The effect of work-related factors on the bicycle commute mode choice in the Netherlands

Transportation

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-43

  Heinen, Eva ^a   Maat, Kees ^a   van Wee, Bert ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bicycle; Commuting; Mode choice; Work culture

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; SURVEYS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

COMMUTING; CYCLING FREQUENCIES; FINANCIAL COMPENSATION; MODE CHOICE; NUMBER OF PEOPLES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT;

BICYCLES;

COMMUTING; CYCLE TRANSPORT; JOURNEY TO WORK; PARKING; TRANSPORTATION MODE; WORKPLACE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84871974307     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-012-9399-4     Document Type: Article

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