Why is the Brisbane bus rapid transit system deemed a success?

Road and Transport Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 3-16

  Hensher, David A ^a   Golotta, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRISBANE; BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER SERVICES; DEVELOPED ECONOMIES; URBAN MOBILITY; VALUE FOR MONIES;

MASS TRANSPORTATION; RAPID TRANSIT;

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT;

EID: 66849096461     PISSN: 10375783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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