Examining the potential for modal change: Motivators and barriers for bicycle commuting in Dar-es-salaam

Transport Policy

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 249-259

  Nkurunziza, Alphonse ^a   Zuidgeest, Mark ^a   Brussel, Mark ^a   Van Maarseveen, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barriers; Bicycle commuting; Dar es Salaam; Motivators; Stages of change

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; CYCLE TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

DARES;

EID: 84867777698     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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