URBAN PUBLIC TRANSIT SUBSIDY LEVELS AND EFFECTS

The relationship between urban transit subsidy and other variables determining the transit system is explored in this report. Descriptive trends in subsidies, levels of service and productivity over several city population categories are discussed and outlined in graphical form for the period 1966 to 1976 in Canada. A number of selected case studies of Canadian urban transit operations are reviewed in some detail and the main conclusions arising out of the international and Canadian case study analyses are presented. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Canada Research and Development Centre

  Tower C, Place de Ville
  Ottawa, ONo K1A 0N5,   Canada 

  Tee Consulting Services, Incorporated

  1580 Merivale Road, Suite 5000
  Ottawa K2G 4B5,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 103 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Financing; Governments; Level of service; Mathematical models; Policy; Productivity; Public service; Public transit; Quality control; Service agencies; Subsidies; Tariffs; Transportation operations; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality; Use
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 244: Financing; 6473: Mathematical model; 1144: Operations (transp network); 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 9063: Quality; 391: Services (public); 241: Tariff; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Policy; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312029
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 8 1981 12:00AM