Case Report of Overcrowded Buses and a Possible Solution

This paper on overcrowded buses is from the proceedings of 14th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, which was held in Malta in 2008. The author presents a case report of overcrowded buses and offers a possible solution using project management methodology. The first part of the paper presents the case report scenario of Braga, the third-largest city in Portugal and one that has experienced a 25% population growth in the past three decades. The author then describes how project management is often used in huge projects, with lots of interlocutors, high quality and environmental standards and higher budgets, but in smaller projects, may be considered a waste of resources. The author contends that, with adjustments, project management methodology could be useful in small projects. A task plan is used to organize the tasks of the small project, including working team dimensions, deadlines and budget.

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• Authors:
  • Gomes Rocha, N M
• Conference:
  • Urban Transport XIV: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century
  • Date: 2008-9-1 to 2008-9-3
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 195-202
• Monograph Title: Urban Transport XIV. Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Buses; City planning; Crowds; Project management; Public transit; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Urban transit
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deadlines
• Geographic Terms: Braga (Portugal)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01114029
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781845641238
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 2008 10:14AM