Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2017, 19(2):43-49 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2017.2.43-49

Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in Cities

Grzegorz Dydkowski1, Anna Urbanek1
1 Department of Transport, Faculty of Economics, University of Economics in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

Ticket prices are one of crucial factors of urban public transport services competitiveness. Ticket prices are expected not only to ensure appropriate revenue for the urban public transport organiser, by they are also an important instrument of cities' transport policy. The paper is aimed at comparison of urban public transport prices in the largest Polish cities taking into consideration diversified purchasing power as well as the economic potential of city residents and also the competitiveness against the individual car transport. The presented and applied method for comparisons is recommended in particular to compare centres featuring high diversification of the economic potential and of the purchasing power of the population.

Keywords: urban public transport; prices; fares; comparative analysis; cities; pricing policy

Published: April 30, 2017  Show citation

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Dydkowski, G., & Urbanek, A. (2017). Prices as an Element of Comparative Studies on People's Travels in Cities. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 19(2), 43-49. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2017.2.43-49
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