The association between light rail transit and satisfactions with travel and life: Evidence from Twin Cities

Transportation

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 921-933

  Cao, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Land use; Light rail transit; Quality of life; Subjective well being; Sustainability; Travel

Indexed keywords

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT); MINNEAPOLIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAIL TRANSIT; STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS; SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING; TRANSIT SERVICES; TRAVEL;

LAND USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT;

ACCESSIBILITY; LAND USE; LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883133616     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-013-9455-8     Document Type: Article

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