The Future for Interurban Passenger Transport
Subtitle: Bringing Citizens Closer Together
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9789282102688
Subjects: Transportation
Description: Economic growth, trade and the concentration of population in large cities will intensify demand for interurban transport services. Concurrently, the need to manage environmental impacts effectively will increase. How successful we are in coping with demand will depend on our ability to innovate, to manage congestion, and to improve the quality of transport services. Technological and regulatory innovation will shape the future of transport. These conference proceedings bring together ideas from leading transport researchers from around the world related to the future for interurban passenger transport..  A first set of papers investigates what drives demand for interurban passenger transport and infers how it may evolve in the future.  The remaining papers investigate transport policy issues that emerge as key challenges: when to invest in high-speed rail, how to regulate to ensure efficient operation, how to assign infrastructure to different types of users, and how to control transport’s environmental footprint by managing modal split and improving modal performance.
Table of contents: title: Summary of Discussions; title: How Transport Costs Shape the Spatial Pattern of Economic Activity; title: The Prospects for Inter-Urban Travel Demand; title: International Air Passenger Transport in the Future; title: When to Invest in High-Speed Rail Links and Networks ?; title: The High-Speed Inter-City Transport System in Japan; title: Interurban Passenger Transport; title: Competition or Co-Operation in Public Transport; title: Lessons from the US Transport Deregulation Experience for Privatization; title: Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe: Concessions or Free Market?; title: Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe; title: Competition for Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services; title: When Should we Provide Separate Auto and Truck Roadways?; title: Dedicated Lanes, Tolls and its Technology; title: The Informed and Oriented Transport System User; title: Potential Economic Impacts of Technological and Organizational Innovations in Intermodal Access to Major Passenger Terminals; title: Environmental Aspects of Inter-City Passenger Transport; title: The Economics of Co2 Emissions Trading for Aviation; title: The Contribution of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Transport Policy Governance; title: Does Strategic Environmental Assessment Change Outcomes?; title: Final Session.