Mass Transit

El papel de los grandes proyectos de infraestructuras urbanas es cada vez más importante a escala global y en la región latinoamericana. Con la implementación de esquemas de gobernanza urbana, es fundamental conocer cómo la ciudadanía evalúa la actuación gubernamental en este tipo de inversiones. Este artículo se basa en los resultados de una encuesta aleatoria desarrollada en el Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara, México. Sus principales resultados subrayan cómo la mejora de los mecanismos participativos y la reducción de los impactos directos a los vecinos, son las dimensiones más decisivas que coadyuvan a la aprobación de la actuación gubernamental. / The role of megaprojects is increasingly outstanding both in a global scope and in the Latin-American region. With the deepening of urban governance, it is crucial to consider how citizens asset government performance in this kind of investments. This paper analyzes the results of a random survey conducted in Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Mexico. The main results point that the enhancement of public participation and the compensation of the building impacts are the two most important factors in determining citizens’ approval of government action.

The priority of every government is to develop the economy of its country to raise the living standard of the citizenry. Mass transit system plays a vital role in this quest. The energy demand within the transport subsector is immense. Indeed Ghana subsidises petroleum products by GH¢45 million monthly and the government of Ghana is faced with the dilemma of whether or not this subsidy be removed as it is putting pressure on national budget. For this reason the need for energy efficiency management has become imperative. This study assessed the role of mass transit in urban transportation system and how it affects energy demand. Secondary data was used for the study. The study revealed that the use of mass transit would reduce energy demand within the transport sector due to its fuel efficiency potentials. Therefore expanding the intra-city mass transit services within Kumasi Metropolis could offer one of the most effective, efficient and feasible strategy for improving fuel efficie...

Some studies suggest that, among other obstacles to employment, welfare participants face a spatial separation from jobs and employment-related services. Using data on welfare participants, low-wage jobs, and public transit in Los Angeles County, an examination was made of the relative access that welfare participants have to employment opportunities. The analysis shows that welfare participants’ access to employment varies dramatically depending on their residential location and commute mode. Many welfare participants live in job-rich neighborhoods and are able to reach numerous jobs without difficulty by either car or public transit. Others, however, live in job-poor neighborhoods where a reliance on public transit significantly reduces their access to employment. In these neighborhoods long and unreliable commutes on public transit often severely limit their ability to find and reliably travel to and from work. Therefore, given the distinctly uneven patterns of employment opportu...