The great impact of the subway

Authors

  • Louis De Grange Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial de la Universidad Diego Portales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612010000100007

Keywords:

transportation models, mobility, urban planning, urban transportation, metropolitan areas

Abstract

Large cities around the world that have successfully addressed their public transport problems have made it mainly through the following two public policies: a significant expansion of the Metro or urban train networks, and a tight regulation of the use of automobiles. Empirical evidence worldwide shows that the expansion of the Metro network produces a much more effective reduction in the use of private transport than alternative policies as for instance subsidizing the tariff of public transport. Besides, the existence of an important Metro or urban train network enlarges the effectiveness of other regulatory policies to the use of automobile, as road pricing and specific taxes, since the users of automobiles see in Metro a reasonable alternative of transport, which is not the case for buses.

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Published

2010-04-02

How to Cite

De Grange, L. (2010). The great impact of the subway. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 36(107). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612010000100007

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Section

Tribune