Informal transport: A global perspective

Informal transport services--paratransit-type services provided without official sanction--can often be difficult to rationalize from a public policy perspective. While these systems provide benefits including on-demand mobility for the transit-dependent, jobs for low-skilled workers, and service coverage in areas devoid of formal transit supply, they also have costs, such as increased traffic congestion, air and noise pollution, and traffic accidents. This article reviews the range of informal sector experiences worldwide, discusses the costs and benefits of the sector in general and uses several case studies to illustrate different policy approaches to regulating them.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.04.011
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VGG-4P9038H-1/2/fa049b793c9e0d332ea1b3fa02e9d7b8
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/29485010
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Cervero, Robert
  • Golub, Aaron
• Publication Date: 2007-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp. 445-457
• Serial:
  • Transport Policy
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0967-070X
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/096707X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Case studies; Developing countries; Paratransit services; Regulation; Transportation policy
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01083064
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 27 2007 8:25AM