THE MARKET POSITION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ON THE MOVE

The necessity for a satisfactorily functioning public transport is increasingly appreciated. It is also clear that public transport has difficulty in maintaining and improving its market position. This article attempts to gather the factors which influence this difficulty and aims to give an order for the whole area of road public transport; thereafter it is studied which factors are essential and what are the priorities for a more successful market promotion to be proposed. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Netherlands Institute of Transport

  Treubsraat 35
  2288 EH Rijswijk,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Bakker, P
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 417-433
• Serial:
  • Magazine for Transport Science
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Netherlands Centre for Transp, Training & Consult
  • ISSN: 0040-7623

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic factors; Economics; Improvements; Marketing; Mobility; Motivation; Needs assessment; Public transit; Transportation; Transportation modes; Travel time; Trip length
• Uncontrolled Terms: User needs
• ITRD Terms: 263: Economics of transport; 9108: Improvement; 697: Journey time; 277: Marketing; 9105: Mobility (pers); 2295: Motivation; 744: Public transport; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Economics; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317281
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM