A method to define public transit opportunity space

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-154

  Mamun, Sha A ^a   Lownes, Nicholas E ^a   Osleeb, Jeffrey P ^a   Bertolaccini, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Transit accessibility; Transit connectivity; Transit opportunity; Transit performance measure; Trip coverage

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; LOGISTICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872556788     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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