Public transport services

References

Relevant links

Further information on service level elasticities can be found in: The Demand for Public Transport: a Practical Guide

References

Balcombe R, Mackett R,  Paulley N, Preston J, Shires J, Titheridge H, Wardman, M White P,(2004)  The Demand for Public Transport: A Practical Guide, Transport Research Laboratory Report TRL 593

Kittelson & Associates et al (2003) “Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual” 2nd Edition, Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 100, Transportation Research Board, Washington DC

Karu K, Rõivas T, Antov D, Oja T and Mander Ü (2007) The quality of public transport as a determinant of the number of car commuters, Urban Transport XIII: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century:  http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=18129

Kelly P (1996) “Quality buses – Buses for Car Owners” Proceedings of the PTRC/ETC Conference

Litman T (2008)   "Valuing Transit Service Quality Improvements"   Journal of Public Transportation,11(2) 43-63, The original file is here: http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT11-2Litman.pdf

Mackie, P. and Preston, J. (1996) "The Local Bus Market. A Case Study in Regulatory Changes". Avebury.

Mass Transportation Commission, MA, McKinsey & Co., Systems Analysis and Research Corp. and Joseph Napolitan & Associates (1964) "Mass Transportation in Massachusetts". U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC (July 1964).

Metz, D. (2005) Journey quality as the focus of future transport policy. Transport Policy, 12(4), 353-359

Oxley, P.R. (1982) "The Effects of the Withdrawal and Reduction of Rural Bus Services". Transport and Road Research Laboratory, Supplementary Report 719.

Pratt, R. H., Turnbull, K. F., Evans IV, J. E., McCollom, B. E. Spielberg, F. Vaca, E. Kuzmyak, J. R. 2000. TRAVELER RESPONSE TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CHANGES: INTERIM HANDBOOK, TCRP Project B-12, Transportation Research Board

Preston J.M. (1998) Public Transport Elasticities: Time for a Re-think? paper presented to the Universities Transport Studies Group Conference, Dublin, January, 1998.

Shires, J.D., Johnson, D., Nash, C.A. and Tyler, J.T. (2003) "Appraisal Framework and Results for Testing A Regular Interval Rail Timetable". ITS Working Paper 578, University of Leeds.

Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) (2003) Making the Connections. Final Report on Transport and Social Exclusion.  Office of the Deputy Prime Minister/ SEU.

Transportation Research Board (2003) "Traveller Response to Transportation System Changes". Chapter Nine, Transit Scheduling and Frequency, TCRP Report 95.

Transportation Research Board (2004) The Demand for Public Transport: a practical guide, Balcombe et al.

Whelan, G.A., Shires,. J.D, Toner, J.P. and Preston, J.M. (2001) "Modelling Quality Bus Partnerships". Report for DETR.