Urban Rapid Transit System Development with Public-Private-Partnership Mechanism
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
Author(s)
Wu, Hao-Hua
Abstract
The urbanization of Taiwan along with its increasing motorization has given rise to numerous traffic problems. Therefore, meeting rising mobility needs has not only become a challenge but also an opportunity to look forward in establishing more sustainable means of transportation. Moreover, in order to successfully achieve improvements in various aspects of rapid transit system services, there is a need to establish new guidelines in creating a comprehensive transportation network supported by all forms of public transportation. It must abide by the spirit of Transit-Oriented-Development (TOD), the primary aim of which is to establish suitable rapid transit system (RTS) integrated with land use and urban development. The technology of the urban RTS has not been restricted to heavy rail-based Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) while it has evolved into a variety of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems in order to meet diversified urban topologies and development plans. Public-Private Partnership (PPP) has played an important role in RTS construction. It has also been recognized in the PPP framework that the public sector can utilize the private sector''s resources in delivering RTS while the private sector can operate RTS efficiently and provide services to maximize social welfare. This study examines the relationships between various Rapid Transit systems and Public-Private-Partnership approaches. Specifically, financial mechanisms of the PPP are emphasized. The “Dan-Hai Access Transportation System Project” is used as case study to verify the proposed evaluation framework in which combinations of various PPP approaches and RTS alternatives are examined.
Subjects
Urban Rapid Transit System
PPP
PFI
Alternatives Analysis
Type
thesis
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