Author: Jane AlpersPublisher:
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Practical Measures to Increase Transit Advertising Revenues
Author: Jane AlpersTCRP Report 133
Author: Jane AlpersTransit Advertising Revenue
Author: Beverly R. SilverbergPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 9780309061216
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Offers information from selected North American and other transit agencies about the existing environment for advertising on transit property and describes agency experiences. It also explores innovative revenue-generating practices.
Transit Advertising Sales Agreements
Author: Bruce SchallerPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309070023
Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
This synthesis will be of interest to transit agency staff responsible for advertising sales in their agencies. They can use this report to learn from the experiences of other transit agencies and to compare their experiences with those of others. The report documents and summarizes transit agency experiences with advertising sales and synthesizes current practices for advertising sales, contracting, and display.
Local and Regional Funding Mechanisms for Public Transportation
Author: Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309117712
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
"TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 129: Local and Regional Funding Mechanisms for Public Transportation explores a series of transit funding mechanisms with a primary focus on traditional tax- and fee-based funding; and common business, activity, and related funding sources. The report includes an online regional funding database that provides an extensive list of funding sources that are in use or have the prospect of being used at the local and regional level to support public transportation. A user manual for the database is also available online"--Publisher's description.
The Transportation Experience
Author: William L. GarrisonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199395837
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Transportation Experience explores the historical evolution of transportation modes and technologies. The book traces how systems are innovated, planned and adapted, deployed and expanded, and reach maturity, where they may either be maintained in a polished obsolesce often propped up by subsidies, be displaced by competitors, or be reorganized and renewed. An array of examples supports the idea that modern policies are built from past experiences. William Garrison and David Levinson assert that the planning (and control) of nonlinear, unstable processes is today's central transportation problem, and that this is universal and true of all modes. Modes are similar, in that they all have a triad structure of network, vehicles, and operations; but this framework counters conventional wisdom. Most think of each mode as having a unique history and status, and each is regarded as the private playground of experts and agencies holding unique knowledge, operating in isolated silos. However, this book argues that while modes have an appearance of uniqueness, the same patterns repeat: systems policies, structures, and behaviors are a generic design on varying modal cloth. In the end, the illusion of uniqueness proves to be myopic. While it is true that knowledge has accumulated from past experiences, the heavy hand of these experiences places boundaries on current knowledge; especially on the ways professionals define problems and think about processes. The Transportation Experience provides perspective for the collections of models and techniques that are the essence of transportation science, and also expands the boundaries of current knowledge of the field.
Annual Report of Progress
Author: Transit Cooperative Research ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Synthesis of Transit Practice
Author: China's Urban Transport Development Strategy
Author: Stephen StaresPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821338414
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
World Bank Discussion Paper No. 352. Presents the proceedings of the China Urban Transport Symposium, held in Beijing, November 9-11, 1995, jointly sponsored by China's Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. The symposium addressed a wide range of topics, including motor vehicle pollution, urban transport management and planning, bicycles in cities, mass rapid transit, public transit reform, and the role of the private sector.
How to Increase Revenue for King County Metro Operations
Author: Brian MacikPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Like other transit agencies in the United States, King County Metro has faced a reduction in State funding and suffered revenue loses as a result of the recent economic recession. Metro faces an operating budget shortfall of approximately $75 million while at the same time experiencing near-record ridership. Recent revenue proposals have recognized this budget shortfall, but not Metro's current unmet service need and expected ridership growth that will further increase demand on bus service. This study set out to compare the various revenue options available to Metro and determine if there are better options than those currently proposed by the County. While there is an extensive body of literature listing potential revenue options for local governments, less attention has been given to the specific institutional environments faced by individual transit agencies and the realistic ability of them to implement a specific revenue option. Measures based on revenue growth, equity impact, and political feasibility were developed using the available literature to compare these revenue sources. This comparative analysis found that a statewide graduated income tax would offer the best potential for revenue growth and equity, followed by a countywide, percentage-based, property tax without the current State limits and restrictions. The next best option in terms of revenue growth potential and equity impacts is the currently proposed countywide motor vehicle emissions tax (MVET), albeit modified to direct more revenue to transit. It's unlikely that the State will pursue an income tax or make substantial changes to property tax law in the near future, but it's possible that an MVET could be approved to go to King County voters in the next year or two. Metro is not without options while they wait for potential State action. Metro could pursue facility leases, concession agreements, bus advertising/sponsorships, park and ride charges, and the sale of facility air rights. Each of these options alone would not generate sufficient revenue, but implemented in combination, they could potentially fill Metro's budget shortfall and enable service growth. In general, these findings suggest that transit agencies may have additional revenue options that they haven't considered. However, every transit agency will face a different institutional environment that will restrict its available options. It's important for an agency to recognize what steps can be taken in the near term to obtain additional revenue to prevent cuts to transit service and potentially grow service in the future.