Ridership effects of real-time bus information system: A case study in the City of Chicago

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 22, Issue , 2012, Pages 146-161

  Tang, Lei ^a   Thakuriah, Piyushimita Vonu ^b  

^a FCI USA LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear mixed model; Longitudinal data; Quasi experimental design; Real time bus information system; Ridership effect

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORTATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; STATISTICS;

CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITIES; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; LINEAR MIXED MODELS; LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS; LONGITUDINAL DATA; REAL TIME; RIDERSHIP EFFECT; SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS;

BUSES;

BUS TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MODELING; PUBLIC SERVICE; REAL TIME; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856774358     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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