Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries

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Public Transport Planning and Management in Developing Countries

Chapter 4

Current Scenario of Public Transport (PT) in

Developing Countries

4.1 Current perception of PT

Public transport service plays a vital role in the overall development of a country. The liv-

ing standard in many developing countries is changing. While developing cities are showing

improvements in economic growth in terms of GDP, middle class people are no longer at-

tached to the particular transport services; higher income society is going to the higher car

ownership and higher expectations in terms of better mobility and better ...