Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in Cities
Ticket prices are one of crucial factors of urban public transport services competitiveness. Ticket prices are expected not only to ensure appropriate revenue for the urban public transport organiser, by they are also an important instrument of cities' transport policy. The paper is aimed at co...
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| description | Ticket prices are one of crucial factors of urban public transport services competitiveness. Ticket prices are expected not only to ensure appropriate revenue for the urban public transport organiser, by they are also an important instrument of cities' transport policy. The paper is aimed at comparison of urban public transport prices in the largest Polish cities taking into consideration diversified purchasing power as well as the economic potential of city residents and also the competitiveness against the individual car transport. The presented and applied method for comparisons is recommended in particular to compare centres featuring high diversification of the economic potential and of the purchasing power of the population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a775b541eb80444993369a3e8a77235e2023-04-14T06:31:34ZengUniversity of ŽilinaCommunications1335-42052585-78782017-04-01192434910.26552/com.C.2017.2.43-49csl-201702-0008Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in CitiesGrzegorz Dydkowski0Anna Urbanek1Department of Transport, Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, PolandDepartment of Transport, Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, PolandTicket prices are one of crucial factors of urban public transport services competitiveness. Ticket prices are expected not only to ensure appropriate revenue for the urban public transport organiser, by they are also an important instrument of cities' transport policy. The paper is aimed at comparison of urban public transport prices in the largest Polish cities taking into consideration diversified purchasing power as well as the economic potential of city residents and also the competitiveness against the individual car transport. The presented and applied method for comparisons is recommended in particular to compare centres featuring high diversification of the economic potential and of the purchasing power of the population.https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-201702-0008_prices-as-an-element-of-comparative-studies-on-people-s-travels-in-cities.phpurban public transportpricesfarescomparative analysiscitiespricing policy |
| spellingShingle | Grzegorz Dydkowski Anna Urbanek Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in Cities Communications urban public transport prices fares comparative analysis cities pricing policy |
| title | Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in Cities |
| title_full | Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in Cities |
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| title_short | Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in Cities |
| title_sort | prices as an element of comparative studies on people s travels in cities |
| topic | urban public transport prices fares comparative analysis cities pricing policy |
| url | https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-201702-0008_prices-as-an-element-of-comparative-studies-on-people-s-travels-in-cities.php |
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