In Germany the legal framework for operating road-based public passenger transport (bus, tram and underground) is quite … objective entry barriers for long-distance services, i.e. a liberalisation of the intercity bus markets. In contrast, the short …-distance markets, e.g. urban and suburban bus transport, shall be exempted from entry liberalisation. The present article shows that …

-established private operators), competitive tendering has been progressively implemented for bus services in Sydney and Melbourne, and is …Since 2011, very significant developments have occurred in the procurement and contracting of bus services in major … also planned for Brisbane. All bus services in Adelaide and some services in Perth, which were previously competitively …

preferences for waiting times, travel times, and transfers. We study these tradeoffs by examining the world's largest bus rapid … and aggregate travel flows from smartphone data, we analyze how new direct connections, changes in bus travel time, and … the route launches. Commuters in Jakarta are 2-4 times more sensitive to wait time compared to time on the bus, and …