Job accessibility and the modal mismatch in Detroit

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-54

  Grengs, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Employment; Poverty; Spatial mismatch; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AUTOMOBILE; CAR USE; EMPLOYMENT; INNER CITY AREA; METROPOLITAN AREA; POVERTY; SPATIAL MISMATCH; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450235404     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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