Competitive Contracting of Transit Services

This manual provides answers to the costly woes of transportation. When transit bus service, for instance, is competitively contracted out to private firms, savings range from 30 percent to 60 percent with no reduction in safety or service quality. 20 pages.

Contents

• Executive Summary
• I. Introduction
• II. The Private Bus Industry
• III. Privatization Options
• IV. Why Contract for Public Transit?
• V. Barriers to Competitive Contracting
• VI. Setting Up the Contract
• VII. Getting the Contract Right
• VIII. Safeguarding the Public Interest
• IX. Conclusion
• About the Authors
• Endnotes