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Road Speed Limits: Economic Effects of Allowing more Flexibility

On rural roads, the speed that a driver chooses will affect their travel time, vehicle operating costs and crash costs. Recent Austroads valuations of these costs are used in this paper to estimate the total economic co…

Release date: 2 September 2003

Statistics

Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme BTRE Monitoring Report No.6 2001–02

This report presents the results of BTRE's sixth annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to (and including) 2001–02.BSPVES Monitoring R…

Release date: 2 July 2003

Research Report

Rail Infrastructure Pricing: Principles and Practice

Since the early 1990s, railway operations in Australia and in many overseas countries have been radically reformed. One reform has been widespread outsourcing of railway activities such as infrastructure maintenance, to…

Release date: 2 July 2003

Research Report

Rail Accident Costs in Australia

This report is the third in a series covering the socio-economic costs of transport accidents in Australia. Transport accidents impose a significant burden on the Australian community. Not all of their consequences can …

Release date: 2 July 2003

Research Report

Government Interventions in Pursuit of Regional Development: Learning from Experience

The questions of why regions grow or fail to grow, and what, if anything, governments can do about it have attracted considerable interest and debate for many years. This report provides a select review of previous gove…

Release date: 2 June 2003

Research Report

Land Transport Infrastructure Pricing: An Introduction

The BTRE projects that the total freight task will continue to grow strongly. Such growth will increase the infrastructure maintenance needs and possibly hasten the need for capacity expansion. Setting prices for infras…

Release date: 2 June 2003

Research Report

State Spending on Roads

Over the last few years, the Commonwealth has devoted considerable resources to the task of helping local government authorities maintain and upgrade their road systems. The major initiative was an extra $1.2 billion in…

Release date: 2 June 2003

Research Report

Urban Pollutant Emissions from Motor Vehicles: Australian Trends to 2020

This report presents the results of a BTRE study to estimate likely future levels of noxious pollutant emissions from motor vehicles in Australian metropolitan areas.Urban Pollutant Emissions from Motor Vehicles: Austra…

Release date: 2 June 2003

Statistics

Avline No 2—April 2003

The first of two articles in this issue is the January airport charges update, which expands on the airport charges article in the inaugural edition of Avline. Airport operator charges at all airports were effectively u…

Release date: 2 April 2003

Research Report

Regional Public Transport in Australia: Economic Regulation and Assistance Measures

Regional public transport plays an important role in meeting the needs of Australians living in regional and remote areas for access to essential services and for mobility. This paper provides information on Commonwealt…

Release date: 2 April 2003

Research Report

Regional Public Transport In Australia: Long-Distance Services, Trends And Projections

Regional public transport plays an important role in meeting the needs of Australians living in regional and remote areas for access to essential services and for mobility. This paper provides information on long-distan…

Release date: 2 March 2003

Statistics

Waterline No 34—March 2003

In the last issue we announced upcoming changes to Waterline. Work is progressing and we will be inviting key interest groups to comment on the changes. Waterline No 34

Release date: 2 March 2003

Research Report

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Australian Transport: A Macro Modelling Approach

This paper presents the results of a Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE) study involving a general equilibrium modelling (or 'top-down') approach to deriving projections of greenhouse emissions from the Au…

Release date: 2 February 2003

Research Report

Greenhouse Gas Emissions to 2020: Projected Trends for Australian Transport

BTRE has completed projected greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by the Australian transport sector using two different methods.Greenhouse Gas Emissions to 2020: Projected Trends for Australian Transport

Release date: 2 February 2003

Statistics

Avline No 1—January 2003

The Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics is very pleased to inaugurate this new information product. Avline is intended to reveal key statistical information about aviation sector performance, and be useful to peo…

Release date: 2 January 2003

Research Report

Improving Transport on the Warringah Peninsula: Issues And Options

The Warren Centre's Community Values Study identified traffic congestion as the main traffic and transport concern for Warringah region residents (51 per cent of those surveyed, compared with 42 per cent for Sydney). Th…

Release date: 2 January 2003