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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Contestability in the provision of bus services – evidence from the Bristish de-regulated market.
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Continental drift: connecting Great Britain and Scandinavia
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Contracting Public Transport Infrastructure: Recent experience with the Dutch High Speed Line and the Amsterdam North-South Metro Line
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Cost Estimation Of Rural School Transportation In The Road Transport Mode In Braziilian Cities
Published 2009-01-01Generally, Brazilian students, especially rural residents, face several challenges to stay in school, from insufficient access to food, to difficulties in affording transportation, clothing and school materials. That is ...Open AccessConference paper -
Development of railway contracting for the national passenger rail services in the Netherlands
Published 2009-01-01This article mainly gives an overview of the policy developments in the Dutch railway sector over the past decade. The sector has come a long way and the outlook now looks positive. Customer satisfaction and performance ...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 -
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 -
How Much Do We Save On Competitive Tendering? Quantitative Study of Polish Cities’ Experience
Published 2009-01-01Demonopolization of urban transport in Poland has been lasting for almost two decades, whereas 17 years have passed since first Public Transport Authorities (PTAs) were established in 1992. At the same time Polish towns ...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