INTERMEDIATE FORMS OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

This paper describes intermediate forms of public transport devised in developing countries to meet demands of rapidly-growing urban populations. Such systems are frequently composed of individually-controlled vehicles carrying more people than a taxi but less than a bus, thus achieving flexibility in routeing and scheduling without sacrificing entirely the efficiencies of large-scale operation. Examples given include the jeepneys of manila converted vans and trucks in Africa and Asia, and shared taxis of various kinds, including the dolmus of Istanbul and ankara, the jeepneys of manila, and the cycle rickshaws of the far east, the betjak of indonesia.(a) /TRRL/

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  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • JACOBS, G D
  • Fouracre, P R
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 98-100
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Paratransit services; Public transit; Ridesharing; Taxi services; Taxicabs; Urban areas; Urban growth; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shared taxi
• Geographic Terms: Africa; Asia; Hong Kong (China); Indonesia; Philippines; South America; Thailand; Turkey; Venezuela
• ITRD Terms: 8001: Africa; 8005: Asia; 150: Developing countries; 8131: Hong Kong; 8046: Indonesia; 1091: Marshalling yard; 8088: Philippines; 744: Public transport; 8104: South America; 8113: Thailand; 8117: Turkey; 313: Urban area; 8124: Venezuela
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138852
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1981 12:00AM