Fare Box and Public Revenue: How to Finance Public Transportation

Billingsley, Randall S.; Guseman, Patricia K.; McFarland, William F.

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Fare Box and Public Revenue: How to Finance Public Transportation

1980-02-01
By Billingsley, Randall S. ; Guseman, Patricia K. ; McFarland, William F.

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English

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Creators:

Billingsley, Randall S. ; Guseman, Patricia K. ; McFarland, William F.
Corporate Creators:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Corporate Contributors:

Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Fare Elasticities Fares Fare Structure Finance Financial Capital Grant Aid Provider-side Subsidies Public Transit Revenues Subsidies Surveys Transportation User Side Subsidies
Publication/ Report Number:

UMTATX 79-10571
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Texas
Edition:

Final Report: February 1978 - April 1979
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Abstract:

To be effective, governmental funds for public transit services must be based on sound approaches for providing and distributing subsidies. This report provides a review of the impacts of current capital and operating grants programs. Recommendations are made for a combination of provider side subsidies and user-side subsidies. This funding option would emphasize the strengths of both subsidies, that is, funding to transportation providers as well as direct assistance to individual users who are able to choose among competing providers. Based on rider surveys in four Texas cities, a reassessment of fare reductions for specific population segments is warranted, with fare subsidies geared more specifically to local opinion and local population characteristics. A differential fare structure was found to be acceptable to current transit patrons, based on market segments, type of transit service, and other features. These options for a discriminatory fare structure suggest that minor fare alterations would prove beneficial to local systems.
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PDF
Funding:

2-10-78-1057
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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