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Book Synopsis Improving public transport in England through light rail by : Stationery Office Staff
Download or read book Improving public transport in England through light rail written by Stationery Office Staff and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the Government's funding of the construction of light rail transport systems in England; seven new systems have been built since 1980, at a cost of £2.3 billion (of which more than £1 billion has been contributed by the Department of Transport). The report's findings include that light rail systems, such as Croydon Tramlink and Manchester Metrolink, have improved the level of passenger quality and choice of public transport, delivering fast, frequent and reliable services and providing a comfortable and safe journey. Departmental expenditure has been kept within budget in five of the six schemes examined. However, there has been an incomplete evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of achievements delivered, particularly regarding the impact of these schemes on the local economy or their integration with other forms of public transport, such as buses. As a result, the Department lacks the level of information it should have for full consideration of future schemes. Contrasts are made with systems in France and Germany, where passenger numbers are much higher, systems are better connected to services, such as hospitals, and better integrated with other public transport, and systems are heavily subsidised by local transport authorities. In France, local authorities also have access to local taxes specifically for transport projects such as light rail schemes. The report identifies several areas for improvement in order to realise potential benefits of light rail systems in England, including removing the financial barriers faced by local authorities to develop schemes, and adopting procurement methods to maximise long term financial viability.
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Download or read book Improving Public Transport in England Through Light Rail written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts Publisher : ISBN 13 :9780215023766 Total Pages :32 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (237 download)
Book Synopsis Improving Public Transport in England Through Light Rail by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
Download or read book Improving Public Transport in England Through Light Rail written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by . This book was released on 2005-04-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks at the Department for Transports approach to light rail systems, the delivery of expected benefits and the cost. So far seven systems have been built since 1980 that have cost the Department £1.2 billion. They have improved public transport but have failed to deliver all of the anticipated benefits, in part because of lack of integration. The Government envisaged that 25 new lines could be built by 2010, however it has left local authorities to determine whether light rail is appropriate in their areas and the Department has not prioritised in value for money terms which schemes should be allocated funds. The weaknesses in the current approach mean that planning and approval take too long; there is a lack of standardisation; diverting utilities pushes up costs; some ultra lightweight technologies fall below the cost threshold for support and there has been too little attention paid to the financial viability of some schemes.
Book Synopsis Improving Public Transport in England Through Light Rail Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General HC 518 Session 2003-2004: 23 April 2004 by :
Download or read book Improving Public Transport in England Through Light Rail Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General HC 518 Session 2003-2004: 23 April 2004 written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Maintaining and Improving Britain's Railway Stations by : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Download or read book Maintaining and Improving Britain's Railway Stations written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-07-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Network Rail owns most of Britain's 2507 stations and is responsible for their structural repair and renewal. It also operates and manages 17 large stations, known as managed stations. It leases the remainder, known as franchised stations, to 22 Train Operating Companies (TOCs) responsible for station maintenance, cleaning and operations. The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) sets minimum standards, including facilities and services required at franchised stations, monitors TOCs' compliance with requirements and helps fund stations' operation and improvement. In this report, NAO examines whether passengers are satisfied with station facilities and services and whether station requirements are being met, the barriers to station improvement and what is being done to overcome them. There has been a little improvement in passengers' satisfaction over recent years. National Passenger Survey data show that satisfaction increased from 59 per cent to 63 per cent between 1999 and 2005, but the greatest levels of dissatisfaction are with the more than 2000 small and medium-sized stations which are unstaffed, or staffed for only part of the day, and which have few facilities. But there is a gap between rising passenger expectations on the one hand, and value for money and what the government and the industry can afford to spend on the other. Funding constraints constitute the biggest barrier to further improvement. Having originally envisaged spending £225 million on new facilities at 980 stations in its Modern Facilities at Stations programme, the SRA shrank the programme to £25 million and 68 stations to match the amount of money the Department for Transport made available.
