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Author :Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780104006269 Total Pages :194 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (62 download)
Book Synopsis Liberalising Rail Freight Movement in the EU by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee
Download or read book Liberalising Rail Freight Movement in the EU written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a decline in traditional rail freight markets (especially coal and steel), and loss of market share to other modes, the overall growth in freight in recent years has allowed rail freight to maintain its volume. The Commission has introduced three packages of directives to stimulate further growth in this market (the first should have been implemented in the 15 member states, the second is to be implemented by 2005, and the third is yet to be adopted). This report reviews the background to the packages, and offers a provisional analysis of their effect so far. The quality of service offered to customers of rail freight movement in Europe falls seriously short of standards required in a competitive environment. Liberalisation of the UK market since 1994 has, however, resulted in better performance and a growing market share for rail freight. The Committee has reservations about some parts of the third package of directives, particularly the proposal to require all train drivers to hold an international rail driving licence, and the proposal for compulsory compensation to rail freight customers for poor quality service. The report also examines problems with the Channel Tunnel, the only direct rail link between the UK and mainland Europe.
Author :European Conference of Ministers of Transport Publisher :OECD Publishing ISBN 13 :9282113213 Total Pages :119 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (821 download)
Book Synopsis ECMT Round Tables European Integration of Rail Freight Transport by : European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Download or read book ECMT Round Tables European Integration of Rail Freight Transport written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-09 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Round Table looks at how the European railway landscape is being reshaped. In doing so, it presents lessons which stand to benefit transport policy throughout Europe.
Book Synopsis Shared mobility and MaaS by : Yves Crozet
Download or read book Shared mobility and MaaS written by Yves Crozet and published by Centre on Regulation in Europe asbl (CERRE). This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This CERRE report finds that to effectively reduce congestion and pollution in cities, policies should focus primarily on the rarest resource: space. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) also has a role to play in the transition towards truly sustainable mobility. But this is provided regulation guarantees that new mobility models complement and not substitute for public transport. European cities have been trying to enhance their mobility and transport systems, while reducing congestion, pollution, CO2 emissions, noise and accidents. Local transport policies across countries strive to encourage car drivers to switch to public transport, but with limited success. The authors of the report find that the lack of success of policies to encourage the switch to public transport is often due to the alleged trouble of using other transportation modes compared to the convenience of private cars. “If cities are to effectively reduce congestion and pollution, regulation of access to cities must change dramatically. Until now, the constraints on the use of cars have largely remained low”, explain the authors. “An approach promising individual time savings will not benefit the collective interest. To be efficient, policies should focus primarily on the rarest resource for the community: space. Transport authorities must intervene on the uses of roads, sidewalks and pedestrian zones. It is up to them to define the balance between the different uses of roads”. In addition, public authorities should significantly develop public transport systems that constitute a genuine, practical, fast, reliable, and affordable alternative. The lack of public transport in areas of disperse and low demand due to financial reasons also remains a critical issue to be addressed. The CERRE report also finds that new mobility services (such as shared cars or free-floating e-scooters) provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the disutility users would face from simply switching from the private car to public or active transport. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) enables users to change their routines, discover the variety of mobility services available and to combine former and new mobility services. Shared mobility providers may complement public transport, especially by supplying first and last mile solutions, and by serving areas where public transport is not financially viable. However, unless ridesharing replaces solo trips by car at a large scale, the impacts on congestion, pollution and CO2 emissions are likely to be neutral at best. Urban mobility public authorities cannot neglect the opportunities brought by new mobility services. Public authorities have to be more ambitious. They have to enlarge their spectrum of mobility services that will, in a financially sustainable way, ease user life and foster alternatives to solo car use. But to effectively deal with new mobility services authorities must develop new skills in the data and platforms areas. Platforms, information services and ticketing are crucial to increase the number of users of urban mobility services. Although digitalisation cannot be considered a magic wand, it plays a critical role in achieving this transition to new mobility services. For MaaS to develop, Mobility data must be gathered under the umbrella of Metropolitan Transport Authorities, who are the only trusted party able to do so. “Policies for the use of roads should discourage the use of individual cars and incentivise ride sharing. As long as individual cars can move freely and on the same roads and use services in the same conditions as shared vehicles, it is unlikely that MaaS and shared mobility will be successful. In addition, public authorities need to modernise and grasps the opportunities that digitisation and data offer for the transition to a truly sustainable mobility”, conclude the authors.
Author :European Conference of Ministers of Transport Publisher :OECD Publishing ISBN 13 :928211273X Total Pages :134 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (821 download)
Book Synopsis Railway Reform Regulation of Freight Transport Markets by : European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Download or read book Railway Reform Regulation of Freight Transport Markets written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the form regulation should take in rail freight markets to promote efficiency in railways and the wider economy.
Book Synopsis Rail Economics, Policy and Regulation in Europe by : Matthias Finger
Download or read book Rail Economics, Policy and Regulation in Europe written by Matthias Finger and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European railway sector has undergone profound and predominantly institutional changes over the past 20 years, due to the initiatives of the European Commission. This book constitutes a first systematic assessment and account of the recent transformations of the industry along a series of critical yet contentious issues such as competition, unbundling, regulation, access charging, standards and interoperability, and public–private partnerships. It also covers the main railways sectors including passenger transport, high speed and freight.
