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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2014.34.1.0251

Performance Evaluation of Quasi-Public Bus System: Publicness and Efficiency - Case: Busan -  

Shin, Yong Eun (Dongeui University)
Jeong, Ji Woo (Dongeui University)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.34, no.1, 2014 , pp. 251-259 More about this Journal
Abstract
Securing publicness and efficiencies are the two core goals for implementing quasi-public bus system. However, researches for evaluating the quasi-public bus system with respect to the two goals have been very limited. This study represents an attempt to evaluate the system performance in these two aspects. To achieve this, a framework for performance evaluation is developed. Utilizing the framework, the 5-year performances of the quasi-public bus system in Busan are evaluated. Acess, agency and public interests are employed as criteria for publicness evaluation. Financial aspects of operators, labor, vehicle utilization, productivity and operational costs are selected as indicators for efficiency evaluation. The results show that the publicness of bus services has been vastly improved, while the efficiency has been also improved in most areas except in cost and vehicle utilization aspects. The results of this study will be of use for planners and policy-makers developing strategies for system improvement. It is hoped that this study can be further refined by adding and adjusting indicators which this study may neglect or ignore.
Keywords
Quasi-public bus system; Publicness; Efficiency; Performance evaluation; Indicator; Busan metropolitan city;
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