Thredbo 7: Recent submissions
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Public Transport by Vans: Facts, Meaning and Perspectives of its Presence in Brazilian Cities
Published 2001-01-01Until five years ago the scene of public transport in Brazilian cities was dominated by privately operated buses under local protective regulation. From 1996 on, however, this scene begun to change by the emergence of vans ...Open AccessConference paper -
Competitive Tendering for Bus Services: The Improved Adelaide Model
Published 2001-01-01In 1994 the Government of South Australia initiated a process to contract out scheduled bus services in metropolitan Adelaide. The services, which currently involve use of about 760 buses that carry 47 million passengers ...Open AccessConference paper -
Regulation Policy in Land Passenger Transportation in Europe
Published 2001-01-01This paper draws on a number of projects undertaken recently for the European Commission. It reviews the changing regulatory policies toward bus, coach and rail travel in the member states of the European Union. It is found ...Open AccessConference paper -
An Evaluation Of Competitive Tendering In The Ferry Sector In Norway
Published 2001-01-01Fjord crossings by car ferries constitute a vital part of the Norwegian trunk road system. The current subsidy scheme is considered to provide insufficient incentives for cost efficiency however. As a consequence, tender ...Open AccessConference paper