DEMAND FOR UNLIMITED USE TRANSIT PASSES

This paper attempts to identify the factors which lead an individual user to buy a pass, so as to provide information for operators assessing advantages and disadvantages of introducing or continuing a transit pass. The first part of the paper develops some of the microeconomic reasons for individual demand for transit passes. The model developed not only provides the basis for a subsequent empirical analysis, but in itself suggests that a transit property is likely to increase ridership but reduce revenue through issuance of transit passes. The second part of the paper presents an econometric model of individual choice on purchase of a pass. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bath University, England

  Claverton Down
  Bath BA2 7AY,   England 
• Authors:
  • Doxsey, L B
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 7-22
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Economics and Policy
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: University of Bath
  • ISSN: 0022-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.jtep.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Demand; Econometric models; Income; Marketing; Mathematical models; Public transit; Revenues; Ridership; Tickets
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Increase; Selection; Use
• Old TRIS Terms: Passes
• ITRD Terms: 2248: Decision process; 9009: Decrease; 285: Demand (econ); 256: Income; 9032: Increase; 6473: Mathematical model; 744: Public transport; 250: Season ticket; 9072: Selection; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392870
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM