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100 1 $aWinston, Clifford,$d1952-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85374135
245 10 $aAlternate route :$btoward efficient urban transportation /$cClifford Winston and Chad Shirley.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$c[1998], ©1998.
300 $aix, 126 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction and Overview --$g2.$tThe Urban Transit Operating and Institutional Environment --$g3.$tTravelers' Preferences for Urban Transportation --$g4.$tThe Economic Effects of Net-Benefit Maximization --$g5.$tSources of Inefficiencies --$g6.$tAn Alternative Route: Privatization --$g7.$tConclusion --$gApp. A.$tAverage Automobile Speeds --$gApp. B.$tMeans for Modal Attributes, by Commuting Distance --$gApp. C.$tParameter Estimates of Rail Attribute Equations --$gApp. D.$tSources of the Welfare Loss from Transit, Based on Generalized Least Squares Estimation.
520 $aThis book develops an alternative solution to urban transportation dilemmas that is based on economic analysis while remaining realistic about political constraints on policy-makers. The authors estimate that efficient pricing and service policies could save more than $10 billion in annual net benefits over current practices, but argue that powerful, entrenched political and institutional forces will continue to thwart efficient economic solutions to improve urban transportation.
520 8 $aThey believe, however, that some form of privatization would likely improve social welfare more than an efficient public sector system. Facing fewer operating restrictions, greater economic incentives, and stronger competitive pressures, private suppliers could significantly improve the efficiency of urban operations and offer services that are more responsive to the needs of all travelers.
650 0 $aUrban transportation policy$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113135
650 0 $aUrban transportation$zUnited States$xPlanning.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010117559
650 0 $aUrban transportation$zUnited States$xCost effectiveness.
650 0 $aTraffic congestion$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010116827
700 1 $aShirley, Chad.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98056122
852 00 $boff,war$hHE308$i.W56 1998