Private sector's role in public transportation in New York City: regulation and contracting. Technical report, September 1986-March 1987

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5763799

Sparrow, R; Eichenthal, D

This report examines the role of the privately owned and operated component of New York City's public-transportation system, including buses, vans, and taxis. Particular attention is given to the nature, rationale, and impact of governmental regulation of private carriers. Additionally, the report explores the potential for increased contracting by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with private providers. The study found serious inadequacies in New York City's regulation of private transit companies, including harmful fragmentation of regulatory authority and unwarranted delays in the processing of applications. Tied to the regulatory framework is a bus-subsidization system which contains significant disincentives for good management, marketing, and financial practices. These failings have contributed to rider dissatisfaction with transit service as well as the development of extensive illegal and extralegal transit services such as unregulated buses, vans, and cabs.

• Research Organization: New York Univ., NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5763799
• Report Number(s): PB-88-102389/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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