Mode choice of older and disabled people: a case study of shopping trips in London

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 257-267

  Schmöcker, Jan Dirk ^a   Quddus, Mohammed A ^b   Noland, Robert B ^a   Bell, Michael G H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Disability; Seniors; Transport mode choice; Variable travel costs

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CAR USE; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ELDERLY POPULATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOBILITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44349090964     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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