Papers

Thredbo 11

Plenary Papers

Opening and Introduction
David Hensher and Didier Van De Velde
Randstadrail, Light Rail, Heavy Challenge
Ernst Ten Heuvelhof and Joop Koppenjan
Cost Overruns in Large infrastructure Projects: Enquiry for the Dutch Parliament
Hugo Priemus
European Rail Reform - The Next Steps
Chris Nash
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
World Overview:
UK
Peter White
Australia and New Zealand
Ian Wallis
South Africa
Jackie Walters
Public Transport Policy in The Netherlands
Siebe Riedstra
Review of Public Transport In Sweden: Implementation on the Passenger Rail Market and Plans for the Local Public Transport Market
Pär-Erik Westin
Recent Developments in Bus Transport Policy in China
Ken Gwilliam, Liu Zhi and Brendan Finn
Transantiago: On the Development of Public Transit in Large Cities
Juan Carlos Muoz and Louis de Grange
Round Table: Discussion with Authorities and Operators About the Challenges They Face for the Coming Years
Closing Session (PDF)
David Hensher and Didier Van De Velde

Workshop 1: Benchmarking the Outcome of Competitive Tendering: How has Competitive Tendering performed as a Regulatory Benchmark over the Last Two Decades?

Chair: Chris Nash
Rapporteur: Kjell Jansson

Competitive Tendering of Rail Services - A Comparison of Britain and Sweden
Chris Nash and Jan-Eric Nilsson
Australian and British Experiences with Competitive Tendering in Rail Operations
Peter Kain
Quality Incentives and Quality Outcome in Procured Public Transport, Case Study Stockholm
Kjell Jansson and Roger Pyddoke
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Results So Far and Prospects of Kazakhstan Passenger Rail Franchising
Timur Sharipov
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
How Much Do we Save on Competitive Tendering? Quantitative Study of Polish Cities Experience
Michal Wolanski
What are the Effects of Competitive Tendering on Bus Services in Germany?
Arne Beck
Operator Changes through Competitive Tendering: Empirical Evidence from German Local Bus Transport
Katrin Augustin and Matthias Walter
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Some Determinants of Cost Efficiency in German Public Transport
Matthias Walter
How to Improve the Financial Situation of Urban Public Transport? The French Case
Bruno Faivre D'arcier
Competition on Brazilian Bus and Coach Services - Results from Recent Competitive Tendering Processes
Fernando Rolim, Ansio Brasileiro and Enilson Santos
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
The Effect of Governmental Subsidies and the Contractual Model on the Publicly-owned Bus Sector in Japan
Hiroki Sakai and Kenichi Shoji
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Changes in Transaction Costs over Time - The Case of Franchised Train Operating Firms in Britain
Rico Merkert
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Exploring the Effects of Passenger Rail Franchising in Britain: Evidence from the First Two Rounds of Franchising (1997-2008)
Phil Wheat, Andrew Smith and Chris Nash
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier

Workshop 2: Successful Contractual Setting - How to Construct Contracts Leading to Trusting Relationships between Contract Parties in This Sector?

Chair: John Stanley
Rapporteur: Frode Longva

To Competitively Tender or to Negotiate - Weighing Up the Choices in a Mature Market
Ian Wallis, David Bray and Heather Webster
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Goal Achievement with Trusting Partnerships at the Tactical Level
John Stanley
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Trust Building in Passenger Transport Concession Contracts and Procurement Procedures: The Case of Brazilian Urban Bus Transport
Ansio Brasileiro, Claudia Guerra and Enilson Santos
Incompleteness in Bus Contracts: Identifying the Nature of the Ex Ante and Ex Post Perceptual Divide
David Hensher
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
A Study of a Trusting Partnership between Government and industry
Darryl Mellish and Ian MacDonald
Regulating the Regulator: The Impact of Professional Procuring Bodies on Local Public Transport Policy and its Effectiveness
Frode Longva and Oddgeir Osland
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Solving Procurement Problems in Public Transport: Examining Multi-Principal Roles in Relation to Effective Control Mechanisms
Lisa Hansson
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Superincentive Public Transport Contracting in the Greater Amsterdam Area
Bas Bakker and Didier Van De Velde
Relationship After Tender: Teamwork with Incentives
Wim Dijkstra and Paul Verheijdt
Are We Doing it Wrong or Do We Expect Too Much? Forces that Push Authorities to Become Public Transport Designers
David Eerdmans, Sebastiaan van Kooij, Didier Van De Velde and Hans Westerink
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Continental Drift: Connecting Great Britain and Scandinavia
Remco Bruijnes
Why Local Authorities Partner with Regional Railways in Russia?
Andrei Dementiev
Assessing Performance in Interurban Coach Transport Contracts
Marcos Magalháes, Juliana Gularte, Yaeko Yamashita and Joaquim José Guilherme de Aragáo

Workshop 3: Beyond Competitive Tendering - What Institutional Alternatives to Competitive Tendering Can Provide Efficiency and Service Improvements?

