URBAN TRANSPORT INVESTMENT CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The objective of this paper is to suggest some guidelines for evaluating and comparing urban transport investments for developing countries, including specifically roadway and transit alternatives. The user pay, or full cost recovery, principle is discussed and presented as a basically sound principle which should not be departed from without good reason. Various aspects affecting the allocation of subsidies are examined: value capture and its influence upon urban form, income distribution, special right of way considerations, congestion relief, air pollution, noise and environmental degradation, energy intensity of different transport modes, institutional arrangements. Passenger flow thresholds are suggested at which exclusive right-of-way transit may be expected to become viable for several right-of-way conditions in developing countries are suggested. Care must be taken not to transfer to developing countries, without careful examination of applicability, the procedures and systems used in the developed countries. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Criteria for Planning Highway Investment in Developing Countries, held Cafe Royal Conference Centre, London, May 17-18, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Lea, N D
  • Andrews, JAC
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Criteria for Planning Highway Investment in Developing Countries, held Cafe Royal Conference Centre, London, May 17-18, 1982.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 169-175

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Benefit cost analysis; Buses; Conferences; Cost allocation; Costs; Developing countries; Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Financing; Frontage roads; Guidelines; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Highways; Income; Investments; Land use; Low income groups; Payment; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Real property; Right of way (Traffic); Sound level; Subsidies; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Travelers; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Right of way
• Old TRIS Terms: Allocations
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 224: Cost; 150: Developing countries; 212: Energy conservation; 639: Exclusive right of way; 244: Financing; 1724: Frontager; 2755: Highway; 227: Investment; 356: Land use; 2281: Low income; 272: Payment; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1755: Road user; 1155: Transport; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00373881
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7277 0163 0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1983 12:00AM