Shifting short motorized trips to walking: The potential of active transportation for physical activity in Montreal

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 100-107

  Morency, Catherine ^a   Demers, Marie ^a,b   Poliquin, Eric ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active transport; Commuting; Modal choice; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901978989     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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