Assessing a model for optimal bus stop spacing with high-resolution archived stop-level data

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2111, 2009, Pages 24-32

  Li, Huan ^a   Bertini, Robert L ^a  

^a Portland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS TERMINALS; BUS TRANSPORTATION; BUSES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MASS TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

ACCESS COST; ARCHIVED DATA; BUS STOP; CASE-STUDIES; COST COMPONENTS; HIGH RESOLUTION; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE DATA; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; SERVICE OFFERING;

OPERATING COSTS;

EID: 76149123229     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2111-04     Document Type: Article

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