Privatisation and regulation of urban transit systems

Urban public transport services generally run at a large deficit. This has led public authorities to seek efficiencies, notably through private sector involvement. Support for the sector traditionally seeks to provide basic mobility services to all segments of society, including low-income users. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: International Transport Forum.
Autores Corporativos: International Transport Forum (-), Transport Research Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD/ITF 2008.
Colección:Round table (Transport Research Centre) ; 141.
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Sumario:Urban public transport services generally run at a large deficit. This has led public authorities to seek efficiencies, notably through private sector involvement. Support for the sector traditionally seeks to provide basic mobility services to all segments of society, including low-income users. Intervention is also required to manage the natural tendency towards concentration and market power in the provision of these transport services. Policy towards urban public transport is increasingly aimed at managing congestion on the roads and mitigating CO2 emissions by substituting for travel by car.  Achieving coherent transport networks that are efficient and financially sustainable is a challenge for any public authority. This Round Table examines experience in integrating private management and capital with public transport policy objectives in a number of developed economies. For network operators, the Round Table concludes that innovation is the key to surviving the rapidly changing policy and regulatory environment.
Notas:"Transport Research Centre."
At head of title: OECD, International Transport Forum.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (152 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781281922281
9786611922283
9789282102008