BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLANNING: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

This paper identifies issues that are considered in planning a public transport system for major urban areas. These include policy, infrastructure, urban form, system operations, financing, and how to attract new patrons to the system. This overview focuses on the implications of various government decisions on the ability to provide a bus system that can attract discretionary users out of the private car. The paper discusses in terms of benefits why local government should support the public transport system through their actions. It advocates for more active local government participation in the bus planning process and discusses the opportunities it has to help influence travel choices. The primary conclusion is that an evolving acceptance of the importance of urban sustainability and achievement of triple bottom line results suggests that urban development and transport system decisions should have public transport oriented and supportive features as a goal. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208097.

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  AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (AITPM)

  PO BOX 6684, HALIFAX STREET
  ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA  Australia  5000
• Authors:
  • EMERSON, B
• Conference:
  • AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (AITPM) NATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2002, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 189-99

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Carriers; City planning; Conferences; Financing; Local government; Networks; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Transportation; Transportation modes; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 244: Financing; 1124: Line (transp); 192: Local authority; 1154: Network (transport); 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 9072: Selection; 354: Town planning; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00944471
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-9578840-1-X
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 7 2003 12:00AM