The impact of real-time information on choices during the commute trip: Evidence from a travel simulator

Growth and Change

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-543

  Casas, Irene ^a   Kwan, Mei Po ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; LOGIT ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 36749048039     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2007.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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