THE PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT OF RAIL MASS TRANSIT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

摘要: Many Third World cities have recently built metros, usually encouraged by manufacturers and their governments, but frowned on - because of enormous cost many transport planners aid agencies. How these metros performed? Were they justified in either financial or economic terms? Should more be planning to do likewise, are really a luxury that poor should forgo? With urban growth traffic congestion continuing unabated much the World, it is important understand conflicting claims for against metro investment. This Report presents findings world-wide study involving observations data collected 21 developing cities, analysis using strategic evaluation model. It explores hopes expressed reality particularly common misconception will 'cure' congestion. The concludes while there praise engineering operation criticism can justifiably levelled at management. Few, if any, them financially viable, give good returns right conditions. has produced checklist guidelines conditions which, although far from universal rules, provide useful first screening likely success particular