Mind the map! The impact of transit maps on path choice in public transit

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 625-639

  Guo, Zhan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive map; London Underground; Path choice; Transit map; Tube map

Indexed keywords

TRAVEL TIME; TUBES (COMPONENTS); URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKS; COGNITIVE MAPS; DIFFERENT SERVICES; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LONDON UNDERGROUND; PATH CHOICE; PUBLIC TRANSIT NETWORKS; TRANSIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LOCATION DECISION; MAP; MASS TRANSPORT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957655931     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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