Research Projects
THEME 3: Finance and resource allocation in urban transport.
3A. The Pattern of Production in Cities and Its Implications for Transport Funding
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Perth Modal Interchange |
Chief Investigators
Kevin O'Connor and Sun Sheng Han
Project description
This project will explore ways in which the cost of providing transport services (particularly public transport) within a metropolitan area can be linked to a city's productive activity so that income can be raised to meet the cost of operation of services. The heritage of this idea lies in a wide range of work showing how land value is associated with transport investment, and that re-development projects associated with transport locations can meet some of the capital cost of construction. The new edge honed here is that the income flow from the spatial distribution of activity could be an annual one, and it could be proportional to the quality, frequency and scale of the transport service.
Timeline
2006-2010
Publications for Download
| 1. | The pattern of production in cities and its implications for transport funding (925kb pdf) | Kevin O'Connor and Sun Sheng Han |