Can European models of public transport governance help to save Australian cities?

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Title: Can European models of public transport governance help to save Australian cities?
Author(s): Stone, John
Abstract: The paper compares public transport performance in Melbourne and Sydney with that in four cities from German-speaking Europe. This is followed by a discussion of the political and institutional factors that have contributed to this variation. In the European examples, these factors range from broad-scale issues like the re-structuring of large state monopolies such as German National Railways (Deutsche Bahn) to local processes for timetable planning employed by individual Verkehrsverbünde.
Publication type: Conference paper
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. The Swinburne Institute for Social Research
Source: Proceedings of the 5th State of Australian Cities Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 November - 02 December 2011
Publication year: 2011
Keyword(s): Australia; Cities; Europe; Germany; Governance; Government; Institutions; Melbourne; Planning; Politics; Public transport; Public transport networks; Sydney
Publisher: Australian Sustainable Cities and Regions Network
ISBN: 9780646568058, 0646568051
Publisher URL: http://soac2011.com.au/full-papers-list.php
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