In the beginning of the 1980s, the Madrid region, like the rest of the country, was subject to several different tensions created by the following events: (1) The energy crisis that broke out at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s increased unemployment rates to levels above 20%; (2) The political model changed and the country began its transition to a democratic system from a strong central government to an organization into autonomous regions; and (3) In the beginning of the 1970s, the social structure changed as women began to play more important role in the labour force. This fact also changed certain mobility patterns and triggered a drop in birth rates. In addition, Madrid was going through other specific changes in regards to public transport: (1) Madrid's population began to decrease, the maximum of 3,228,057 inhabitants was reached in 1975, as people moved to the outskirts. The metropolitan ring did not have a railway network that was capable of handling the public transportation necessities required by the new metropolitan mobility structured and (2) There were two large public operators in the city of Madrid, one in charge of the underground network and the other the urban bus network. These operators were competitors, a fact that decreased the number of people who used the underground network for travelling owing to the transport network's lack of service and fare coordination and the better fares offered by the bus company.
Madrid Public Transport Authority Bets on Sustainable Development
Second International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems ; 2002 ; Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Urban Public Transportation System ; 178-187
2004-09-28
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Madrid Public Transport Authority Bets on Sustainable Development
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