Book Synopsis Railway Reform by : European Conference of Ministers of Transport Staff
Download or read book Railway Reform written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport Staff and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the form regulation should take in rail freight markets to promote efficiency in railways and the wider economy. It analyses issues of monopoly, scale economies, competition, mergers, ownership and the structure of the rail industry. Experience in North America, Australia, Japan, the European Union and countries from eastern and western Europe is reviewed. The need for regulation differs by market and, together with political constraints, this means that regulatory models can not be transferred wholesale from one continent to another. However, each region provides importa.
Author :European Conference of Ministers of Transport Publisher :OECD Publishing ISBN 13 :9282103528 Total Pages :130 pages Book Rating :4.2/5 (821 download)
Book Synopsis Railway Reform and Charges for the Use of Infrastructure by : European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Download or read book Railway Reform and Charges for the Use of Infrastructure written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how barriers to growth in rail freight transport across Europe can be overcome. It recommends a simple set of charges that create incentives for management and planning of train operations across national borders.
Book Synopsis The Reform of Network Industries by : Massimo Florio
Download or read book The Reform of Network Industries written by Massimo Florio and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Network industries such as electricity, gas, rail, local public transport, telecommunications and postal services are recognised by the EU as crucial for fostering European social and territorial cohesion. Providing an overview of key policy reforms in these industries and an empirical evaluation, this thought-provoking book offers a critical perspective on the functioning of the networks that provide vital services to EU citizens.
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Book Synopsis Markets, States, and Public Policy by : Nikolaos Zahariadis
Download or read book Markets, States, and Public Policy written by Nikolaos Zahariadis and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A theoretical and empirical examination of the move towards privatization
Book Synopsis Regulating Transport in Europe by : Matthias Finger
Download or read book Regulating Transport in Europe written by Matthias Finger and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book concerns the regulation of transport within a European context, covering air, inland waterways, rail, road passenger and freight, urban public transport, and short sea shipping. All these sectors have experienced substantial changes over the
Book Synopsis The Liberalization of Transportation Services in the EU and Turkey by : Sübidey Togan
Download or read book The Liberalization of Transportation Services in the EU and Turkey written by Sübidey Togan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport costs have been, and still are, an important component of trade costs, which are one the major determinants of the volume of trade, and thus of gross domestic product (GDP) and GDP growth. Studies show that two of the main determinants of transport costs are regulatory frameworks in transport sectors and transport infrastructure. The productivity and competitiveness of goods and services firms depends largely on access to low-cost and high-quality transport services, and those services have a powerful influence on economic growth. Countries commit themselves to increasing the efficiency of transport services, which can largely be achieved through increased competition and hence through liberalization of transport sectors. Since barriers to trade in transport services are typically regulatory in nature, this book provides a thorough discussion of international, regional, and country specific rules and regulations in those sectors. Concentrating on the EU, and Turkey in particular, it considers rules and regulations in transport sectors. It shows that economic liberalization pursued unilaterally, multilaterally, or regionally has beneficial effects for Turkey, and that the benefits from such liberalization are substantial. Furthermore, the volume shows that transport infrastructure is an important determinant of exports, and hence GDP and GDP growth.
Book Synopsis Handbook on Railway Regulation by : Matthias Finger
Download or read book Handbook on Railway Regulation written by Matthias Finger and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a global approach, this insightful Handbook brings together leading researchers to provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in railway regulation with a particular focus on countries that rely heavily on railways for transportation links. The Handbook also considers the most pressing issues for those working in and with railway systems, and outlines future trends in the development of rail globally.
Book Synopsis Dominant Rail Undertakings Under European Competition Policy by : Oliver Stehmann
Download or read book Dominant Rail Undertakings Under European Competition Policy written by Oliver Stehmann and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last 30 years, railway transport has been in steep decline within the Community. It is argued that such a decline is not inevitable, but it is partly due to regulatory distortions that favour other transport modes. As a result of the delay in liberalisation, railways lose out in comparison to air and road transport where market opening triggered a restructuring process of the industry much earlier. An important step towards more competition has been taken with a new 'railway package', which liberalises rail freight transport from 2003 on. This article gives an overview of recent developments in the sector, including the status quo of liberalisation and the recently adopted legislation. Taking into account recent jurisprudence, it then analyses competition policy issues with a focus on obligations that arise for dominant railway companies under Article 82 EC. The article lastly discusses what structural changes are required to deal with structural obstacles to a competitive European railway market. It is argued that a complete separation of infrastructure operation and transport services would be the solution most compatible with the railway directives and Article 86 EC.
Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee Publisher :The Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780104008218 Total Pages :94 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (82 download)
Book Synopsis European Union Committee Annual Report 2005 by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
Download or read book European Union Committee Annual Report 2005 written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-02-27 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year the Government deposits 1200 European policy documents for scrutiny, some of which are cleared straight away, whilst others are reserved for further scrutiny. These are normally considered by one of seven policy-based sub-committees and this report summarises the work undertaken by the Committee through its sub-committees. also reports on UK's Presidency of the EU and looks ahead to likely developments in 2006.
Book Synopsis EU Railway Policy-Making by : H. Dyrhauge
Download or read book EU Railway Policy-Making written by H. Dyrhauge and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through policy and intervention national governments in Europe have long held an active interest in railways, an interest that has transferred to the supranational level via the EU commission. This book explores why the EU Commission has been so slow in creating an EU railway policy, pointing the finger at strong resistance by national governments
Book Synopsis Revitalising Europe's Railways by : European Commission. Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Download or read book Revitalising Europe's Railways written by European Commission. Directorate-General for Energy and Transport and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brochure outlines the Commission's proposals for an integrated railway area and its potential benefits to customers and the European citizen generally.
