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- catalog abstract "The authors of this book say it's time to rethink the fundamental structure of transit policy. The book focuses on street-based transit - buses, shuttles, and jitneys. The authors propose that urban transit be brought into the fold of market activity by establishing property rights not only in vehicles, but also in curb zones and transit stops. Market competition and entrepreneurship would depend on a foundation of what they call "curb rights." By creating exclusive and transferable curb rights (to bus stops and other pickup points) leased by auction, the authors contend that American cities can have the best of both kinds of markets - scheduled (and unsubsidized) bus service and unscheduled but faster and more flexible jitneys. They maintain that a carefully planned transit system based on property rights would rid the transit market of inefficient government production and overregulation. It would also avoid the problems of a lawless market - cutthroat competition, schedule jockeying, and even curbside conflict among rival operators. Entrepreneurs would be free, able, and driven to introduce ever better service, revise schedules and route structures, establish connections among transit providers, facilitate passenger interchange, introduce new vehicles, and use new pricing strategies. And travelers would find public transit more attractive than they do now.".
- catalog contributor b10168747.
- catalog contributor b10168748.
- catalog contributor b10168749.
- catalog contributor b10168750.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- Sect. 1. Diagnosing Traditional Transit. 2. The Triumph of the Automobile. 3. The Fizzle of Traditional Transit. 4. Why Traditional Transit Fizzles -- Sect. 2. Transit Markets Improperly Regulated and Improperly Deregulated. 5. Jitneys and Interloping. 6. Edge Transit Services in the United States. 7. Bus Privatization and Deregulation in Britain. 8. Contracting Out Bus Service in the United States -- Sect. 3. Property Rights and Route-Based Transit Markets. 9. A Property Rights Theory of Transit Markets. 10. Devising Property Rights for Transit Markets. 11. How Property Rights Resolve Problems of Free-Market Transit -- Sect. 4. Policy Recommendations and Conclusions. 12. Further Policy Recommendations. 13. Conclusion: Transcending the Choice between Monopoly and Lawless Competition.".
- catalog description "Entrepreneurs would be free, able, and driven to introduce ever better service, revise schedules and route structures, establish connections among transit providers, facilitate passenger interchange, introduce new vehicles, and use new pricing strategies. And travelers would find public transit more attractive than they do now.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-141) and index.".
- catalog description "The authors of this book say it's time to rethink the fundamental structure of transit policy.".
- catalog description "The book focuses on street-based transit - buses, shuttles, and jitneys. The authors propose that urban transit be brought into the fold of market activity by establishing property rights not only in vehicles, but also in curb zones and transit stops. Market competition and entrepreneurship would depend on a foundation of what they call "curb rights." By creating exclusive and transferable curb rights (to bus stops and other pickup points) leased by auction, the authors contend that American cities can have the best of both kinds of markets - scheduled (and unsubsidized) bus service and unscheduled but faster and more flexible jitneys. They maintain that a carefully planned transit system based on property rights would rid the transit market of inefficient government production and overregulation. It would also avoid the problems of a lawless market - cutthroat competition, schedule jockeying, and even curbside conflict among rival operators.".
- catalog extent "ix, 148 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Curb rights.".
- catalog identifier "0815749392 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0815749406 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Curb rights.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Curb rights.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "388.4/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Free enterprise Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Free enterprise United States.".
- catalog subject "HE4461 .K58 1997".
- catalog subject "Local transit Government policy Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Local transit Government policy United States.".
- catalog subject "Right of property Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Right of property United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- Sect. 1. Diagnosing Traditional Transit. 2. The Triumph of the Automobile. 3. The Fizzle of Traditional Transit. 4. Why Traditional Transit Fizzles -- Sect. 2. Transit Markets Improperly Regulated and Improperly Deregulated. 5. Jitneys and Interloping. 6. Edge Transit Services in the United States. 7. Bus Privatization and Deregulation in Britain. 8. Contracting Out Bus Service in the United States -- Sect. 3. Property Rights and Route-Based Transit Markets. 9. A Property Rights Theory of Transit Markets. 10. Devising Property Rights for Transit Markets. 11. How Property Rights Resolve Problems of Free-Market Transit -- Sect. 4. Policy Recommendations and Conclusions. 12. Further Policy Recommendations. 13. Conclusion: Transcending the Choice between Monopoly and Lawless Competition.".
- catalog title "Curb rights : a foundation for free enterprise in urban transit / Daniel B. Klein, Adrian Moore, Binyam Reja.".
- catalog type "text".