Modeling and analysis of the link between accessibility and employment growth

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 385-393

  Ozbay, K ^a   Ozmen, D ^a   Berechman, J ^b,c,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic factors; Models; New Jersey; New York; Regression analysis; Transportation management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ESTIMATION; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION;

ECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES; TRANSPORTATION DATA; TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

ACCESSIBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645816367     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2006)132:5(385)     Document Type: Article

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