The factors influencing car use in a cycle-friendly city: The case of Cambridge

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-74

  Carse, Andrew ^a   Goodman, Anna ^b   Mackett, Roger L ^a   Panter, Jenna ^c   Ogilvie, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cars; Cycling; Multivariable regression; Travel behaviour

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; CYCLE TRANSPORT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

CAMBRIDGE; CAMBRIDGESHIRE; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84871415774     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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