Impacts on travel behaviour of Greater Manchester's light rail investment (Metrolink Phase 1): evidence from household surveys and Census data

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-197

  Senior, Martyn L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bus use; Census data; Greater Manchester; Household surveys; Light rail; Rail use; Trip frequency

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; CAR USE; CENSUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN TRANSPORT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; MANCHESTER [MANCHESTER (DST)]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64749099211     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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