COST AND SUBSIDY ISSUES IN URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

This paper was presented at Session 6a: Rail costs and operations. Over the next decade there is likely to be a growing demand for the extension of and quality improvements in urban public transport services. It is also likely that the already significant levels of deficit incurred by such services will further increase, heightening pressures for a reduction in services. It is suggested that a solution to this conflict will only be found by clearly identifying the social objectives to be met through the provision of such services. This will enable the costs of particular policies to be determined and provide a defensible and identifiable basis for the determination of fare and subsidy levels. An example of the type of cost analysis necessary is given in outline in the paper. Attention is drawn to a number of conclusions that are made possible by the analysis (a). The number of the covering abstract of the forum is IRRD no. 250625.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • 6th Australian Transport Research Forum, Brisbane, 22-24 October, 1980. Forum Papers Queensland, Australia.
• Corporate Authors:

  Metropolitan Transit Authority, Queensland

  230 Brunswick Street
  Fortitude Valley, Queensland,   Australia 

  Queensland Metropolitan Transit Authority

  230 Brunswick Street
  Fortitude Valley, Queensland,   Australia 

  Queensland Metropolitan Transit Authority

  230 Burnswick Street
  Fortitude Valley, Queensland,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Brown, H P
  • O'ROURKE, M C
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 359-376
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Metropolitan Transit Authority
  • Publisher: Metropolitan Transit Authority, Queensland
  • ISSN: 0313-6655

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Commuter service; Conferences; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Deficits; Fares; Financing; Improvements; Level of service; Mathematical analysis; Public transit; Quality of service; Railroad commuter service; Railroad transportation; Social factors; Socioeconomic factors; Subsidies; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 244: Financing; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Finance; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335841
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 15 1982 12:00AM