Blar i TØI Vitenarkiv på forfatter "Aarhaug, Jørgen"
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20 years of competitive tendering in the Norwegian bus industry – An analysis of bidders and winning bids
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Fearnley, Nils; Gregersen, Fredrik Alexander; Norseng, Robert Bjørnøy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-05)Our paper investigates the developments in the Norwegian bus industry following the ramp-up of competitive tendering since the early 2000s. We analyse a complete dataset of all 232 local bus contracts awarded through ... -
Commute trips in Norwegian cities: Data combining trip characteristics and revealed mode choice
Lunke, Erik Bjørnson; Fearnley, Nils; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-22)Most transport mode choice studies rely on subjective responses to hypothetical questions (stated preference), or on revealed preferences. In stated preference studies, trip characteristics are exact, but there is a range ... -
Competitive tendering in an entry regulated market—an accident waiting to happen?
Aarhaug, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-23)Introduction Competitive tendering was introduced in the contract segment of the Norwegian taxi industry in 2005; a market characterised by entry regulation. Using this reform as a natural experiment this research looks ... -
Deregulation of the Norwegian long distance express coach market
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Fearnley, Nils (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-19)This paper offers new insight to the effects of long distance express coach deregulation in Norway, which formally happened gradually between 1998 and 2003. We study data over a period that spans from the years prior to ... -
Digital skifte for transport – 16 nye teknologier og hvordan de endrer byene
Haarstad, Håvard; Aarhaug, Jørgen; Holm, Erling Dokk; Lervåg, Lone-Eirin; Seehus, Rikke Amilde; Malmedal, Geir (Research report, 2020-09-30) -
Does Regular School Transport Influence the Provision of Public Transport Services? Evidence From Norway
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Rødseth, Kenneth Løvold (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)Basic education and public transport services are often provided by local or regional governments. In Norway, they fall within the remit of two different tiers of government, with public transport being the responsibility ... -
E-scooters and public transport – Complement or competition?
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Fearnley, Nils; Johnsson, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-31)The rapid deployment of shared electric scooters (e-scooters) has resulted in much attention from the public and regulators. In this paper we look at what role e-scooters have in the mobility system in Oslo, Norway. Previous ... -
Experiences with capacity reductions on urban main roads – rethinking allocation of urban road capacity?
Tennøy, Aud; Wangsness, Paal Brevik; Aarhaug, Jørgen; Gregersen, Fredrik Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-28)This paper presents results from a study concerning effects and consequences of a temporary (one year) capacity reduction on an urban main road tunnel in Oslo, Norway. The main findings are that reduction of the road ... -
Express coaches: An up-hill battle after liberalization?
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Farstad, Eivind; Fearnley, Nils; Halse, Askill Harkjerr (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-02)Express coach services have thrived in Norway following the stepwise liberalization that started in the mid-1990s. However, recent years have witnessed consolidation, stagnation, and, sometimes, decline in the Norwegian ... -
The geography of public transport competitiveness in thirteen medium sized cities
Lunke, Erik Bjørnson; Fearnley, Nils; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-09)Securing sufficient accessibility with public transport is essential for reducing private car commuting. While most studies of transport accessibility are based on travel times, other quality factors such as the perceived ... -
How ‘within-regime’ tensions can create windows of opportunity for new mobility services
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Tveit, Andreas Kokkvoll (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-19)Often described as a difficult sector to transition, mobility has been the focus of much research within sustainability transitions. In transition studies, a window of opportunity (WoO) for new technologies often results ... -
The impact of Universally accessible public transport–a before and after study
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Elvebakk, Beate (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-27)The article studies the effects of universal design measures in public transport. It is based on an eva-luation conducted by the authors in 2010-2012 - a before and after study of measures partfunded by a Norwegian government ... -
Implications of ride-sourcing and self-driving vehicles on the need for regulation in unscheduled passenger transport
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Olsen, Silvia Johanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-30)The recent emergence of large-scale ride-sourcing services, such as Uber and Lyft, is a major development in passenger transport. By utilizing fleets of private cars and app technology, these services call into question ... -
Infrastructure investments to promote sustainable regions
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Gundersen, Frants Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-14)Transport infrastructure is often used as an instrument to reach political objectives. One such objective is to promote robust and sustainable regions. A sustainable region is often defined as a region with positive ... -
Nordic Experiences with Smart Mobility: Emerging Services and Regulatory Frameworks
Ydersbond, Inga Margrete; Auvinen, Heidi; Tuominen, Anu; Fearnley, Nils; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10-03)In a time where emerging technologies bundled within “smart mobility” represent a new transformation of the mobility system, it is critical that governments pro-actively take part in these developments. This means steering ... -
Price and competition in emerging shared e-scooter markets
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Fearnley, Nils; Hartveit, Knut Johannes Liland; Johnsson, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-07)The rapid deployment of shared dockless electric scooters (e-scooters) has resulted in attention from the public and regulators. Recurring issues include fleet size and the number of operators in the market. In this paper ... -
Public transport and people with impairments – exploring non-use of public transport through the case of Oslo, Norway
Øksenholt, Kjersti Visnes; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-11)Despite the attention given to universal design in recent years, many people with impairments still refrain from travelling on public transport. This explorative case study, conducted in the greater Oslo region in Norway, ... -
Public transport competitiveness vs. the car: Impact of relative journey time and service attributes
Lunke, Erik Bjørnson; Fearnley, Nils; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-10)In order to give empirically based policy advice on public transport (PT) competitiveness, we have studied revealed mode choice for commuting trips. This has been done by combining data on mode choice from the Norwegian ... -
Subsidising urban and sub-urban transport – distributional impacts
Fearnley, Nils; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-17)Background and methods This paper studies distributional effects of public transport (PT) subsidies focusing on the Greater Oslo region. We identify how different PT markets enjoy different levels of subsidies. We describe ... -
Taxi: Different Solutions in Different Segments
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Skollerud, Kåre H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-05)Taxis are solving a niche in public transport. They provide a door- to- door service, flexible and available to the general public. But in contrast to most public transport they are not subsidized. Even though the service ...