Distributional effects of public transport policies in the Paris Region
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2011
Subject Area
mode - bus, operations - frequency, place - europe, policy - equity, policy - fares
Keywords
Public transport policies, Distributional effects;, Equity
Abstract
This paper examines the distributional effects of alternative scenarios of urban public transport policies in the Paris Region using disaggregated data from the Global Transport Survey 2001–2002. We study two types of scenarios: fare adjustments, as in previous work, but also speed increase scenarios. We find that reducing public transport fares is progressive. Increasing the speed of public transport is also progressive whatever the mode. The most progressive option is to increase the speed of buses in the suburbs, while targeting the metro or the suburban rail are the least progressive alternatives. More generally, low-income individuals benefit more from fare reductions than from increases in public transport speed.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Bureau, B., & Glachant, M. (2011). Distributional effects of public transport policies in the Paris Region. Transport Policy, Article in Press, Corrected Proof.
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