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Road Crash Costs in Australia

During the 1990s, around 2000 people per year died and over 20 000 per year sustained serious injuries on Australian roads. When the human cost is considered in combination with associated property damage and the costs …

Release date: 2 May 2000

Information Sheet

Urban Congestion: the Implications for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Urban car travel in Australia is expected to continue to grow appreciably over the next 20 years (by close to 30 per cent) though at a somewhat slower rate of growth than for the last few decades.Urban Congestion: the I…

Release date: 2 May 2000

Statistics

Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme BTRE Monitoring Report No.3 1998–1999

This report presents the results of BTRE's third annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to (and including) 1998–1999.BSPVES Monitoring…

Release date: 2 April 2000

Research Report

Regional Impact of Ports

This report presents the results of a Bureau of Transport Economics project on the regional impact of ports. It includes a general framework for undertaking port impact studies in Australia and a case study that applies…

Release date: 2 March 2000

Research Report

The Supply of Air Freight Capacity to Asian Markets

The financial crisis, which struck the Asian region in 1997, had many profound and far-reaching consequences for both the countries involved and the world as a whole. This study examines one aspect of the impact of the …

Release date: 2 March 2000

Statistics

Waterline No 22—March 2000

Overall, while the national crane rate productivity in the December quarter 1999, as measured by the five-port average, exceeded the rate for the December quarter 1998, it was lower than rates achieved for the first thr…

Release date: 2 March 2000

Research Report

Regional Aviation Competitiveness

Regional airlines can be a lifeline in remote parts of Australia. Competitiveness is an important issue in the regional aviation industry. Although regional aviation has undergone deregulation in most jurisdictions over…

Release date: 2 January 2000

Statistics

Waterline No 21—December 1999

Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, Costal shipping permits, Coastal freight in Australia, crew to berth ratios and waterfront reliability. Waterline No 21

Release date: 2 December 1999

Research Report

Facts and Furphies in Benefit-Cost Analysis: Transport

Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is a valuable and widely used tool. To reduce the odds of misuse, this report probes some important methodological issues, especially as they relate to transport projects. The discussion is r…

Release date: 2 November 1999

Research Report

Cost of Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents—Summary

This working paper contains aviation statistics calculated for 1996 using the methodology of a previous BTCE Report 79. Statistics cover accidents, property damage and lost productivity.Cost of Civil Aviation Accidents …

Release date: 2 October 1999

Information Sheet

Trends in Trucks and Traffic

Increasingly in Australia, trucking is an essential feature of economic activity, with road being the only mode possible for much freight traffic (eg in cities), and with rail tending to be less competitive than road on…

Release date: 2 October 1999

Research Report

Competitive Neutrality Between Road and Rail

Transport models have been used for several decades now, both for research, and as an analytical tool to assist planners and decision-makers. As the complexity of traffic and environmental problems in our cities has inc…

Release date: 2 September 1999

Statistics

Waterline No 20—September 1999

Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability, Port Interface cost index, Port performance-non financial and crew to berth ratios. Waterline No 20

Release date: 2 September 1999

Information Sheet

Urban Transport: Looking Ahead

Australian cities have been transformed from fairly tightly knit core-and-spoke configurations, to sprawling suburban low-density configurations. This transformation of urban land use has been accompanied and made possi…

Release date: 2 August 1999

Statistics

Coastal Freight in Australia 1997–1998

The paper provides information on coastal freight movements between Australian ports. It covers cargoes loaded and discharged at Australian ports during 1997–1998.Coastal Freight in Australia 1997–1998

Release date: 2 July 1999

Statistics

Waterline No 19—June 1999

Articles in the issue: Stevedoring productivity, waterfront reliability, costal shipping permits and crew to berth ratios. Waterline No 19

Release date: 2 June 1999