Impact of congestion charging on the transit market: An inter-modal equilibrium model

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 703-713

  Wichiensin, Muanmas ^a   Bell, Michael G H ^a   Yang, Hai ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Congestion charge; Equilibrium model; Transit market

Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

CONGESTION CHARGE; ELASTIC-DEMAND USER EQUILIBRIUM TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT; INTER-MODAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC IMPACT; MONOPOLY; PROFITABILITY; ROAD PRICING; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRADE-OFF; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EDINBURGH [SCOTLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947397264     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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