The Influence of Ownership and Business Models on Achieving Transit Improvements
In recent years, several cities in Mexico have embarked on a series of public transport initiatives to improve operations in road-based urban transportation directed to a more centrally regulated provision. Implementation of these improvements is contentious because of informal transport suppliers’ reluctance to enter into such modifications. This paper assesses three ownership models’ impacts on informal transport suppliers’ willingness to participate in bus improvements. The models are: (1) a man-and-his bus, in which the owner of the concession operates and manages a single unit; (2) a concession and vehicle lease, in which a driver leases the vehicle from and pays a service fee to the concession holder for the right to operate the unit; and (3) a concession-only lease, in which the driver pays a monthly set amount for the right to operate. From this assessment, the authors conclude that greater opportunities exist to engage informal transport suppliers in a desired public transport initiative in places where models (2) and (3) exist rather than model (1). Converting from model (1) to centralized operations represents a loss of social status which is not felt to the same extent when converting from models (2) or (3). Finally, they note that many areas in Mexico are served by illegal but tolerated private operations. These cases present opportunities to introduce an improved service because governments may persuade those operating illegally to participate in legal franchise systems.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE90 Transportation in the Developing Countries
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Authors:
- Dodero, Abel Lopez
- Casello, Jeffrey M
- Molinero Molinero, Angel R
- Santiago Rodriguez, Deborah
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
- Date: 2012
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 14p
- Monograph Title: TRB 91st Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus transit operations; Business practices; Developing countries; Franchises; Improvements; One man operation; Ownership; Plan implementation
- Geographic Terms: Mexico
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01371533
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 12-2830
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: May 30 2012 3:02PM