Purpose-driven public transport: creating a clear conversation about public transport goals

Jarrett Walker

Journal of Transport Geography, 2008, vol. 16, issue 6, 436-442

Abstract: Public transport faces an increasingly intense conflict between patronage goals and coverage goals. Broadly speaking, patronage goals seek to maximize patronage of all types, while coverage goals lead to the provision of service despite low patronage – to achieve social inclusion objectives for example. The conflict between these goals follows inevitably from the underlying structure of the public transport product, including both its costs and geometry.

Keywords: Public transport; Social inclusion; Ridership; Network design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.06.005

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