Assessing free-fare public transport in Chilean cities through optimization models

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dc.article.number101277
dc.catalogadorgjm
dc.contributor.authorBasnak Klajn, Paul Alexander
dc.contributor.authorGiesen Encina, Ricardo
dc.contributor.otherCEDEUS (Chile)
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T18:55:19Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T18:55:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractMany public transport services receive operating subsidies from national, regional, or local Governments, part of which are directed to reducing fares. In recent years, different cities, most of them located in Europe, have advanced in the provision of free-fare public transport, which could help reduce car use and thus limit negative externalities related to its use. Using cost minimization models with variable mode share, in a circular structure with radial lines, optimal fares for bus services were estimated for 33 small and medium-sized cities in Chile. Through a linear regression model, we determined that the optimal fares decrease for cities with higher population, lower average income, a higher proportion of students, and with a CBD surrounded by natural boundaries such as seacoast. Based on the model's results, together with feasibility criteria that included competition of buses with other transportation modes, the regulation of existing systems and the quality of available data, recommendations are provided to select the best cities for a test of free-fare public transport in Chile. The methodology is applicable to cities in other countries, and future research may incorporate the effect of the valuation of crowding by users, as well as the generation of additional trips due to a drop in bus fares.
dc.format.extent12 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.retrec.2023.101277
dc.identifier.eissn1875-7979
dc.identifier.issn0739-8859
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2023.101277
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/87934
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000968592200001
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Basnak Klajn, Paul Alexander; 0000-0002-5554-7682; 1031030
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Giesen Encina, Ricardo; 0000-0001-5785-374X; 85371
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.revistaResearch in Transportation Economics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectPublic transport
dc.subjectFree-fare
dc.subjectOptimization models
dc.subjectSmall cities
dc.subjectLinear regression
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.subject.deweyIngenieríaes_ES
dc.titleAssessing free-fare public transport in Chilean cities through optimization models
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen98
sipa.codpersvinculados1031030
sipa.codpersvinculados85371
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2023-07-06
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