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Barriers to private-sector participation in public transportation. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5423064

Chapter One considers the full range of public-transportation services the private sector could provide looking at current U.S. examples. Chapter Two describes the Federal, state, and local barriers currently limiting private-sector provision of these services. Chapter Three summarizes the unique contribution of this study: an analysis of three New York counties utilizing private operators to provide varying percentages of public transportation under different institutional structures. The full case studies of the three New York counties - Onondaga (Syracuse), Suffolk (eastern Long Island), and Westchester (New York City suburb) - are presented in Appendices A-C. Appendices D and E exemplify purchase of service contracts currently in New York.

Research Organization:
New York State Dept. of Transportation, Albany (USA)
OSTI ID:
5423064
Report Number(s):
PB-88-170774/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English