Catching a ride on the information super-highway: Toward an understanding of internet-based carpool formation and use

Transportation

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 849-873

  Buliung, Ron N ^a   Soltys, Kalina ^a   Bui, Randy ^a   Habel, Catherine ^b   Lanyon, Ryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Metrolinx   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpools; Commuting; Internet; Metrolinx; Transportation planning; Travel behaviour

Indexed keywords

CARPOOLS; COMMUTING; METROLINX; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

INTERNET;

COMMUTING; HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERNET; METROPOLITAN AREA; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; HAMILTON [ONTARIO]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 77958497610     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-010-9266-0     Document Type: Article

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