Exploring public transport usage trends in an ageing population

Transportation

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-164

  Currie, Graham ^a   Delbosc, Alexa ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Public transport; Travel; Travel behaviour; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; AGEING POPULATION; FLOWTHROUGH; HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT TRAVELS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR; TRAVEL SURVEYS; TRIP MAKING; WESTERN SOCIETIES;

SURVEYS;

TRANSPORTATION;

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77950438390     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-009-9224-x     Document Type: Article

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