Publication:
Affordability of Public Transport in Developing Countries

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorDick, Malise
dc.contributor.authorCarruthers, Robin
dc.contributor.authorSaurkar, Anuja
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-26T18:04:36Z
dc.date.available2014-03-26T18:04:36Z
dc.date.issued2005-01
dc.description.abstractThe analysis reported here was prompted by a realization that there was little reliable and consistent information on what proportion of household income is spent on urban public transport. The information available uses inconsistent definitions of what costs are included and how income is measured, making comparisons between cities difficult. The authors report here on about a dozen studies that have addressed the issue of affordability. Though different measures are used in different countries, making it difficult to compare the results between cities, from the studies in South America, South Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, East Asia and Australasia summarized here, the authors make clear that the affordability of urban transport is considered an issue of importance throughout the developing world. There is also evidence that the high cost of urban transport is having a negative impact on the lives of the urban poor - either through restricting their access to jobs that are within feasible walking or cycling distance, by consuming an unsustainable proportion of their income, or by dramatically curtailing the number of journeys that they make. The problem is possibly most grave in Africa, the continent for which there is the least documentation. To address the need for easily available and comprehensive comparative information on affordability of public transport fares, the authors developed an Affordability Index to be used as a first indication of the affordability of fares in a particular city. The second half of this report describes the construction of this Affordability Index and then describes the results from applying this Index to 27 cities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6364342/affordability-public-transport-developing-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17408
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17408
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTransport Papers series;no. TP-3
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO JOBS
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY INDEX
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY INDEX
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY OF FARES
dc.subjectAIR CONDITIONED BUSES
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAVERAGE BUS FARE
dc.subjectAVERAGE DAILY EXPENDITURE ON BUS TRAVEL
dc.subjectAVERAGE EXPENDITURE ON TRAVEL
dc.subjectAVERAGE FARES
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUS INDUSTRY
dc.subjectBUS OPERATIONS
dc.subjectBUS PASS SCHEMES
dc.subjectBUS PASSENGERS
dc.subjectBUS SERVICES
dc.subjectBUS STATIONS
dc.subjectBUS STOP
dc.subjectBUS SYSTEMS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCAR OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCITY SIZE
dc.subjectCOMMUTING
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONGESTION PRICING
dc.subjectCOST PER TRIP
dc.subjectCYCLE TRIPS
dc.subjectCYCLING
dc.subjectDAILY RETURN TRIP ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectDRIVING STYLE
dc.subjectEAST EUROPEAN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE ON TRAVEL
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARE EVASION
dc.subjectFARE LEVELS
dc.subjectFARE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectFARE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFIXED FARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectFREIGHT RAILWAYS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectHIGH WALKING PERCENTAGE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MOBILITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD TRAVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectJOURNEY LENGTH
dc.subjectJOURNEY TO WORK
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLAND SPECULATION
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLONG DISTANCES
dc.subjectLOW FARES
dc.subjectLOW INCOME PASSENGERS
dc.subjectLOW INCOMES
dc.subjectLOW MOBILITY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME POPULATIONS
dc.subjectLOWER INCOME GROUP
dc.subjectMASS MOBILITY
dc.subjectMINIBUSES
dc.subjectMODAL SHARE
dc.subjectMODES OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMOTOR CYCLE
dc.subjectMOTOR TAXI
dc.subjectMOTORWAYS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNOT MUCH MORE
dc.subjectPASSENGER SUBSIDY
dc.subjectPASSENGERS MILLION
dc.subjectPERIPHERAL AREA
dc.subjectPERSONAL SECURITY ON BUSES
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL PASSES
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL PASSES BETWEEN INCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT IN CITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT PRICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT TRAVEL
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectROAD SPACE
dc.subjectROAD USE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSHARING
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectSTRUCTURES
dc.subjectTOTAL TRIPS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC ARTERY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES
dc.subjectTRAINS
dc.subjectTRANSIT FARES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRAVEL TO WORK
dc.subjectTRIP DISTANCE
dc.subjectTRIPS BY PUBLIC
dc.subjectTRIPS PER MONTH
dc.subjectTUNNELS
dc.subjectUNDERGROUND RAILWAY
dc.subjectURBAN BUS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN PASSENGER
dc.subjectURBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN PLANNERS
dc.subjectURBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SECTOR REVIEW
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGY
dc.subjectURBAN TRAVEL
dc.subjectVEHICLE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectVIADUCTS
dc.subjectWALK TRIPS
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWALKING DISTANCE
dc.subjectWORK PATTERNS
dc.subjectWORK TRAVEL
dc.subjectWORK TRIP
dc.subjectWORK TRIPS
dc.subjectWORKING POOR
dc.titleAffordability of Public Transport in Developing Countriesen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2005-10-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:27:10.085086Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6364342/affordability-public-transport-developing-countries
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.guid230991468153275100
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20051024113939
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6364342
okr.identifier.report33900
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/10/24/000160016_20051024113939/Rendered/PDF/33900a10TP131affordability1final.pdfen
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicRoads and Highways
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicUrban Transport
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitTransport Unit (TWITR)
okr.volume1 of 1
relation.isAuthorOfPublication6d8af49b-3f51-571f-8cbe-079bd05e7ded
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery6d8af49b-3f51-571f-8cbe-079bd05e7ded
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
33900a10TP131affordability1final.pdf
Size:
305.01 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
33900a10TP131affordability1final.txt
Size:
107.46 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Transport Papers