Modeling the influence of family, social context, and spatial proximity on use of nonmotorized transport mode

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2230, 2011, Pages 111-120

  Ferdous, Nazneen ^a   Pendyala, Ram M ^b   Bhat, Chandra R ^a   Konduri, Karthik C ^b  

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

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SURVEYS;

ACTIVITY DURATION; BASED SPECIFICATION; JOINT MODELS; MODELLING SYSTEMS; MULTILEVELS; NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT MODES; SOCIAL CONTEXT; SOCIAL GROUPS; SPATIAL PROXIMITY; TRAVEL SURVEYS;

HAZARDS;

EID: 81255170292     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2230-13     Document Type: Article

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