Do light rail services discourage car ownership and use? Evidence from Census data for four English cities

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-23

  Lee, Shin S ^a   Senior, Martyn L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car ownership; Census data; Light rail; Mode share; New rail schemes; Travel mode change

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; CAR OWNERSHIP; CAR USE; CENSUS; LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873908588     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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