Best Practices In Transit Service Planning

To design and evaluate contractual arrangements for transit service delivery, it is crucial to understand the risks assumed by the actors involved. This understanding in turn clarifies the incentive structures of the contracts and their expected effects as well as explains the performance and development of public transport systems. This study examined urban bus contracts and presented a framework that grouped the risks inherent in any transit system, extended the usual dimensions of the analysis, and allowed for the examination of more complex contracts. This methodology was applied to current contracts of Transantiago, in Chile, which had been in effect since mid-2012, and showed that various contractual mechanisms transferred risks to the transit authorities. These mechanisms were shown to reduce operators’ revenue risk from 70% to around 25%, to weaken incentives, and to move the system further away from the 2012 reform objectives. This situation contributed to the persistence of a serious problem of buses skipping stops and fare evasion. In addition, a large proportion of users were captive to a single operator; this setup generated incentive issues in service planning. The analysis advised against the inclusion of demand risk reduction clauses because they might guarantee part of the operators’ income. Instead, stronger incentives could be generated by reducing the importance of the passengers transported in the payment formula while increasing that of service indicators. Complementarily, new solutions to the system’s remaining problems are suggested for further research, such as direct penalties for skipping stops or payments directly linked to fare evasion rates.

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Introduction to Transit Service Planning

Public Transit Planning and Operation ◽

10.1201/b12853-7 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 19-38

Keyword(s):

Service Planning ◽

Transit Service

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Best practices in service planning for prisoners in Africa

The Handbook of Forensic Mental Health in Africa ◽

10.4324/9781003024354-4-5 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 47-73

Author(s):

Aishatu Yusha’u Armiya’u ◽

Abdulkareem Jika Yusuf

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Service Planning

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Quantifying preference heterogeneity in transit service desired quality using a latent class choice model

Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice ◽

10.1016/j.tra.2020.07.006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 139 ◽

pp. 119-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gamal Eldeeb ◽

Moataz Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Latent Class ◽

Choice Model ◽

Preference Heterogeneity ◽

Transit Service ◽

In Transit

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Information and communication technology-based interventions to support healthcare in migrants

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz187.011 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽

Author(s):

F G Vaccaro ◽

A Oradini Alecreu ◽

A Scardoni ◽

B Frascella ◽

G P Vigezzi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Information And Communication Technology ◽

Communication Technology ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Healthcare Provision ◽

Migrant Populations ◽

Area Of Interest ◽

Information And Communication ◽

In Transit

Abstract Background Advances in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are revolutionizing healthcare, while massive migration flows and cross-border populations’ transit impose the planning, implementation, and evaluation of new integrated healthcare services and programmes. Nevertheless, no conclusive evidence exists on the vast potential offered by ICT to promote healthcare in migrant populations. Methods We carried out a systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines to retrieve, pool and critically appraise all the available evidence on the effectiveness of ICT-based interventions to support the healthcare provision to migrant and in-transit populations in Europe. We searched the electronic databases Medline and Embase, relevant grey literature and consulted with experts in the field. We restricted the area of interest to EU/EEA countries and included studies providing original quantitative data. Results Out of 127 retrieved records, 53 (42%) met the inclusion criteria. Included studies were classified in the following four interventions: implementation of healthcare services (47%), patients’ education (26%), healthcare services’ monitoring (17%), and interventions on providers (10%). The most relevant data refer to telemedicine, prevention interventions, and healthcare data sharing and the most represented specific health-topic is that of mental health (26%). We present available data qualitatively and quantitatively pooled by country, type of ICT, target population and health topic. Conclusions Selected ICT-based interventions have been implemented in Europe to promote healthcare in migrant populations; however, in most cases, no monitoring and evaluation exist on their impact, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness. Strengthened efforts are needed to identify, plan, implement and evaluate effective interventions and share best practices to protect in-transit populations’ health. Key messages Information and Communication Technology (ICT) offer great potential to promote health-care in migrant populations. Effective ICT interventions and best practices should be shared across Europe.

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