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dc.contributor.authorTanko, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Matthew I
dc.contributor.authorCheemakurthy, Harsha
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-04T12:42:07Z
dc.date.available2019-07-04T12:42:07Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0361-1981
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0361198118782275
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/382411
dc.description.abstractWater transit is increasingly becoming an option for cities looking to expand their public transport network and provide an alternative to land-based transport congestion. But there are challenges in realising a functional urban ferry network, especially in Sweden which faces land use policy and weather-related constraints. This paper has three related aims: i) to compare the development of water transit in Swedish and Australian cities, ii) to compare changes in patronage over time, and iii) to analyze the role of ferry-oriented development (FOD) and planning policy effects on water transit development. Our approach is exploratory and comparative, and we use the cases of Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden with comparison to Brisbane and Sydney in Australia. Patronage figures indicate that in both countries, water transit systems are a small part of the total public transport network, from 0.5% of total public transport trips in Stockholm to 3.7% in Brisbane. However, there has been modest growth in patronage that in relative terms has exceeded that of urban rail and bus services in all cities except Sydney. Integration of water transit with land use plans in FOD varies, with Brisbane and Sydney embarking on large-scale waterfront and transit plans focused on economic development. In Sweden integration with land use remains in early stages, with ad hoc terminal location and restrictive land use being limiting factors, especially in Stockholm. There are also conflicting strategies toward FOD in Gothenburg. Better conceptualization of land use implications for development of water transit planning is therefore suggested.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTransportation Research Board
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalTransportation Research Record
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCivil engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and regional planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4005
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3304
dc.titleWater Transit and Ferry-Oriented Development in Sweden: Comparisons with System Trends in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBurke, Matthew I.


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