Discrete choice elasticities for elderly and disabled travelers between fixed-route transit and paratransit

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1623, 1998, Pages 31-36

  Franklin, Joel P ^a   Niemeier, Debbie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; DECISION MAKING; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

DISCRETE CHOICE ELASTICITIES; FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT; PARATRANSIT; TRAVELERS;

TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

EID: 0032155430     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1623-05     Document Type: Article

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