Promoting Regional Transport : Report of the Eighty-Second Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 1-2 June 1990

Promoting Regional Transport Report of the Eighty-Second Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 1-2 June 1990

What are the main difficulties arising in connection with regional passenger transport? The drifting away of passengers, rising deficits and the deterioration of services offered are clearly matters of concern to the political bodies who would like to see such transport fulfilling its role as a publ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Autores Corporativos: European Conference of Ministers of Transport (-), Round Table on Transport Economics (content provider), European Conference of Ministers of Transport Economic Research Centre. Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1990.
Colección:ECMT Round Tables, no.82.
Materias:
Transport
Transportation and state > Congresses > Europe
Regional planning > Congresses > Europe
Business & Economics
Transportation Economics
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTORY REPORTS
  • Promoting Public Transport at Regional Level: An Assessment of Devolution Policy in France by Philippe Gamon, France
  • -Introduction
  • A. Central Government: Devolution and Disengagement
  • 1. A cumulative process of deterioration in the service
  • 2. Difficulty of coping with the costly process of services becoming obsolescent
  • 3. A pattern of devolution falling short of its original aims
  • B. Disparate local policies
  • 1. Projects
  • 2. Schemes Implements
  • Conclusion
  • Annex: One regional public transport development policy: The Midi-Pyrenees Region
  • Notes and references
  • Recent Experience in the United Kingdom by William Tyson, United Kingdom
  • -Introduction
  • Regional structure of the United Kingdom
  • Some principles - Measures which can promote regional transport
  • Transport policy in the United Kingdom
  • Case Studies
  • Bus and coach deregulation
  • Deregulation of road freight
  • Development of Inter-regional railway services
  • Cost reduction using new technologies
  • Pricing measures
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS
  • LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

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