Factors influencing modal split of commuting journeys in medium-size European cities

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-137

  Santos, Georgina ^a,b   Maoh, Hanna ^c   Potoglou, Dimitris ^a,d   von Brunn, Thomas ^a,e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Ernst Basler + Partner AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Commuting journeys; Journeys to work; Logit model; Mode choice; Mode share; Sustainable transport

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; CAR OWNERSHIP; COMMUTING; CYCLE TRANSPORT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LOGIT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WALKING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84878585047     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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