Efficiency Analysis of Public Transport Systems: Lessons for Institutional Planning
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The Transport System of the Recife Metropolitan Area is under change. As a
subsidy to its change an efficiency analysis is done with the purpose of highlighting
characteristics of the efficient systems. Nineteen transport systems are analyzed, twelve
from several countries in Europe and seven from Brazil: nine from Europe and only one
from Brazil were found efficient. These systems are characterized by very different power
structure and tariff structure. Efficient ones adopted a more democratic power partition
among communalities and established a more broad system of tariffs. Among other lessons
it is suggested that RMR adopts a structure that allows a more equal partition of the several
municipalities comprising the Metro Area including representatives of users groups like
workers associations and syndicates. Also it should adopt a more flexible tariff systems
giving advantages to usual users at the same time that decreases costs and improves the
operational efficiency.