Modeling generalized cost of travel and its application for improvement of taxies in Kolkata

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-49

  Chintakayala, Phani Kumar ^a   Maitra, Bhargab ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Generalized cost; India; Stated choice data; Taxies; Transportation management; Urban areas; Urban India; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

GENERALIZED COST; STATED CHOICE; TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREAS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

REGIONAL PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION;

ECONOMICS;

COST; MEGACITY; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; TAXI TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN TRANSPORT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CALCUTTA; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 77950640592     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9488(2010)136:1(42)     Document Type: Article

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