Inclusive planning process for citywide bus network restructuring: Experience and impacts

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2145, 2010, Pages 18-29

  Currie, Graham ^a   Tivendale, Knowles ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BUS NETWORKS; EVIDENCE-BASED; FUNDINGS; MELBOURNE; NETWORK RESTRUCTURING; PLANNING PROCESS; REVIEW PROCESS; SIMPLE++; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

BUSES;

EID: 78349260194     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2145-03     Document Type: Article

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