[sustran] Re: More on urban rail and transport problems in KL
Alan P Howes
alanhowes at usaksa.com
Wed Sep 29 04:23:09 JST 1999
On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:57:03 -0400 (EDT), Eric Bruun
<ebruun at rci.rutgers.edu> wrote:
> I would like to know your reasoning how you think the public is
>getting more value for money from the present system. Fares are not
>low by northern European standards, yet service is inferior to most
>northern European cities.
As I said, I am including the taxpayer in the equation.
>the UK
>somehow thinks subsidies are a sin.
Depends if they distort the market too much - which IMO has much merit
in deciding transport priorities.
> I think a distinction has to be made between planning and operating.
There's also policy-making, which is obviously a government
responsibility. IMO, given the right policy framework, and given that
all road users pay something approximating to true costs, network
planning is best done according to market principles.
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