The Information Sheet models and forecasts urban passenger travel in Australian and American cities from 1921 to present. Passenger travel per person is saturating and so future growth in total urban travel will be closely linked to population growth.

• Saturating daily travel
  
  is_061.pdf
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This information sheet presents estimates of the variation in use of roads by drivers.

It finds that road use is highly unequally distributed among motorists, with most vehicles driven relatively low distances while a few drive long distances. The uneven distribution is particularly pronounced for motorcycles and 'other' trucks.

• Who's using the roads: variations in usage by drivers
  
  is_053.pdf
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The Ministerial Directions governing the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme require us to produce a monitoring report every 2 years. The monitoring report pays specific regard to the movement of fare prices and the movement of the number of eligible passengers and the number of eligible passenger vehicles.

This report presents forecasts of air passenger movements through Australia's eight capital city airports and five largest non-capital city airports (Newcastle, Cairns, Gold Coast, Townsville and Launceston). The forecasts have been developed using econometric models of domestic and international air passenger travel demand, and incorporating the most recent economic outlook for Australia and its major trading partners. Population, income, airfares, exchange rates and the prices of domestic and overseas travel and accommodation are the principal factors influencing growth in air passenger movements through Australian airports.

• Air Passenger Movements Through Capital and Non-Capital City Airports to 2030–31
  
  report_133.pdf
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This report presents the results of our thirteenth review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme, covering the operation and impact of the Scheme for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011.

Paper given to the 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28–30 September 2011, Adelaide. Authors: Anatoli Lightfoot, Leanne Johnson.

• Investigating the Relationships Between Travel Patterns and Social Exclusion of Children in Sydney
  
  sp_002_Lightfoot_Johnson.pdf
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This Report presents the results of a consumer preference survey in urban rail carriage design. The survey was carried out by the BTE in Brisbane in May and June, 1973, with the cooperation of Queensland Railways.

• Consumer Preferences in Urban Rail Carriage Design: Results of a Survey Conducted in Brisbane During May and June, 1973
  
  report_010.pdf
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This Report presents the results of a consumer preference survey into bus design and bus service characteristics. The survey was conducted by the BTE together with the Metropolitan (Perth) Transport Trust, and consisted of two parts: household interviews carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics; and questionnaires distributed to travellers using the Perth suburban bus service.

• Part A: Consumer Preferences in Urban Buses and Bus Services
  
  report_022_partA.pdf
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• Part B: Consumer Preferences in Urban Buses and Bus Services
  
  report_022_partB.pdf
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• Part C: Consumer Preferences in Urban Buses and Bus Services
  
  report_022_partC.pdf
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The Government rail systems in Australia provide a number of intersystem rail passenger services which cater for intra and interstate travellers. These services are potentially important sources of income for the rail systems concerned.

This Report presents the results of a study of the profitability of the East-West rail passenger services specifically covering the Indian Pacific and Trans Australian trains.

• Study of East–West Rail Passenger Services: The 'Indian Pacific' and 'Trans Australian'
  
  report_031.pdf
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This paper describes a small-scale Delphi survey of participants in a BTE workshop, held to discuss the Future of Urban Passenger Transport in Australia. The survey was not central to the workshop, but rather the workshop provided a convenient focus and venue for such a survey to be mounted.

• The Future of Urban Passenger Transport: A Delphi Survey
  
  op_052.pdf
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