Should transit serve the CBD or a diverse array of destinations? A case study comparison of two transit systems

Journal of Public Transportation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Brown, Jeffrey R ^a   Thompson, Gregory L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863796542     PISSN: 1077291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/2375-0901.15.1.1     Document Type: Article

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