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Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2018 Sustainability is a major driver of world policy for cities, and public transport is said to be a more sustainable mode of travel than other modes. But how do public transport (PT) systems in different cities compare to each other?
Graham Currie, Chris De Gruyter
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Public transport as public space: Introduction
Urban Studies, 2023 Introducing this special issue on public transport as public space, we discuss challenges in approaching public transport as public space and outline how incorporating approaches from different disciplines associated with urban studies is essential for this ambition.
Tauri Tuvikene +3 more
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Marketing of Public Transport and Public Transport Information Provision
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014 AbstractIncreasing levels of car ownership have been causing problems for the governments around the world, particularly in the fields of traffic congestion and air pollution. Income growth coupled with the perception that car is the most comfortable means of transport resulted in the increase of motor vehicles on the roads and in certain cases this ...
Anna Ibraeva, João Figueira de Sousa
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An economic view on rerouting railway wagons in a single wagonload network to avoid congestion
European Transport Research Review, 2022 Summary It is expected that in the process of meeting the climate policy goals, more transport will take place by rail. Single wagonload transport plays a crucial role as a direct competitor to road-based transport.
Maurice Krauth, Daniel Haalboom
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TARIFF AS A TOOL FOR FINANCING PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN CITIES [PDF]
Modern Management Review, 2019 The aim of the article is to present the role of public transport and its financing methods, with particular emphasis on the role of transport tariffs in Poland. Tariffs in collective transport, in addition to financing functions, i.e.
Piotr NIEDZIELSKI, Magdalena ZIOŁO
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Commuting to Brussels: how attractive is “free” public transport?
Brussels Studies, 2010 Brussels is facing huge challenges in the field of mobility which, if not tackled, will have a large impact on both the environment and the economy. With one vehicle for less than two inhabitants, the city of Brussels has one of the highest motorization ...
Astrid De Witte, Cathy Macharis
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FINANCING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES FROM PUBLIC FUNDS [PDF]
Transport Problems, 2017 The paper deals with the issue of efficiency of public passenger transport through financial support from public funds from the perspective of improving road safety.
Miloš POLIAK +6 more
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Transportation and Public Health [PDF]
Annual Review of Public Health, 2013 This article investigates various ways that transportation policy and planning decisions affect public health and better ways to incorporate public health objectives into transport planning. Conventional planning tends to consider some public health impacts, such as crash risk and pollution emissions measured per vehicle-kilometer, but generally ...
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Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2023 Urban policy is driven by current trends and ideas. In the 20th century, it was mainly based on modernist views and the most important element of the transport planning policy at that time was the use of the private motor vehicle (car).
Stefan Akira Jarecki
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Public transport policy and performance: The results of a South African public opinion poll
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2013 Public opinion plays a vital role in a democracy, as democracies are, by nature responsive to the people. In South Africa, public participation is entrenched in the Constitution.
Rose Luke, Gert Heyns
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