RESHAPING A MAJOR BUS SYSTEM: OPPORTUNITY, ANALYSIS AND ACTION. 14TH AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM, PERTH 20-22 SEPTEMBER 1989; FORUM PAPERS. VOLUMES 1 AND 2

Recent legislative changes in New South Wales have created an opportunity to reshape the way in which the state transit authority operates, both in the cost of operation and the quality of service provided. Consultants were used to identify the feasible scope of change, and to define and propose a new structure for the necessarily more detailed dealings between state transit and the Ministry of Transport. Some problems identified will require cooperative solutions with other organisations, such as road space management, and these are being addressed. A proposed universal time based fares system will permit major operating economies, and will generate new traffic among discretionary riders. A new divisionalised organisation, with considerable delegation of authority, will progress the changes initiated by the consultants. At present levels of government supplement for pensioner and student travel, state transit hopes to break even on full costs by 1994-5 (a). For the covering record of the forum, see IRRD no 822808.

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  Western Australia Department of Transport

  136 Stirling Highway
  Nedlands, Western Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • BREW, J R
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 45-63
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Western Australia Department of Transport
  • Volume: 1
  • Publisher: Western Australia Department of Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Conferences; Districts and authorities; Economic efficiency; Fares; Legislation; Level of service; Operating costs; Public transit; Quality control; Roads; State government; Subsidies; Time; Transportation departments; Trip generation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Law; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497829
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-7309-2663-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM