Valuing rail transit: Comparing capital and operating costs with consumer benefits

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2219, 2011, Pages 50-58

  Guerra, Erick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; MASS TRANSPORTATION; OPERATING COSTS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; CONSUMER BENEFITS; COST AND BENEFITS; HIGH COSTS; HIGH-LOW; RAIL PROJECTS; RAIL TRANSIT; RAIL TRANSPORTATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRANSIT SYSTEMS;

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EID: 80052700397     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2219-07     Document Type: Article

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