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Urban Public Transport Services Generally Run At A Large Deficit. This Has Led Public Authorities To Seek Efficiencies, Notably Through Private Sector Involvement. support For The Sector Traditionally Seeks To Provide Basic Mobility Services To All Segments Of Society, Including Low-income Users. Intervention Is Also Required To Manage The Natural Tendency Towards Concentration And Market Power In The Provision Of These Transport Services. Policy Towards Urban Public Transport Is Increasingly Aimed At Managing Congestion On The Roads And Mitigating Co2 Emissions By Substituting For Travel By Car. Achieving Coherent Transport Networks That Are Efficient And Financially Sustainable Is A Challenge For Any Public Authority. This Round Table Examines Experience In Integrating Private Management And Capital With Public Transport Policy Objectives In A Number Of Developed Economies. For Network Operators, The Round Table Concludes That Innovation Is The Key To Surviving The Rapidly Changing Policy And Regulatory Environment. Summary Of Discussions -- The Political Economy Of Urban Transit -- Contracting For Public Transit Services In The Us: Evaluating The Tradeoffs -- Privatisation, Reg

Author

various; Transport Research Centre; International Transport Forum; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Publisher

OECD Publishing

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9789282101995

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences