DECREASING SHARE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SHOPPING TRAVEL IN NIJMEGEN

DALEND AANDEEL VAN HET OPENBAAR VERVOER IN HET WOON-WINKELVERKEER TE NIJMEGEN

The Netherlands governmental fare plan envisaged increases in public transport fares of 10 per cent per annum in order to cut losses to an acceptable level. On the introduction of the fare plan the Minister of Transport estimated that there would be 5 per cent less patronage of urban public transport travel. Government officials expected a greater reduction, however. A study in Nijmegen shows that for the 20-39 years age group the share of public transport in shopping trips has decreased from 14 per cent in 1982 to 7 per cent in 1984. For the 40-59 year olds the percentage dropped from 28 to 19 per cent. The first group changed to using bicycles, the second took to various modes of travel. The effects of the 1984 fare increase and the introduction of smaller zones have not yet been investigated. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

  Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Dinteren, JHJ van
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 444-449
• Serial:
  • Verkeerskunde
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: NWB BV/Royal Dutch Touring Club
  • ISSN: 0377-8495
  • Serial URL: http://www.verkeerskunde.nl

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Bicycles; Economic elasticity; Fares; Federal government; Mode choice; Operating costs; Pricing; Public transit; Ridership; Shopping centers; Small cities; Tariffs; Transportation policy; Travel; Urban areas; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Increase; Use
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection; National transportation policies
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 1211: Bicycle; 9009: Decrease; 183: Government (national); 9032: Increase; 698: Journey; 8078: Netherlands; 221: Operating costs; 744: Public transport; 320: Shopping centre; 241: Tariff; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394354
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM