Equity Aspects in Transportation Projects: Case Study of Transit Fare Change in Haifa

This article analyzes the equity effects of transit fare integration by evaluating its impacts on different groups of riders through a case study of the city of Haifa in Israel. Vertical equity was analyzed using descriptive statistics to determine the distribution of the fare change among various groups of riders. The Lorenz curve and the Gini index were used to analyze whether the fare change was equally distributed. While the Gini index showed that the fare change was not equally distributed, the vertical analysis indicated that disadvantage passengers benefited most from the reform.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2012.758525
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Nahmias-Biran, Bat-hen
  • Sharaby, Nir
  • Shiftan, Yoram
• Publication Date: 2014-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 69-83
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1556-8318
  • EISSN: 1556-8334
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujst20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Descriptive statistics; Equity (Justice); Fares; Public transit
• Geographic Terms: Haifa (Israel)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01498768
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 2013 11:33AM