Seamless transport policy: Institutional and regulatory aspects of inter-modal coordination

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This paper briefly discusses inter-modal coordination of transport services from a perspective of what could be called diversity-based mobility policy. It examines the framework conditions for inter-modal competition and coordination under an approach to transport policy making that reflects the broad variety of mobility needs and aspirations in market economies and reflects the social opportunity costs of alternative ways of addressing the demand for mobility. The paper discusses integrated land-use planning and transport policy making, the importance of institutional frameworks for integrated transport planning and the fiscal framework for inter-modal competition, including in relation to external costs. Competition for resources between freight and passenger services is considered as well as truly inter-modal issues. The paper was prepared for the National Transport Development Policy Committee of the Government of India following a Workshop in Delhi in February 2012, supported by the World Bank, Ausaid and the International Transport Forum. At the request of the Committee the paper focuses mainly on transport policy making in Europe but it also draws on experience in Japan, Russia and North America.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: International Transport Forum Discussion Paper ; No. 2012-5

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Perkins, Stephen
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), International Transport Forum
• (where): Paris
• (when): 2012

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1787/5k8zvv70kmf3-en
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/68821
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET