Modeling Commuting Patterns in Chicago in a GIS Environment: A Job Accessibility Perspective

Professional Geographer

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 120-133

  Wang, Fahui ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; Commuting; CTPP data; GIS; Job accessibility; Polycentric city

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMUTING; GIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034053877     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00210     Document Type: Article

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