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Fundamentals of Public Transport: key components for success

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You might think you know what public transport is, but do you really?

This course offers a detailed exploration of public transport systems, starting with defining what public transport is and why this is important.

You will learn to assess the success of transport systems with the help of experts in the field, such as Alexandra Reinagl, the CEO of Wiener Linien, Vienna.

This course covers strategies for enhancing service speed, improving ease of use, and expanding transit networks. It also helps to break down the complexities of funding, ownership, and coordination. By the end, you will have a deeper understanding of how to evaluate and improve public transport to better serve communities.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
 
  • Understand the fundamentals of urban public transport.
  • Critically analyse essential public transport policy and planning concepts.
  • Apply insights to real-world public transport challenges and decision-making.
  • Assess the role and impact of public transport within urban mobility systems.

This course is recoommended for beginners, urban planners, transport policy makers, public transport managers, and anyone interested in transportation solutions.

Multi-language access: Some of the audio tracks in this course have been generated using AI technology to provide multilingual access. These tracks are marked as “auto-generated” in the video player. While we strive for clarity and accuracy, please note that the audio may not be perfect.

4 modules

Modules

3 days

Recommended schedule

4 hours

Total length

Instructor

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Paul Barter

Dr Paul Barter is a consultant, researcher, trainer, writer and podcaster best known for his parking policy expertise. Paul also has research, policy and training strengths on international comparisons of urban transport, travel demand management and public transport regulation. He has provided insight to various metropolitan governments as a consultant to international organizations such as the World Bank, WRI, ITDP and GIZ. Since 2000, Paul has taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), mostly in the LKY School of Public Policy as an Assistant Professor and, since 2012, as an Adjunct Associate Professor.

About the Course

Free & Paid options

You can access and participate in the course for free. If you want to earn a  certificate upon completion, you can purchase it. The certificate will be accessible only once the course is successfully completed. Read more here.

Course Content

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What is public transport?
What is good public transport?
How do we make public transport better?
Foundations for ambitious public transport
Final knowledge check

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Simone Saracino
Posted 5 months ago
The role of Public Transport Authorities – PTAs

Fantastic

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Missiles Somoza-Barro
Posted 7 months ago
Helpful for newbie public transport planners

very informative without infor overload

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Akhtar Hussain
Posted 9 months ago
Importance of public transportance

Course was very interesting but at the same time very lenghty.

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Semere Jelalu
Posted 11 months ago
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This module is highly informative and offers valuable insights for anyone in the transport sector. It includes case studies that we can adapt to our cities, and the various alternatives for improving public transport are particularly useful.

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Barend Bentvelsen
Posted 11 months ago
Excellent introduction

The course gives a broad introduction to public transport.

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Ashley Kerly
Posted 1 year ago
Excellent Introduction To Principles Of Public Transport

Enjoyed the format, provided a good logical sequence through the modules, a good introduction, liked the interaction and provided a good underlying insight into public transport.

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Joseph Curran
Posted 1 year ago
Very interesting varied course, very good introduction

Lots of valuable topics introduced which gave me a lot to think about. I liked the balance between case studies and more basic outlines

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Tobias Angles
Posted 1 year ago
Good Overview

Good Introduction in the topic with many interesting points to think about also interesting videos with experts helping to understand the topics

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Olawale Olugbade
Posted 1 year ago
Impactful

Impactful. The leraning materials are high quality and the Trainer are one of the Best in the Industry

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Bethoven Rostagnol
Posted 1 year ago
Experiencia muy útil para entender el transporte público

Me pareció un curso muy interesante y bien estructurado. Aprendí sobre la importancia de planificar las paradas adecuadamente, cómo las medidas de prioridad pueden reducir la congestión, y el rol de la competencia para mejorar la calidad del servicio. Lo recomendaría a cualquier persona interesada en la movilidad urbana.

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