Book Synopsis Through the Cities by : Michael Barry
Download or read book Through the Cities written by Michael Barry and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215025739 Total Pages :284 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (257 download)
Book Synopsis Integrated Transport by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Download or read book Integrated Transport written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated Transport : The future of light rail and modern trams in the United Kingdom, tenth report of session 2004-05, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence
Book Synopsis Light Rail Transit Systems by : Rob van der Bijl
Download or read book Light Rail Transit Systems written by Rob van der Bijl and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light Rail Transit Systems: 61 Lessons in Sustainable Urban Development shows how to design and operate light rail to maximize its social benefits. Readers will learn how to understand the value of light rail and tactics on its effective integration into communities. It uses strong supporting evidence and theory drawn from the author's team and their extensive experience in developing new light rail systems. The book uses numerous case studies to demonstrate how key concepts can bridge the geographic limitations inherent in many transit-related discussions. In addition, users will learn how to develop important relationships with local decision-makers and communities. - Presents applied research by experienced practitioners and academic researchers - Draws on more than 50 cases from Europe, the Middle East, the UK and US - Incorporates five themes on why it's important to invest in light rail, including effective mobility, and for an efficient city, economy, environment and equity - Includes a checklist for planning public transport projects
Book Synopsis Light Rail Developers' Handbook by : Lewis Lesley
Download or read book Light Rail Developers' Handbook written by Lewis Lesley and published by J. Ross Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book is for anyone interested in how to justify and build light rail systems in the age of limited resources and green technologies. The historical introduction addresses how many of the problems faced by light rail promoters and planners are not new and how existing solutions can be used to save time and money. The planning chapter explains the process of route identification on the basis of travel patterns and maximizing modal switch. The engineering chapter shows the costs of infrastructure, equipping and commissioning a new light rail system. The economic evaluation chapter shows promoters how each line can be assessed for viability, comparing the capital cost of construction with expected revenue, including sensitivity to different fares, market conditions, and operating costs. In conclusion, the book reviews how to keep a light rail system attractive to riders and investors after opening.Key Features: --Presents solutions to problems faced by light rail developers and planners saving both time and costs --Discusses the process of route identification on the basis of travel patterns and maximizing modal switches --Details the cost structure of equipping and commissioning a new light rail system --Explains how each rail line can be assessed for viability, comparing capital costs of construction with expected revenue (including sensitivity to different fares and market conditions) and operating costs
Book Synopsis Private Sector Participation in Light Rail-Light Metro Transit Initiatives by : Cledan Mandri-Perrott
Download or read book Private Sector Participation in Light Rail-Light Metro Transit Initiatives written by Cledan Mandri-Perrott and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to help governments and public authorities to establish effective light rail-light metro transit (LRMT) systems, and focuses on use of Public Private Participation (PPP) arrangements. Rather than identify a single approach, we present options and discuss practical issues related to preparing and implementing new LRMT PPP schemes. The approach is focused on providing information that can be used to make informed decisions, adapted to local policy and objectives. The material presented is intended as a practical guide to developing LRMT PPPs in both developed and developing countries. This work endeavors to provide answers to readers questions regarding how to successfully incorporate private sector participation in LRMT with a lesser emphasis on why LRMT and the private sector may be beneficial. The primary focus of this text is guiding the reader from design through to project implementation. It starts from the premise that underlying transport policy decisions will have already been made and that LRMT has already been identified as the appropriate transport solution. We have included some limited discussion of policy and technical issues where these directly impact the LRMT PPP approach. The approach is presented in nine sections, and in preparing it the author drew on current international LRMT PPP experience, through a series of interviews and case studies. The sections covered are: 1. Urban Transport and Light Rail/Light Metro Transit (LRMT) 2. Selected Technical Aspects 3. Incorporating Private Sector Participation in LRMT Initiatives 4. Understanding and Allocating Risk 5. Specifications, Oversight and Performance Management 6. Funding and finance 7. Developing a PPP Agreement 8. Procurement 9. Conclusions and Recommendations
Book Synopsis Private Sector Participation in Light Rail-Light Metro Transit Initiatives by : Cledan Mandri-Perrott
Download or read book Private Sector Participation in Light Rail-Light Metro Transit Initiatives written by Cledan Mandri-Perrott and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to help governments and public authorities to establish effective light rail-light metro transit (LRMT) systems, and focuses on use of Public Private Participation (PPP) arrangements. Rather than identify a single approach, we present options and discuss practical issues related to preparing and implementing new LRMT PPP schemes. The approach is focused on providing information that can be used to make informed decisions, adapted to local policy and objectives. The material presented is intended as a practical guide to developing LRMT PPPs in both developed and developing countries. This work endeavors to provide answers to readers questions regarding how to successfully incorporate private sector participation in LRMT with a lesser emphasis on why LRMT and the private sector may be beneficial. The primary focus of this text is guiding the reader from design through to project implementation. It starts from the premise that underlying transport policy decisions will have already been made and that LRMT has already been identified as the appropriate transport solution. We have included some limited discussion of policy and technical issues where these directly impact the LRMT PPP approach. The approach is presented in nine sections, and in preparing it the author drew on current international LRMT PPP experience, through a series of interviews and case studies. The sections covered are: 1. Urban Transport and Light Rail/Light Metro Transit (LRMT) 2. Selected Technical Aspects 3. Incorporating Private Sector Participation in LRMT Initiatives 4. Understanding and Allocating Risk 5. Specifications, Oversight and Performance Management 6. Funding and finance 7. Developing a PPP Agreement 8. Procurement 9. Conclusions and Recommendations