Chair: Didier Van De Velde
Rapporteur: Arne Beck

Contestability in the Provision of Bus Services - Evidence from the British De-Regulated Market
Jonathan Cowie
The Conflict between Competition Policy and the Wider Role of the Local Bus Industry in Britain
Peter White
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
New Zealand Public Transport Procurement Strategies in a New Legislative Environment
Rachel Gibson
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
The 2008 New Zealand Public Transport Management Act: Rationale, Key Provisions, and Parallels with the United Kingdom
David Ashmore and Andrew Mellor
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Connecting Competition and Integration: A Concept of New Organizational Framework for Polish Local Bus Transport
Krzysztof Grzelec, Michal Wolanski and Olgierd Wyszomirski
Commercial Public Bus Transport Services in Germany: How a Market in Motion Struggles with its Regulatory Framework
Arne Beck
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
The Process of Public Transport Governance Change in the Main Dutch Cities: To Tender or Not To Tender
Wijnand Veeneman and Floris de Groot
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Direct Awards in Germany - Design and Effects
Marc Gorter
On Rail Competition: The Impact of Open Access Entry on the Great Britain Rail Market
Tim Griffiths
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Is Competition on Track a Real Alternative to Competitive Tendering in the Railway Industry? Evidence from Germany
Sylvain Séguret
The Complexity of Market Structure - Prospects for on-the-track Competition in Sweden
Gunnar Alexandersson and Staffan Hultén
Development of Railway Contracting for the National Passenger Rail Services in The Netherlands
Didier Van De Velde, Johan Jacobs and Masja Stefanski
Impact of Regulation on the Performances of Long Distance Transport Services: A Comparison of the Different Approaches in Sweden and Norway
Gunnar Alexandersson, Staffan Hultn, Frode Longva and Nils Fearnley
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Conflict between Commercialism and Public Transport Policy Purpose: Unique Feature of Policy Dispute in Japan
Takahiko Saito

Workshop 4: System Development - How to Govern System Development in Public Transport?

Chair: Wijnand Veeneman
Rapporteur: John Nelson

Securing Public Values in Public Transport Projects: Four Dutch Cases on Innovation
Wijnand Veeneman and Joop Koppenjan
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Comparing Operator and Users Costs of Light Rail, Heavy Rail and Bus Rapid Transit over a Radial Public Transport Network
Alejandro Tirachini, David Hensher and Sergio Jara-Díaz
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
A Review of an Optimal Public Transport Service Network in the Randstad Area: Is the Randstad Area in Control?
Bart Wiegmans
Recent Developments in Flexible Transport Services
John Nelson, Steve Wright, Brian Masson, Giorgio Ambrosino and Aristotelis Naniopoulos
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
How Flexible Should Bus Service Be? Frequent Networks as a Tool for Permanent Change
Jarrett Walker
Buses with High Level of Service (BHLS) - Operational, Regulatory and Contractual Dimensions
Brendan Finn, Odile Heddebaut, Sebastien Rabuel, David van der Spek and Colin Brader
Evaluation of a Bus Passenger Information System from the Users Point of View in the City of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ioannis Politis, Panagiotis Papaioannou, Socrates Basbas and Nikolaos Dimitriadis
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Inforio, Potential for a Personal Real Time Travel information Concept for Public Transport
Warner Vonk, Eric van Berkum, Milena Bodmer and Robert Hulleman
Putting Our Money to Good Use - Can We Attract More Passengers Without Increasing the Subsidies?
Johan Holmgren
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Use of Content Analysis to help in the Characterization of Semiurban Road Passenger Transport in Brazil: A Systemic and interdisciplinary Viewpoint
Rejane Arruda Ribeiro, Juliana Gomes Gularte, Cristiano Farias Almeida, Reinaldo Soares Estelles and Joaquim Jos Guilherme de Aragáo
"It Takes Two to Tango", A Research about the Risks and Control Measures for the Management of a Performance Contract for Regular Maintenance of Rail infrastructure
Warner Vonk and Robert Hulleman
Competing for Level of Service in the Provision of Mobility Services: Concepts, Processes and Measures
Rosário Macário
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier

Workshop 5: Social inclusion - How Can Social inclusion be integrated into Mainstream Transport Planning?

