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dc.contributor.author | Attard, Maria | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-25T11:22:45Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-25T11:22:45Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Attard, M. (2012). Reforming the urban public transport bus system in Malta : approach and acceptance. Transportation Research Part A, 46, 981-992. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15869 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The islands of Malta have joined the European Union in 2004 and have for the past decade suffered a decline in the patronage of its public transport service. Offered under a monopoly by an Association of individual owner drivers, the public transport service has not changed dramatically since its start in the early 1900s. Instead, an organic growth alongside the main routes linking new areas to the public transport network and a declining level of service pushed even more the local population to switch to private mobility. This has classified the islands amongst the countries in the world with the highest levels of motori- sation. In 2008, following a general election and a general strike held by the public trans- port operators over the Government’s intentions to remove monopolies, the new Minister for Transport published his intentions to reform public transport from its roots. This reform included the removal of the monopolies protecting the incumbents as well as developing a new network of services which cater more effectively to the public’s travelling demands. This paper deals with the public transport reform and through direct observation details the processes involved in the regulation of public transport as well as the design of the new public transport network. The paper concludes with the critical factors which led to implementation of the reform and how this is applicable to cities worldwide. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Transportation Research Part A | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Bus travel -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Urban transportation policy -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Transportation -- Technological innovations -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Transportation and state -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Reforming the urban public transport bus system in Malta : approach and acceptance | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.tra.2012.04.004 | |
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