PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES IN ADELAIDE

The paper discusses the subsidization of public transport services in Adelaide. It is structured around four major arguments advanced for such subsidies. Available evidence is examined in relation to these arguments: economies of scale in the provision of public transport, second-best pricing of public transport when competing road prices are below cost, redistribution of economic welfare and land use impacts. The conclusion drawn from the evidence is that there is some justification for subsidy, on both economic and equity grounds, but not to the extent that now occurs. The number of the covering abstract for the conference is IRRD no 272228. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Forum Papers, 9th Australian Transport Research Forum, Adelaide, May 15-16, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transport, South Australia

  Victoria Square
  Adelaide, South Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • AMOS, P
  • STARRS, M
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 595-611
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Department of Transport, South Australia
  • Publisher: Department of Transport, South Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Demand; Economic elasticity; Economic factors; Economics; Equity; Fares; Financing; Land use; Mathematical models; Mechanical elasticity; Physical distribution; Pricing; Public transit; Subsidies; Tariffs; Transportation; Transportation modes; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 285: Demand (econ); 9016: Distribution (gen); 263: Economics of transport; 5912: Elasticity; 244: Financing; 356: Land use; 6473: Mathematical model; 744: Public transport; 241: Tariff; 1145: Transport mode; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391522
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM