Restating modal investment priority with an improved model for public transport analysis

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1148-1168

  Tirachini, Alejandro ^a   Hensher, David A ^a   Jara Díaz, Sergio R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

BRT; Bus; Crowding; Operator costs; Rail; Users costs

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MASS TRANSPORTATION; PROFITABILITY; RAPID TRANSIT; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

BRT; CROWDING; OPERATOR COSTS; OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TIME COST; TRANSPORT ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT MODES; URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT; USER COST;

BUSES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954310808     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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