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Apr 26, 2012
Cost Analysis of Public Transport in Shanghai
Authors: Zheng Wang [email protected], Chao Zhu [email protected], and Xiaofang Shan [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: ICTE 2011
Abstract
The public transport cost is one of the problems that both citizens and the government are most concerned about. On the basis of investigation and analysis of the public transportation system in Shanghai, this paper calculates the index of Shanghai public transport cost. The trip cost of private transport and public transport were compared, and public transport price elasticity of demand was studied in the paper. In the end, the strategy which can lower the cost of public transport was introduced. The result of the research can provide the basis of decision making for urban transportation sustainable development.
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ICTE 2011
Pages: 54 - 59
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Benefit cost ratios
- Buildings
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction industry
- Construction management
- Financial management
- Government
- High-rise buildings
- Infrastructure
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Private sector
- Public private partnership
- Public transportation
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Traffic engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Transportation management
- Transportation studies
- Travel patterns
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Associate Professor, College of Transport and Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, 1550 Pudong Avenue Shanghai, 201804, P. R. of China.E-mail: [email protected]
Ph.D. Candidate, School of Transportation Engineering, Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 4800 Cao'an Road, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. of China.E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management Tongji University, 1239 SipingRoad, Shanghai, P.R. China.E-mail: [email protected]
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