Abstract
According to the European Committee (EC) on Transport, the future road transport strategy lies in creating a strong road transport sector which is based on a well-functioning internal market, fair competition and workers’ rights, decarbonization, and use of digital technologies. Urban and suburban passenger transportation systems, according to the principles of the EC, have a key role in achieving the goal of sustainable development and sustainable transport in cities. The fare, ticketing, and payment modes have a significant impact on public urban transport systems, primarily in terms of collecting transport service fees, and represent the basic source of financing of such systems, in addition to subsidies and grants from city budgets. This paper presents the selection methodology of the optimal fare system for urban public transport, applicable for all cities with an organized public city passenger transport (PCPT) system. Based on the established criteria with respect to setting tariff limits and fare systems, passenger demand, and the enterprise organizing the transport, the tariff system was selected. The presented method is that of multi- criteria optimization of the tariff system with numerical results on the example of the City of Novi Sad.
Highlights
Each city with an organized public transport system faces the problem of selecting the optimal fare system for its network
The paper presents the fare system selection methodology for public transport networks and discusses its advantages and disadvantages. It analyzes the basic types of the fare systems and defines the criteria for the implementation of the new fare system method introduced in this work
The construction of the zonal fare system has been presented, and the optimizing method based on multi-criteria optimization has been illustrated for this system
Summary
Each city with an organized public transport system faces the problem of selecting the optimal fare system for its network. Having in mind that public passenger transport systems feature 3 groups of interests – the city, users, and transporters – this paper analyzes the aspect of the most valuable interest group – the user of the service, the passenger From this point we analyze the possibility that this interest group pays the fare based on the length of the ride (travel). B) From the aspect of an enterprise organizing the transport, the fare system needs to: –– Provide optimal income for the provided transport service, –– Be simple and easy to apply, –– Maintain certain relations between transport demands of passengers and the scope of transport, –– Support the overall development of the public transport in the city, –– Enable easy transfer to a more modern and rational system of fare collection.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary 
Published Version (
Free)
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call