Built environment and school travel mode choice in Toronto, Canada

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2156, 2010, Pages 150-159

  Mitra, Raktim ^a   Buliung, Ron N ^a   Roorda, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; EFFECTIVE PLANNING; MODE CHOICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLACE-BASED; SCHOOL TRAVELS; TORONTO; TRANSPORT POLICY; TRAVEL MODE CHOICES; URBAN PLANNERS;

PLANNING;

EID: 78651293962     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2156-17     Document Type: Article

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