Exclusive truck facilities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Analysis of truck and automobile demand

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2168, 2010, Pages 114-128

  Roorda, Matthew J ^a   Hain, Michael ^a   Amirjamshidi, Glareh ^a   Cavalcante, Rinaldo ^a   Abdulhai, Baher ^a   Woudsma, Clarence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAVEL TIME;

ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS; MATRIX; ONTARIO; ORIGIN DESTINATION MATRICES; PASSENGER TRAFFIC; TORONTO; TRAFFIC FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; TRAVEL INFORMATION; TRAVEL-TIME; TRUCK TRAFFIC;

TRUCKS;

EID: 78651341824     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2168-14     Document Type: Article

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