Local public transport: less resources for higher efficiency

Mauro Massaro, Leonardo Piccini and Patrizia Lattarulo
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Mauro Massaro: Istituto Regionale per la Programmazionae Economica della Toscana
Patrizia Lattarulo: Istituto Regionale per la Programmazionae Economica della Toscana

No 597, Rapporti e ricerche from Istituto Regionale per la Programmazione Economica della Toscana

Abstract: Local public transport has long been the object of a complex reform process directed at reducing the costs and improving the supply of services. The strategy proposed at European level is competition on the market, similarly to other local public services. Tuscany has been one of the first regions to actually implement the process. The experiment of a unique bidding system is currently under way, so it might represent a relevant case study on the possible effects of reform. Although not over yet, the competitive bid has already entailed some important transformations in the system of local public transport, starting processes of business integration, consolidation of operators by way of shareholding, and cost efficiency.

Keywords: public transport; road transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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