Title: Conversion of automobile travel demand into public transport travel demand : Case study: Sydney
Abstract: This report examines the effects of a free public transport policy combined with a pre-paid factor on
conversion of automobile travel demand into public transport travel demand. The pre-paid factor
includes psychological factor that occurs when individuals already have paid for the good and
therefore wanting to use it. Survey is used to capture the hypnotized pre-paid effect. By comparing
two similar cases the relative effect of the pre-paid policy is measured. The effects of free public
transport policy and the pre-paid public transport policy are examined using TRESIS, a policy advisory
tool that enables policymakers to evaluate impacts of transport and non-transport policy instruments
on urban travel behavior and environment.
The main outcomes of the report are following: Free public transport (FPT) has a significant effect on
modal shares. Also FPT affects the CO2 emissions and travel times significantly however, these are
less powerful than on mode switch. The effects tend to be greater on the long term making this
policy very effective to influence modal shares, CO2 emissions and travel times.
The measured pre-paid effect is not significant and therefore doesn’t exist on the short term.
Therefore prepaid public transport is not an effective measure to influence the modal split, CO2
emissions and travel time. The effects on the long term are unknown.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: dissertation
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