THE NET INCIDENCE OF TRANSIT SUBSIDIES: A CASE STUDY

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the net incidence of government subsidies to a transit system (i.e., the net impact of who pays and who benefits from transit subsidies). Rather than considering the U.S. transit subsidy program in the aggregate, the net incidence of subsidies to a particular transit system--Tidewater Regional Transit (TRT)--is analyzed. The paper concludes that the net incidence of the TRT subsidy program is progressive. Furthermore, the paper provides a methodology that can be used for investigating the net incidence of government subsidies to other transit systems.

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• Authors:
  • Talley, W K
  • Pinckney, R P
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 141-148
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Externalities; Federal government; Local government; Origin and destination; Ridership; Socioeconomic factors; State government; Subsidies
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377020
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM