Title: INTEGRATION OF PARATRANSIT WITH CONVENTIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Abstract: Many cities in developing and developed countries face large transport problems with the growing mobility and car use. Congestion, air and noise pollution due to heavy car traffic in the cities, are becoming a threat to a sound urban development. Public transport may be or should be considered, in the near future, as the only solution to these problems. Therefore public transport must become a more attractive choice, in terms of time and costs, in comparison to the car. Experience has shown that public transport is best provided by integrated services of all modes, rather than a combination of unregulated and regulated systems, resulting in unfair competition between modes and unreliable services for passengers. This paper illustrates a solution for the particular case of curacao, and some of the difficulties to be expected, when integrating existing public transport systems. After a detailed analyses of the case a comparison is made between some developing countries and curacao which are characteristised by the existence of paratransit as an important form of public transport. The solution is given by an integrated system in which the ac-buses (paratransit) serve as a feeder system to the abc-buses (conventional mode). Using transit elasticities, it is shown that the reduction in travel time in the integrated system, results in an increase of 19% of the transit demand. (Author/TRRL)
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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