Passenger perceptions and the ideal urban bus journey experience

Transport Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 283-292

  Stradling, Stephen ^a   Carreno, Michael ^a   Rye, Tom ^a   Noble, Allyson ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bus journey experience; Bus passenger satisfaction; Bus patronage; Soft factors

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; PERCEPTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT;

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

EID: 34548624824     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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