Infrastructure pricing and competition between modes in urban transport

Privatization of transit and roads is gaining increasing interest. This paper develops a model in which infrastructure pricing and optimal capacityare analyzed under both public and private regimes. It compares optimal outputs (number of passengers) and capacities of public and private operators of rail transport. A crucial aspect of the paper is competition betweenmodes: for instance, how are optimal outputs and capacities of the private railway operator influenced by the strategic decisions on the road capacity and tolls for the private (car) alternative?

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• Authors:
  • VERHOEF, E T
  • PELS, E
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2119-2138
• Serial:
  • Environment and Planning A
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Pion Limited
  • ISSN: 0308-518X
  • EISSN: 1472-3409
  • Serial URL: http://www.envplan.com/A.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Costs; Markets; Modal split; Networks; Privatization; Road pricing; Roads; Transportation; Transportation modes; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Selection
• ITRD Terms: 235: Competition; 224: Cost; 236: Market; 675: Modal split; 171: Privatisation; 1053: Road network; 240: Road pricing; 9072: Selection; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01081710
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 29 2007 1:11PM