Do transit users just wait for buses or wait with strategies? Some numerical results that transit planners should see

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2111, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Fan, Wei ^a   MacHemehl, Randy B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORTATION; LINEAR REGRESSION; VIDEO RECORDING;

BUS LINES; LARGE AMOUNTS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PASSENGER WAITING TIME; RELIABILITY INDEX; SCHEDULE RELIABILITIES; TRANSIT PLANNERS; TRANSIT SYSTEMS; TRANSIT USERS; WAITING TIME;

BUSES;

EID: 76149123920     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2111-19     Document Type: Article

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