Public Transport Service Optimization and System Integration

Public transport has the most customer appeal and is most efficient when it is planned and operated as a seamless, integrated system. This is particularly important in urban environments in fast growing economies such as China and India, where public transport must increasingly compete with private vehicles which offer door-to-door, one seat travel irrespective of time of day or day of the week. International experience suggests that public transport planners must recognize two integration dimensions: (a) integration among all modes and routes comprising the multi-modal public transport network, (b) integration of the physical and operational elements or each respective mode and service, e.g., metro or bus. Successful integration in both dimensions will provide a more customer-friendly experience and make public transport more efficient and cost-effective. This will help maximize public transport ridership and revenue, increase customer satisfaction, reduce costs and subsidies and general environmental, social and economic benefits for the investment.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fang, Ke, Zimmerman, Samuel
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-03
Subjects:	BUS, BUSES, CARS, LIGHT RAIL, LONG-DISTANCE, MODAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PASSENGERS, PRIVATE VEHICLES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PUBLIC TRANSPORT USERS, RAPID TRANSIT, RIDERSHIP, ROUTES, TAXIS, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT PLANNERS, TRAVEL BUS, TRAVEL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24271681/public-transport-service-optimization-system-integration https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23489
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