[sustran] Re: Jakarta busway opens new corridors

[Paul Barter]

My message yesterday got reposted at the NewMobilityCafe list and Dinesh
Mohan responded there. Here is his response. Paul
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Message: 4         
   Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:19:22 +0530
   From: "Dinesh Mohan" <dmohan at cbme.iitd.ernet.in>
Subject: RE: Jakarta busway opens new corridors

It is not possible to have a flat fare in a city like Delhi, as almost
60% of bus users buy the lowest priced ticket in buses (Rs. 2 = Euro
0.04) both in private and government buses. The lowest ticket o the new
3 line Metro is Rs. 6 and it is running at about 10-15% projected
capacity. The high fare is a partial reason for low use. What however is
necessary is provision for monthly/season/annual tickets and arrangement
for one ticket for one multi-leg journey.

Dinesh Mohan

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: NewMobilityCafe at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:NewMobilityCafe at yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Paul.Barter at mailagent.iitd.ac.in
  Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 4:17 PM
  To: NewMobilityCafe at yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [NewMobilityCafe] Jakarta busway opens new corridors


  On Behalf Of Paul Barter
  Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:59 AM
  To: Asia and the Pacific sustainable transport


  Before I focus on a problem, first I want to say how impressed I am
with Jakarta's progress on BRT, despite huge obstacles. This is not
Bogota by a long shot but this is encouraging news nevertheless.

  Anyway, something caught my eye in the coverage of the new BRT
corridors in Jakarta (which John Ernst posted on 19 Jan)
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