A structured flexible transit system for low demand areas

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 204-216

  Nourbakhsh, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Ouyang, Yanfeng ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible transit system; Hybrid network; Low demand; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORTATION; BUSES; COSTS; TAXICABS; TRANSPORTATION;

FLEXIBLE TRANSIT SYSTEMS; HYBRID NETWORK; LOW DEMAND; LOW DEMAND AREAS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMUM NETWORKS; PASSENGER DEMANDS; TRANSIT NETWORKS;

MASS TRANSPORTATION;

BUS TRANSPORT; DEMAND ANALYSIS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSACTION COST; TRANSPORT STRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 80755148635     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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