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PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
CHEAP AND CHEERFUL
source: www.uitp.com/Events/
madrid/mediaroom/Backgrounders/
Economics_of_Transport.htm
www.uitp.com
Ticket to the future- 3 stos to sustainable mobility, 2003,
www.uitp.com/Project/pics/
susdev/BrochureUK.pdf
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Public transport is much more economical in general for individuals
- comparative studies in Europe show that the annual cost of a car is between €6,000 and €9,000 per year, based on an average mileage of 15,000 km for a petrol model and 25,000 km for a diesel model. In real terms this means that a car costs between €500 and €660 per month;
- the high use of public transport in Montreal (Canada) means that families there spend 24% less on transportation each year than families elsewhere in Quebec. This translates into an average saving of CAN$1,250.
Public transport carries more people in fewer vehicles using less fuel, so it cuts both congestion and pollution…
- for heavy traffic demand, metro and suburban rail compare with no other mode in terms of capacity, carrying over 50,000 passengers on one line/hour;
- light rail systems are also extremely efficient: for example in Manila, the Philippines, one 15 km line carries 400,000 passengers per day. A 30 km line in Istanbul, Turkey, carries 300,000 people per day. If funds for investment in infrastructure are scare, rapid, regular trolley bus systems on dedicated road space provide an effective solution with a capacity of up to 200,000 passengers per day/per direction.
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