ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR BUS TRAVEL IN THE WEST MIDLANDS

The central aim of this study was to identify fare and service elasticities for bus passengers carried by West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive. Sections cover: 1. Summary of the main results; 2, Objectives and research strategy; 3, Data collection and manipulation; 4, Selection of model form; 5, Cross-elasticity and lagged effects; 6, Analysis of aggregate travel demand; 7, Analysis of travel demand disaggregated by geographical area, time of travel and distance of travel; and 8, Implications for future research. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Oxford

  Transport Studies Unit, 11 Bevington Road
  Oxford,   United Kingdom  OX2 6NB
• Authors:
  • McKenzie, R P
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 142 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Buses; Demand; Economics; Elasticity (Economics); Fares; Length; Level of service; Tariffs; Travel; Travel demand; Travel time; Trip length
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 285: Demand (econ); 698: Journey; 697: Journey time; 6488: Length; 653: Level of service; 241: Tariff; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450376
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSU 276 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM