Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport: The Sixth International Conference,Cape Town,South Africa,September 1999 - Part 1

The ability of conventional South African travel analysis practices to analyse adequately the travel needs of the poor is examined. The origins and nature of conventional practices are described, and it is observed that typically their scope has been limited to motorized modes, commutes and peaks. The paper reports on the findings of an activity diary survey administered in Cape Town that extended the conventional scope of analysis. An activity‐based survey method was selected because it typically yields higher rates of trip recall than other methods and is therefore relatively well suited to investigating travel behaviour in its fuller complexity. Selected findings of the survey are presented to demonstrate that travel occurring by non‐motorized modes, for non‐work purposes and during off‐peak periods, is considerable. It is argued that the conventional limitation in analytical scope can create serious misconceptions of the true nature of travel behaviour, particularly of low‐income households. By restricting the focus of analysis to motorized, work and peak period trip‐making, there is a risk of a routine bias being introduced in the way the urban passenger transport problem is understood, and in the nature of the interventions that are implemented as a result.     

Competition and ownership in land passenger transport: The 7th International Conference

This is the fourth time that Transport Reviews has published a summary of the workshop sessions from the Thredbo Conference. The intention is to disseminate more widely the main findings and conclusions from these sessions at this important international conference. Interested readers are also encouraged to view the full papers presented at the Institute of Transport Studies, University of Sydney website.     

我国包车客运发展现状、存在问题及建议

本文从政策法规、市场环境、安全管理等方面对我国主要省份的包车客运发展现状进行分析,提出了我国包车客运在概念、运力投放、标志牌管理、客运市场和行业监管等方面存在的问题,最后从标准体系建设、运力规划、准入退出、经营模式、信誉考核和信息化等方面对我国包车客运管理提出建议。     

成渝客运通道的前世今生

成渝通道近代史 清朝末期,四川保路运动就起因于清政府以"发展经济,加强交通建设"为由将铁路收归国有,朝廷收回各省商办铁路,改由中央借外债修筑铁路.1904年,在成都设立的川汉铁路公司负责督办四川成都经重庆到湖北汉口的川汉铁路,从商办到官商合办,再到清政府的国有化.     

Objectives,Methods and Results of Surveys Carried out in the Field of Urban Freight Transport: An International Comparison

In industrialized countries, the number of studies and surveys in the field of urban goods movement (UGM) has increased considerably over recent years. This paper compares the objectives, methods and results in this sector and focuses on nine industrialized countries of Europe, America and Asia. This non‐extensive review shows that in spite of different framework methods and models, similar trends emerge at the economic and environmental levels. It is necessary to take into account urban logistics in the broadest meaning of the term. Cooperative action seems to bear fruit providing that information and dialogue take place in the long‐term with all the operators involved. The development of intelligent transport systems (ITS) and better management of urban facilities may improve these attempts. We present our viewpoint in order to shed light on research oriented towards the sustainable management of urban logistics.