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The role of public transport in addressing sustainable mobility for the elderly population in Malta [PDF]
, 2013 Over the past few years, several countries have continued experiencing a growth in their elderly population. Similarly, a number of towns and villages in Malta registered a high elderly population in the last census (NSO, 2012).
Attard, Maria, Mifsud, Deborah
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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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Transport energy and emissions: urban public transport [PDF]
, 2003 This chapter explores how to measure energy and emissions from urban transport. It then provides information to make a comparison between energy use and CO2 emissions for urban travel by car, train, tram and bus. A substantial difference is noted between
Potter, Stephen
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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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The demand for public transport: The effects of fares, quality of service, income and car ownership [PDF]
, 2006 This paper reports on key findings from a collaborative study whose objective was to produce an up-to-date guidance manual on the factors affecting the demand for public transport for use by public transport operators and planning authorities, and for ...
Association of Train Operating Companies +18 more
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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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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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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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Explaining walking distance to public transport: The dominance of public transport supply
Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2013 Potential influences on explaining walking distance from home to access public transport are investigated, including trip and demographic characteristics and public transport supply. In Sydney, Australia, people walk farther to the train than to the bus,
Rhonda Daniels, Corinne Mulley
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Stiffness and strength of structural layers from cohesionless material [PDF]
Archives of Transport, 2019 The deformation modulus and permissible stress are two independent parameters that depict the carrying capacity of foundations, including earthworks and ballast layer.
Ulf Gerber +3 more
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