Book Synopsis Managing Risks to Improve Public Services by : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Download or read book Managing Risks to Improve Public Services written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years a great deal of effort has been put into improving risk management in departments and in 2002 this was given further impetus when a two year risk programme was launched by the Prime Minister. This report looks at the progress made since the previous NAO report in 2000 (HC 864 1999-2000, ISBN 0105569488). It is based on a survey of the 20 main Whitehall departments, focus groups of 27 departmental risk managers, comparisons with the private sector, academic research and five case studies. The general conclusion is that significant improvement has been made but more needs to be done to make effective risk management a central part of general management processes. The ability to take risks and innovate, keep projects on track and handle complex service delivery needs to be further developed.
Book Synopsis The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures by : Tom Rye
Download or read book The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures written by Tom Rye and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congestion and traffic-related pollution are increasingly becoming major issues in towns and cities world-wide. This book deals with carefully selected market and non-market based measures to reduce congestion, and their implementation and effectiveness in tackling the problem. The book features a multi-authored research-based text comprising 12 individual chapters that draw upon relevant case studies. The authors were specifically chosen for their global expertise in terms of the respective Demand Management Tools. Drawing on international case studies, the book details the role played internationally by selected Transport Demand Management (TDM) measures in dealing with both congestion and traffic-related pollution in urban areas, focusing on their relative merits and in particular their effectiveness and the issues surrounding implementation.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215025135 Total Pages :52 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (251 download)
Book Synopsis Tackling Congestion by Making Better Use of England's Motorways and Trunk Roads by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Download or read book Tackling Congestion by Making Better Use of England's Motorways and Trunk Roads written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-06-28 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Road congestion is estimated to cost industry and commerce £3 billion a year, with around 7% of the motorway and trunk road network suffering heavy congestion at peak times. Although the Government has set a target to stabilise congestion at 2000 levels by 2010, it has acknowledged that this will not be achieved. This report, which follows-on from a report by the NAO (HC 15 2004-05, ISBN 010293150X), looks at how the Highways Agency is tackling the problem. It concludes that the Agency has been too risk averse in testing and using measures adopted abroad and that they have failed to give motorists the information they need to make choices before and during their journeys.
Download or read book Public Transport written by Peter White and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter White reviews current practices in urban, rural and long-distance travel by road, rail and air. The review covers the legal and organisational structure in Britain but is also applicable to many other countries.
Book Synopsis Estimating and monitoring the costs of building roads in England by : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Download or read book Estimating and monitoring the costs of building roads in England written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This NAO report examines how the costs of building and improving roads are estimated and monitored from early forecasts through to the final cost of schemes. The Department for Transport has approved expenditure of over £11 billion between 1998 and 2021 for the development of new and existing trunk roads and motorways by the Highways Agency, and just under £1.7 billion on major road schemes proposed and developed by local authorities in five year Local Transport Plans. The report finds that robust estimating is a key factor in delivering value for money from road schemes but represents a difficult and challenging task given the timescale of major road projects and the number of potential variables, some of which are outside of the direct control of the Agency and local authorities, such as the outcomes of public inquiries and construction inflation. It recognises the work being undertaken to improve the Agency's estimating processes, and the Department's review of proposals put forward by local authorities. However, there is scope for further improvements, for example to improve the evaluation of completed schemes and examine costs against budget and the scheme's progress against timetable so that they have better information to prepare estimates, and improving how the Department and the Agency work together by better sharing of lessons learned with each other and local authorities.
Book Synopsis Public Accounts Committee: Improving Public Transport in England Through Light Rail. Minutes of Evidence 10 November 2004. (Vote). by :
Download or read book Public Accounts Committee: Improving Public Transport in England Through Light Rail. Minutes of Evidence 10 November 2004. (Vote). written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
