Public transport provision under agglomeration economies

Hörcher, Dániel; Borger, Bruno De; Seifu, Woubit; Graham, Daniel J.

doi:10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2019.103503

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“… Wider economic benefits, including agglomeration economies (Venables 2007 ; Hörcher et al. 2020 ). Additional welfare effect due to responsive capacity, i.e.…”

Section: Practical Demand Management Methodsmentioning

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Social distancing in public transport: mobilising new technologies for demand management under the Covid-19 crisis

2021

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Dense urban areas are especially hardly hit by the Covid-19 crisis due to the limited availability of public transport, one of the most efficient means of mass mobility. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, public transport operators are experiencing steep declines in demand and fare revenues due to the perceived risk of infection within vehicles and other facilities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibilities of implementing social distancing in public transport in line with epidemiological advice. Social distancing requires effective demand management to keep vehicle occupancy rates under a predefined threshold, both spatially and temporally. We review the literature of five demand management methods enabled by new information and ticketing technologies: (i) inflow control with queueing, (ii) time and space dependent pricing, (iii) capacity reservation with advance booking, (iv) slot auctioning, and (v) tradeable travel permit schemes. Thus the paper collects the relevant literature into a single point of reference, and provides interpretation from the viewpoint of practical applicability during and after the pandemic.

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“… Wider economic benefits, including agglomeration economies (Venables 2007 ; Hörcher et al. 2020 ). Additional welfare effect due to responsive capacity, i.e.…”

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2021

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“…This suggests that there are beneficial agglomeration effects that occur in the provision of these services, where the benefit of increased soft-service provision accrues to more than just the ward in which the facility is situated. Thus, where there is a larger network of public services, they are less likely to be overcrowded and would therefore be more able to provide a higher level of care than would be the case if they were over-crowded (Hörcher et al 2020).…”

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Orphans and stunted growth: Investigating the potential of spatial network effects in service delivery for reducing stunting in orphans

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2020

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Stunted growth in early life has serious implications for children and is a well-established constraint to productivity, life expectancy, and cognitive development. This paper evaluates the relative contributions of household resources and public service delivery in reducing the orphan-stunting penalty—the higher likelihood of orphans to be stunted. The results indicate that the effects of access to sanitation significantly reduce this penalty. Moreover, sanitation is at least as important as private wealth in reducing the penalty while access to other services is not. The results indicate that co-ordination of services and economies of scale, as well as regional herd immunity in stopping diarrhoea among children, could play an important role in providing lasting solutions to stunting more generally and orphan vulnerability in particular. This evidence is crucial as a case study in understanding how best to care for vulnerable children in South Africa but also for developing countries.

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“…Are all these determinants of the optimal public transport supply equally relevant in practice? Hörcher et al (2020a) investigate this question in a numerical exercise. They model a standard commuting rail service with 30 minute travel time that runs in parallel with a congestible road corridor.…”

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“…The sensitivity of optimal public transport supply with respect to four major model parameters Source:Hörcher et al (2020a).…”

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Pricing and Efficient Public Transport Supply in a Mobility as a Service Context

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Graham

2020

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ITF Discussion Papers make economic research, commissioned or carried out in-house at ITF, available to researchers and practitioners. They describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author(s) and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the ITF works. Any findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Transport Forum or the OECD. Neither the OECD, ITF nor the authors guarantee the accuracy of any data or other information contained in this publication and accept no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. Comments on Discussion Papers are welcome.

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Public transport provision under agglomeration economies

Cited by 21 publications

References 62 publications

Social distancing in public transport: mobilising new technologies for demand management under the Covid-19 crisis

Social distancing in public transport: mobilising new technologies for demand management under the Covid-19 crisis

Orphans and stunted growth: Investigating the potential of spatial network effects in service delivery for reducing stunting in orphans

Pricing and Efficient Public Transport Supply in a Mobility as a Service Context

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