Innovation in Public Transport Finance

Innovation in Public Transport Finance
Author: Shishir Mathur
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2016-05-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317116445

With all levels of governments currently, and for the foreseeable future, under significant fiscal stress, any new transit funding mechanism is to be welcomed. Value capture (VC) is one such mechanism, which involves the identification and capture of a public infrastructure-led increase in property value. This book reviews four major VC mechanisms: joint development projects; special assessment districts; impact fees; and tax increment financing; all of which are used to fund transit in the United States. Through the study of prominent examples of these VC mechanisms from across the US, this book evaluates their performance focusing on aspects such as equity, revenue-generating potential, stakeholder support, and the legal and policy environment. It also conducts a comparative assessment of VC mechanisms to help policy makers and practitioners to choose one, or a combination of VC mechanisms. Although the book focuses on the US, the use of the VC mechanisms and the urgent need for additional revenue to fund public transportation are world-wide concerns. Therefore, an overview of the VC mechanisms in use internationally is also provided.

Rail Transit Capacity

Rail Transit Capacity
Author: Tom Parkinson
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1996
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780309057189

Investigates and quantifies the variables that affect the maximum passenger carrying capacity of rail transit in four categories-- rail rapid transit (heavy rail), light rail transit, commuter rail, and automated guideway transit (AGT)--in North America.

Metropolitan Railways

Metropolitan Railways
Author: William D. Middleton
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2003
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780253341792

"Metropolitan Railways" is a large-scale, illustrated volume that deals with the growth and development of urban rail transit systems in North America.