ABSTRACT
A s t h e i n c r e a s i n g o f t h e u r b a n i z a t i o n a r o u n d t h e w o r l d, t h e u r b a n r o a d t r a f f i c
c r o w d e d s i t u a t i o n i s s e r i o u s , t h e u r b a n t r a f f i c e n v i r o n m e n t i s w o r s e n i n g ,
m a n y c o u n t r i e s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d g r a d u a l l y r e a l i z e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f
developing public transport, and start to support the development of public transport.
Also, because of the development of urbanization, China's urban transport problem
i n c r e a se d. E s p e c i a l l y s u p e r c i ti e s w i t h h i g h p o p u l a t i o n d e n s i t y, s u c h a s B e i j i n g ,
S h a n g h a i, t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o b l e m i s m o r e s e r i o u s . T h e pr e s e n t s i t u a t i o n o f p u b l i c
t ransportati o n, m a i nl y refle c t a s urb a n r o a d crowd e d, po o r s e r vice q ualit y , p a ssenge r
c o m p l a i n t s m o r e , e t c . T h e d e m a n d o f im p r o vi n g t h e s e r v i c e l e v e l o f u r b a n p u b l i c
transportation is growing. The government also attaches great importance to public
transport problems, and puts forward the public transport priority development strategy,
a l s o a d o p t e d a s e r i e s of p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n m e a s u r e s w h i c h ben e fit t o th e cit i z e n's
livelihood. But the present situation of public transportation is still not been completely
i m p r o v ed. T h i s s i t u a t i o n i s b a d f o r p e o p l e ' s w o r k , l i f e a n d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f
our city. According to the survey, the conventional public transport take on nearly 50%
t r a v e l d e m a n d o f t h e c i t i z e n. H ow t o g i v e f u l l p l a y t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t ’s r o l e i n
improving service level of urban conventional public transport, is becoming important
topic in the development of public transport.
In the context of the government provide public service, take the government role
as the breakthrough point, draw lessons from advanced research at home and abroad,
this study overview the theoretical support of the government role in the public
s e r v i c e s. Ba se o n t h e t h e o r y , p u t s f o r w a r d t h e g o v e r n m e n t r o l e i n t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l
public transportation service. Then take Shanghai as example, through the survey of
conventional public transport conditions in Shanghai, and the questionnaire on the
c o n v e n t i o n a l p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t p a s s e n g e r s, t o g e t p r i m a r y d a t a a b o u t t h e s e r v i c e l e v e l
o f S h a n g h a i c o n v e n t i o n a l p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t , a na l y z e t h e d a t a , s o a s t o s u mm a r i z e t h e
service level of Shanghai conventional public transport. Combining the current
government effect in improving the service level of conventional public transport, draw
lessons from developed countries in improving the service level of public transport, puts
f o r w a r d s o m e su g g e s t i o n s a b o u t h o w t o g i v e f u l l p l a y t o t h e C h i n e s e
government’s role in improving the service level of city conventional public
t r an s p o r t , i n c l u d i n g I n c r e a s e t h e i n t e n s i t y o f t h e r e g u l a r p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p o l i c y
s u p p o r t ; I m p r o v e t h e e x e c u t i o n s u p e r v i s i o n m e c h a n i s m o f c o n v e n t i o n a l p u b l i c
transportation laws and regulations; Strengthen the supervision of marketization of the
r e g u l a r p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ; C h a n g i n g c o n t r o l i d e a , g u i d e r a t i o n a l p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t
b e h a v i o r , e t c . H o p e t o p r o v i d e r e f e r e n c e f o r r e l e v a n t g o v e r n m e n t d e p a r t m e n t s t o
improve service level of conventional public transport.