Build It. But Where? The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Identifying Locations for New Cycling Infrastructure

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-317

  Larsen, Jacob ^a   Patterson, Zachary ^b   El Geneidy, Ahmed ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

cycling; cycling facilities; GIS; infrastructure planning; infrastucture

Indexed keywords

CYCLING; DATA-SOURCES; HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; INFRASTUCTURE; OPTIMUM LOCATION; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GIS; LIFESTYLE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84871331456     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2011.631098     Document Type: Article

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