Chair: Janet Stanley
Rapporteur: Corinne Mulley

The Place of Transport in Facilitating Social Inclusion via the Mediating Influence of Social Capital
Janet Stanley, John Stanley, Dianne Vella-Brodrick and Graham Curie
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Singapore's Case of Institutional Arrangement for Fare Affordability
Teik Soon Looi and Kim-Hong Tan
Investigating Links between Transport Disadvantage, Social Exclusion and Well-Being in Melbourne - Updated Results
Graham Currie, Tony Richardson, Paul Smyth, Dianne Vella-Brodrick, Julian Hine, Karen Lucas, Janet Stanley, Jenny Morris, Ray Kinnear, and John Stanley
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Promoting Social Inclusion in a Deregulated Environment: Extending Accessibility Using Collective Taxi-Based Services
Corinne Mulley
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Economic Appraisal of Universal Design in Transport - Experiences from Norway
James Odeck, Trine Hagen and Nils Fearnley
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Outsourcing Rural School Transportation: A Brazilian Handbook for Municipal Practice
Rodrigo Otavio Moreira da Cruz, Marianne Trindade Câmara, Joaquim Jos Guilherme de Aragáo and Yaeko Yamashita
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Cost Estimation of Rural School Transportation in the Road Transport Mode in Brazilian Cities
Patrcia Bassalo Menezes, Willer Luciano Carvalho, Daniel Lima Carvalho and Carlos Henrique Rocha

Workshop 6: Public Policy and Transport - What are the Wider Public Policy Goals of Land Passenger Transport and Can Competitive Markets Deliver Them?

Chair: John Preston
Rapporteur: Michal Wolanski

A Successful TOD Will Reinforce Both the Community and the Transit System?
Ghassan Daban
Use of Bond Issues to Capture Financial Surplus Generated for the Private Sector By Public Investments in Transport Projects: Brazilian Legislation
Jocilene Otlia da Costa, Daniel Rodrigues Aldigueri, Carlos Henrique Rocha and Joaquim Jos Guilherme de Aragáo
Private Funding and Management for Public Interchanges in Madrid
Mara Eugenia Lopez-Lambas and Andres Monzon
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
What's so Funny about Peace, Love and Transport Integration?
John Preston
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Local Public Transport on the Basis of Social Economic Criteria
Anders Ljungberg
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Analysis on the Structural Characteristics of the Station Catchment Area in Japan
Nobuhiro Sanko and Kenichi Shoji
Public Transport for Shopping: An Analysis on the Interaction between Intrinsic and Derived Demand
Yoshinori Takahashi
Suburbanization and Urban Public Transport, Declining Public Transport in Japanese Regional City and Regional Transport Policy
Sotaro Yukawa
Road Pricing and Parking Policy
Jan Owen Jansson
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Models for Competition between Public Transport Routes and Modes
Kjell Jansson and Harald Lang
Area Specific Bicycle Planning
Simone Costa Rodrigues da Silva, Warner Vonk and Robert Hulleman

Workshop 7: Public Transport Markets in Development - Do the Public Transport Issues in Developing/Emerging Economies Differ from Those of Developed Economies, and if so, Where Do They Differ and What Can Be Learnt from This?

Chair: Jackie Walters
Rapporteur: Brendan Finn

Overview of Public Transport Policy Developments in South Africa
Jackie Walters
Is the Bus Transport Contracting System in South Africa Leading to Trusting Partnerships Between Contracted Parties? An Analysis of Funding Issues and the Impact on Relations between Government and Operators
Jackie Walters
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
Engaging Paratransit on Public Transport Reform initiatives in South Africa: A Critique of Policy and an Investigation of Appropriate Engagement Approaches
Herrie Schalekamp and Roger Behrens
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
New Regulatory Framework for Urban Passenger Transport in Ghanaian Cities
Brendan Finn, Bernard Abeiku Arthur and Samson Gyamera
The Regulatory Cycle Stalled? An Assessment of Current Institutional Obstacles to Regulatory Reform in the Provision of Road-Based Public Transport in Cape Town, South Africa
Peter Wilkinson
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
A Concession Model to Promote Rural Bus Services in Sri Lanka
Amal Kumarage, Janaka Weerawardena and Ramya Piyasekera
Analysis of the Economic and Social Parameters of the Three-Wheeler Taxi Service in Sri Lanka
Amal Kumarage, Mahinda Bandara and Darshini Munasinghe
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier
A Multi-Modal Public Transport Solution for Male, Maldives
Amal Kumarage and M.D.R.P. Jayaratne
Rural School Transportation in Emerging Countries: The Brazilian Case
Willer Luciano Carvalho, Rodrigo Otavio Moreira Da Cruz, Marianne Trindade Câmara and Joaquim José Guilherme De Aragáo
Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier