THE PROPER ROLE OF SUBSIDIES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT

This paper examines the relations between the socio-economic structure of urban areas, the costs of providing these urban areas with an adequate level of public transportation, generalised transportation costs and the rates to be charged. To decide the appropriate level of public transport, three approaches were used : the general model, the maximum-profit approach, and the cost-benefit approach. It is concluded that the actual approach to public tranpsort is far from being either a cost-benefit or a maximum profit approach. Therefore, it is doubtful whether the present subsidies fulfil their proper role. (TRRL)

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  • Proceedings of Seminar P held at the PTRC 10th Summer Annual Meeting, University of Warwick, England.
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• Conference:
  • Planning & Transport Res & Comp, Sum Ann Mtg, Proc
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 31-58

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Costs; Economic factors; Economics; Income; Level of service; Mathematical models; Maximization; Profitability; Public transit; Socioeconomic factors; Sociology; Subsidies; Tariffs; Transportation; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maximum
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 255: Economics; 263: Economics of transport; 244: Financing; 256: Income; 653: Level of service; 6473: Mathematical model; 9042: Maximum; 744: Public transport; 2253: Sociology; 241: Tariff; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381609
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-111-6
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM