HIGH PERFORMANCE PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A MUST FOR VERY LARGE EVENTS

This article focuses on 'very large events' and defines them as an event that generates crowds of more than 250,000 spectators a day, or 5 to 10 million ticketed spectators in a game or championship period of 2 to 3 weeks. Summer Olympic Games are used as an example, as they are arguably the world's largest sporting event. Reviewed is the transport development process, which recognizes the difficulty of adjusting urban transport systems for 'short duration large event traffic demands'. The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games are described as a successful example of outstanding transport and mobility management. These five outstanding features of Sydney Transport Plan were: provision of 100% Olympic venue accessibility by public transport; free use of Olympic public transport by ticketed spectators; a strict spectator parking ban around all venue perimeters; an extensive travel demand management to reduce vehicular traffic by 20%; and an effective transport and traffic communication strategy to diffuse Olympic transport and travel information on-line with the media and internet.

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  International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

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• Authors:
  • Bovy, P H
• Publication Date: 2004-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 20-23
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Free fares; Mobility; Olympic games; Parking regulations; Performance; Private transportation; Public transit; Special events; Travel demand management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Very large events
• Geographic Terms: Sydney (Australia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972976
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 25 2004 12:00AM