Exploring performance outcomes and regulatory contexts of Light Rail in Australia and the US

Graham Currie and Chris De Gruyter

Research in Transportation Economics, 2016, vol. 59, issue C, 297-303

Abstract: This paper explores the contemporary performance of Light Rail services in Australia and contrasts these with Light Rail in the USA in terms of scale of operations, ridership and service effectiveness. It explores these issues within the context of the regulatory structures which govern performance. The services explored have contrasting regulatory structures ranging from public operations to private sector operation using a range of forms of performance based contracting and competitive tendering. The study identifies that, in general, operations of all systems have grown as has ridership however significant reductions in service effectiveness (ridership per vkm) have occurred in US contexts where public sector operations have dominated. The implication is increases in public subsidies per trip.

Keywords: Light Rail; Performance contracts; Contracting models; Performance measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H4 L9 R4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.07.012

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