Resource library

Public Participation in Transport Planning—Australia

Planners in all spheres of activity are demonstrating an increasing interest in the use of public participation as a planning tool. Despite this interest, there has been little documentation and research drawing on the …

Release date: 2 June 1978

Research Report

Transportation of the Australian Wheat Harvest

The production and export of wheat is important for Australia and its storage and transport represents a significant load on domestic resources. This report presents the results of a study of the costs of transporting t…

Release date: 2 June 1978

Research Report

National Travel Survey 1977–78: Determination of Regional Sample Sizes

The NTS is a postal survey being conducted over a twelve-month period between July 1977 and June 1978. Its general aim is to determine domestic non-urban travel characteristics on a fully national basis. All modes of tr…

Release date: 2 May 1978

Statistics

Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme: Recommended Northbound Assistance Rates at 1 January 1978

This report presents the recommended new rates of assistance for the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme calculated on the basis of the freight rates at December 1977.

Release date: 2 April 1978

Research Report

Mainline Upgrading—Evaluation of a Range of Options for the Trans Australia Link

For the purposes of this study the east-west rail link across Australia was considered in sections: Sydney to Broken Hill, Broken Hill to Port Pirie (including Adelaide to Peterborough and Adelaide to Port Pirie), The P…

Release date: 2 March 1978

Research Report

National Highways Linking Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, 1978 Second Report

As part of the National Highway System the Bureau of Roads nominated the Hume Highway as the National Highway linking Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. However, the route of the National Highway from Goulburn to south of …

Release date: 2 February 1978

Research Report

Urban Goods Movement in Sydney

Transport planning and research has placed considerable emphasis on the movement of people but comparatively little on the movement of goods. Such neglect prompted the Commonwealth Bureau of Roads to sponsor a Workshop …

Release date: 2 February 1978

Research Report

Australian Domestic Air Transport : Some Economic Issues

The importance of an efficient transport system for Australia is self-evident. Not surprisingly, both public investment and government legislation have been employed to develop transport networks over time. Domestic air…

Release date: 2 January 1978

Research Report

Discussion Paper on Transport Planning in Sydney to 1975

Transport planning in urban areas is a complex task demanding consideration not only of transport problems, but also of land-use planning and the provision of other services. A range of service and planning agencies and…

Release date: 2 January 1978

Research Report

Aggregate Bus Maintenance Costs

A knowledge of bus maintenance costs and how they vary with bus age is of value in a number of applications. Of particular interest to BTE is the importance of bus maintenance costs to optimal bus replacement strategies…

Release date: 2 December 1977

Research Report

Factors Affecting Demand for International Travel to and from Australia

This Occasional Paper reports on an analysis of the factors affecting the demand for international air travel. This analysis serves as a basis for forecasting the response of demand to changes in key policy variables, i…

Release date: 2 December 1977

Research Report

Model for Medium Term Economic Forecasting: Projections of Australian Income and Expenditure

This paper describes an econometric model designed for Australian economic forecasting in the medium term (from 5 to 10 years). The paper also gives the results of applying the model to predict annual national expenditu…

Release date: 2 December 1977

Research Report

National Travel Survey 1977–78: Objectives and Strategies

This Paper describes the National Travel Survey in terms of it's objectives and strategies. It discusses the concepts of interregional travel patterns and the need for consistent and statistically valid data, the parame…

Release date: 2 December 1977

Research Report

Urban Passenger Travel: The Role of the Electric Car

This report examines the market for battery powered electric passenger vehicles suitable for use in major urban areas in Australia. A typical specification for an electric passenger vehicle has been used as the basis of…

Release date: 2 December 1977

Research Report

History of Commonwealth Government Legislation Relating to Roads and Road Transport 1900–1972

The Bureau of Transport Economics and the former Commonwealth Bureau of Roads have examined the historical background to their work both from the point of view of precedent and legal interpretation of responsibilities o…

Release date: 2 October 1977

Research Report

Timetables as a Source of Statistical Data

This Paper describes the National Travel Survey in terms of it's objectives and strategies. It discusses the concepts of interregional travel patterns and the need for consistent and statistically valid data, the parame…

Release date: 2 October 1977