Assessing impact of weather and season on pedestrian traffic volumes

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2140, 2009, Pages 35-43

  Aultman Hall, Lisa ^a   Lane, Damon ^a   Lambert, Rebecca R ^a  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY;

ADJUSTMENT FACTORS; CONDITION; LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA; PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC; SINGLE LOCATION; TEMPERATURE-RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TIME LIMITED; TRAFFIC VOLUMES; VERMONT; WEATHER DATA;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 76749119017     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2140-04     Document Type: Article

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