discusses MFR (Managing for Results) in Coach Transport Contract Management. It presents an Integrated Planning Process and shows how it is possible to merge planning, monitoring and assessing activities into ...Open AccessConference paper -
Continental drift: connecting Great Britain and Scandinavia
Published 2009-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Contestability in the provision of bus services – evidence from the Bristish de-regulated market.
Published 2009-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Australian and British Experiences with Competitive Tendering In Rail Operations
Published 2009-01-01Governments typically underwrite public transport, but that funding is significant and growing. Drawing in private-sector expertise, by privatising the services typically does not eliminate the need for public funding; in ...Open AccessConference paper -
Use of Bond Issues To Capture Financial Surplus Generated For The Private Sector By Public Investments In Transport Projects: Brazilian Legislation
Published 2009-01-01It is widely known that the capitals market is a major source of permanent financial resources for the economy because of the connection it establishes between agents with savings capacity (investors) and those in need of ...Open AccessConference paper -
Contracting Public Transport Infrastructure: Recent experience with the Dutch High Speed Line and the Amsterdam North-South Metro Line
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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 -
Why Local Authorities Partner With Regional Railways In Russia?
Published 2009-01-01The paper studies the process of PPP formation on the suburban passenger transport in Russia. Empirical evidence on the nature of relationship between local authorities and regional railway undertakings has been provided ...Open AccessConference paper -
Trust Building in Passenger Transport Concession Contracts And Procurement Procedures: The Case Of Brazilian Urban Bus Transport
Published 2009-01-01According to the Federal Constitution the transport of passengers in municipalities is an essential public service and should be rendered directly by the State or through delegated private operators selected by means of ...Open AccessConference paper -
Analysis of the structural characteristics of the station catchment area in Japan
Published 2009-01-01This paper analyses the structural characteristics of station catchment areas in Japan. For the case study, the authors selected a corridor through which three railway companies have parallel operations. The station catchment ...Open AccessConference paper -
Overview of recent developments in Great Britain
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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 -
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 -
"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 -
How to improve the financial situation of Urban Public Transport? The French Case
Published 2009-01-01French local Public Transport Authorities consider urban public transport as a Public Service with four missions: accessibility to the city (low income households), reducing traffic congestion (urban economy), improving ...Open AccessConference paper -
A Successful TOD Will Reinforce Both The Community & The Transit System?
Published 2009-01-01The three cases of transit-oriented development (TOD) were selected either because they represent comparable rail station types (and/or physical settings) or because certain types of implementation tools were used to make ...Open AccessConference paper -
Is competition on track a real alternative to competitive tendering in the railway industry? Evidence from Germany
Published 2009-01-01Since 1994, train operating companies other than the incumbent DB are allowed to run passenger trains on the federal rail network in Germany. The open regional traffic market is mainly regulated with competitive tendering ...Open AccessConference paper