The Influence of Ownership and Business Models on Achieving Transit Improvements

摘要: In recent years, several cities in Mexico have embarked on a series of public transport initiatives to improve operations road-based urban transportation directed more centrally regulated provision. Implementation these improvements is contentious because informal suppliers’ reluctance enter into such modifications. This paper assesses three ownership models’ impacts willingness participate bus improvements. The models are: (1) man-and-his bus, which the owner concession operates and manages single unit; (2) vehicle lease, driver leases from pays service fee holder for right operate (3) concession-only monthly set amount operate. From this assessment, authors conclude that greater opportunities exist engage suppliers desired initiative places where rather than model (1). Converting centralized represents loss social status not felt same extent when converting or (3). Finally, they note many areas are served by illegal but tolerated private operations. These cases present introduce an improved governments may persuade those operating illegally legal franchise systems.