Exploring net public transport expenditure in Australian cities

Stuart Donovan*, Daniel Veryard, Mark Ronsisvalle

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Abstract

The NSW Treasury commissioned and collaborated with Veitch Lister Consulting (VLC) to explore net public transport expenditure per capita (“net PTE”) in major Australian capital cities. The purpose of the research was to identify factors that are arguably outside the short-term control of state governments, including—but not limited to—geography, density, and congestion. To identify effects on net PTE, VLC developed a suite of regression models using detailed micro-data on public transport supply and demand. In these models, effects are identified from variation both within and between capital cities in Australia. Results identify several factors that give rise to relatively large differences in net PTE between Australian cities, which are robust to a range of controls, specifications, and controlling for endogeneity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAustralasian Transport Research Forum 2019 Proceedings
PublisherAustralasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF)
Pages1-20
Number of pages20
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019
Event41st Australasian Transport Research Forum, ATRF 2019 - Canberra, Australia
Duration: 30 Sept 20192 Oct 2019

Conference

Conference41st Australasian Transport Research Forum, ATRF 2019
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityCanberra
Period30/09/192/10/19

Funding

The authors acknowledge NSW Treasury for funding the paper, as well as the useful feedback provided by Bruce Freeland, Andrew Collins, Andree Wheeler and Sam Pordeli. The authors are also grateful for data and assistance provided by Transport for NSW, with particular thanks to Paul Mather for helping interpret Opal card data. Daniel and Stuart acknowledge technical assistance provided by colleagues at Veitch Lister Consulting, namely Simon Ho, Audrey Mak, and Nancye Ng.

FundersFunder number
NSW Treasury
Treasury

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