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Alternative ways of funding public transport
journal contribution
posted on 2008-09-08, 08:38 authored by Barry Ubbels, Peter Nijkamp, Erik Verhoef, Stephen Potter, Marcus EnochMarcus EnochPublic transport traditionally has been, and still is, heavily subsidised by local or national
governments, which have been motivated by declining average cost arguments, social
considerations, and the desire to offer an alternative to private car use. Conventional
sources for funding, including general taxes on labour, in many occasions have become
harder to sustain for various reasons. This paper explores alternative, increasingly
implemented, sources of funding, i.e., local charges or taxes that are hypothecated to
support (urban) public transport (such as local sales taxes, parking charges etc.). Based on
an overview of several case-studies all over the world, it is found that there is a large
potential for applying unconventional charging mechanisms. Not only as means of raising
financial support for public transport systems, but also as a method of sending appropriate
(from a sustainable point of view) pricing signals to transport use.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
UBBELS, B. ... et al, 2001. Alternative ways of funding public transport. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 1(1), pp. 73-89Publisher
Editorial Board EJTIRPublication date
2001Notes
This is a journal article. It was published in the journal, European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, and it is also available at: http://www.ejtir.tbm.tudelft.nl/ISSN
1567-7141Language
- en