TRANSIT PASSES FOR SAO PAULO'S UNEMPLOYED AND LOW INCOME WORKERS. SESSION 20

Because the Brazilian financial crisis has produced increased transit costs and unemployment while decreasing buying power, it was decided to provide free transportation for those seeking new jobs and reduced fare transport for low-income workers impaced by inflation. Various means for implementing these policies were considered. Two suburban communities have successfully put such policies into effect but implementation in Sao Paulo was delayed by political problems.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Compendium of Technical Papers, ITE 54th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, September 23-27, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Sola, S M
• Conference:
  • Compendium of Technical Papers, 1984
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-26

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Low income groups; Public transit; Subsidies; Unemployment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Preconstruction
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• Old TRIS Terms: Passes
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Highways; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390642
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM