Accessibility to transit, by transit, and mode share: application of a logistic model with spatial filters

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 198-205

  Moniruzzaman, Md ^a   Páez, Antonio ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Autocorrelation; Logistic regression; Mode share; Over dispersion; Transit systems

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AUTOCORRELATION; MODELING; REGRESSION; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN TRANSPORT;

CANADA; HAMILTON [ONTARIO]; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84865196599     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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