The future of public transportation in Lebanon. (c1995)

Abstract

At the present moment, the General Directorate of Railroad and Public Transportation IS III a very serious situation because neither the motor vehicles nor the railroads are earning sufficient revenues to cover their reasonable expenses. The causes are numerous but whatever these causes are, the effects will still be more destructive if no serious measures are to be taken. Policy decision bearing on anyone transportation mode III Lebanon will have repercussions on the others because public transportation IS not a function by itself, it does not operate in entire independence to which standards can be applied without reference to their effects upon other parts of the social body. This thesis will try to analyze the General Directorate of Railroad and Public Transportation's policy game and the reasons behind the deterioration of public transportation system in Lebanon . . ' The purpose is to assess the future of public transportation 111 Lebanon, an administrative assessment in view of current practices. The main points which are thoroughly investigated in this research are administrative options available for the General Directorate of Rail Road and Public Transportation, manpower, bus operation, financial position and performance indicators that could help decision makers at the strategic level to better predict the future of public transportation in Lebanon.