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Putting Thredbo recommendations into practice: Case studies from the Singapore Land Transport Authority

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  • Leong, Waiyan
  • Ang, Yangchong
  • Wong, Sharon
  • Aw, Vantrice
  • Tan, Cedric

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Employing the Strategic-Tactical-Operational framework popularly used by the Thredbo research community, this paper describes how the latest workshop recommendations crystallised at the Thredbo 18 conference in Cape Town in 2024 are being put in practice by the Land Transport Authority, Singapore. Through the use of three case studies, namely the Bus Contracting Model, the New Rail Financing Framework, and Friendly Streets, the value of the Thredbo Conference Series for Authorities and Regulators around the world is amply demonstrated.

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  • Leong, Waiyan & Ang, Yangchong & Wong, Sharon & Aw, Vantrice & Tan, Cedric, 2025. "Putting Thredbo recommendations into practice: Case studies from the Singapore Land Transport Authority," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 112(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:112:y:2025:i:c:s0739885925000526
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101569
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    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • L92 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Railroads and Other Surface Transportation
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    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
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