A review of general practice in contracting public transport services and transfer to BRT systems

Marisa J.G. Pedro and Rosário Macário

Research in Transportation Economics, 2016, vol. 59, issue C, 94-106

Abstract: Public transport is defined and structured in a wide variety of contractual practices, particularly the way authorities divide regulatory powers upon public transport, the way funding is organised, the ownership and transport operators' structure, the nature of the relationship between authorities and operators and the type of regulatory regime.

Keywords: Awarding; BRT; BHLS; Case studies; Contracts; Public service; Tendering; Transport system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.07.010

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