Incorporating equity into the transit frequency-setting problem

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 190-199

  Ferguson, Erin M ^a   Duthie, Jennifer ^b   Unnikrishnan, Avinash ^c   Waller, S Travis ^d  

^a Kittelson and Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Equity; Transit network design

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSPORTATION;

ACCESSIBILITY; EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; EQUITY; FINANCIAL SECURITY; TRANSIT FREQUENCY; TRANSIT NETWORK DESIGN; TRANSIT SERVICES; US METROPOLITAN AREAS;

EMPLOYMENT;

AMENITY; EMPLOYMENT; EQUITY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80055078746     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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