SOME ASPECTS OF THE OUTLOOK FOR URBAN TRANSPORT

This paper was presented to the workshop on the future of urban passenger transport in Australia, Canberra, 1978. A major problem confronting transport planning authorities is the continuing low density urban expansion and the accompanying dispersion of travel movements throughout urban areas. Major factors influencing the growth pattern for urban transport demand in Australia are identified to be population, real incomes, real fares, service levels and car ownership, and the implications of these factors are discussed. Demand levels for private motor car transport are expected to increase and patronage levels on public transport are expected to decline less rapidly than indicated by simple extrapolation. In order to better understand the nature of the urban passenger transport task and the problems associated with it, it is important to know the distribution of urban transport demand by mode, time of day and trip purpose. For abstract of a summary report of the workshop see IRRD no. 236740.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Transport Economics, Australia

  Allara Street
  Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Hutton, T M
  • Smith, A B
• Publication Date: 1978

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Conferences; Demand; Economic growth; Forecasting; Income; Mode choice; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Passengers; Public transit; Tariffs; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Growth rate
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 285: Demand (econ); 132: Forecast; 265: Growth rate; 256: Income; 744: Public transport; 241: Tariff; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00190265
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 26 1982 12:00AM