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Abigail Bristow
Abigail
Bristow
Marcus Enoch
Marcus
Enoch
Lian Zhang
Lian
Zhang
Claire Greensmith
Claire
Greensmith
Norman James
Norman
James
Stephen Potter
Stephen
Potter
Kick starting growth in bus patronage : targeting support at the margins
Loughborough University
2008
Bus
Subsidy
Innovation
Kickstart
Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
2008-02-21 14:56:06
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Kick_starting_growth_in_bus_patronage_targeting_support_at_the_margins/9447581
This paper presents an assessment of the performance of the Kickstart and Bus Route Development Grant schemes in England and Scotland which aimed to move marginal or new bus services towards commercial operation. Three key aspects are addressed: the bidding and implementation process; performance against objectives and the future potential of the approach. The evidence suggests that this form of transformational support appears to offer a better return than subsidy that supports the status quo or indeed patronage based support.