Improving reliability on surface transport networks.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Transport Forum.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Transport Research Centre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation and state.

Transportation--Planning.

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p. )

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Passengers and freight shippers alike want reliable transport services. Surprisingly, little research has been undertaken in incorporating reliability into the assessment of transport projects despite the increasing importance of scheduling in economic activities. This report provides policy makers with a framework to understand reliability issues, to incorporate reliability into project assessment and to design reliability management policies. It also explores a range of reliability performance measures. Case studies across OECD and ITF countries provide examples of several core policy tools that can be used to deliver more reliable networks in a cost-effective manner. The report makes significant progress in identifying appropriate methodology for incorporating reliability into policy and project evaluation, as well as exploring the pitfalls that need to be avoided.

Contents:

Conclusions

Foreword, Abstract

References

Informing – Mitigating the Impacts of Unreliability

Contributors to the Report

Incorporating Reliability into Cost-Benefit Analysis

Monitoring Reliability as a Policy Signal

Executive Summary

Setting the Scene

Key Messages

Pricing Networks to Optimise Reliability

Infrastructure Supply – Provision as a Policy Tool

Influencing Supply – Management as a Policy Tool.

Notes:

"Transport Research Centre."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-64032-1

9786612640322

92-821-0242-4