PLANNING RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - THE BATHURST EXPERIENCE

Based on the results of a 1983 household survey of the rural region around Bathurst, the travel behaviour of rural residents is analysed and the needs of the transport disadvantaged highlighted. According to the survey some 35 per cent of adults in the rural community around Bathurst did not have private transportation available to them and were restricted in their access to activities such as shopping and medical services. The lack of public transport further compounds this accessibility problem. As conventional public transportation cannot be sustained in rural areas, the paper discusses an unconventional rural public transport option and outlines the major obstacles to be overcome for the planning and implementation of innovative rural public transport services. It is concluded that although unconventional transport services improve the accessibility of disadvantaged rural people they may require subsidies as high as 60 per cent of total costs. Possible methods for reducing the amount of subsidy have been discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Schmidt (FH)

  29 First Avenue
  Klemzig, South Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Loong, K Y
  • Hogan, R J
• Publication Date: 1984-3-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.
• Serial:
  • Municipal Engineering in Australia
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Schmidt (FH)
  • ISSN: 0311-345X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Financing; Households; Interviewing; Paratransit services; Planning; Public transit; Rural areas; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 8006: Australia; 244: Financing; 309: Household; 9147: Interview; 1128: Paratransit; 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 328: Rural area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387869
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM