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Competition and substitution between public transport modes

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  • Fearnley, Nils
  • Currie, Graham
  • Flügel, Stefan
  • Gregersen, Fredrik A.
  • Killi, Marit
  • Toner, Jeremy
  • Wardman, Mark

Abstract

The management and understanding of modal split between public transport (PT) modes is of interest for numerous reasons. It may, for example, be desirable to stimulate passengers to switch from crowded buses and over to higher capacity rail. This requires a good understanding of drivers of transit modal substitution.

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  • Fearnley, Nils & Currie, Graham & Flügel, Stefan & Gregersen, Fredrik A. & Killi, Marit & Toner, Jeremy & Wardman, Mark, 2018. "Competition and substitution between public transport modes," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 51-58.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:69:y:2018:i:c:p:51-58
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2018.05.005
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    Keywords

    Passenger transport; Demand; Cross-elasticity; Substitution; Mode shift;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • R48 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government Pricing and Policy
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning

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