Comparison of morning and evening commutes in the Vickrey bottleneck model

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1807, 2002, Pages 26-33

  De Palma, André ^a   Lindsey, Robin ^b  

^a UMR 8184   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; URBAN PLANNING;

DYNAMIC USER EQUILIBRIUM; EVENING PEAK PERIOD TRAVEL; MORNING PEAK PERIOD TRAVEL; SCHEDULING PREFERENCES; VICKREY BOTTLENECK MODEL;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0036962549     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1807-04     Document Type: Article

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