Growing bus patronage and addressing transport disadvantage-The Melbourne experience

Transport Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 106-114

  Loader, Chris ^a   Stanley, John ^a  

^a Bus Association Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Patronage growth; Social capital; Social exclusion; Transport disadvantage

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 67650696587     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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