Bike share's impact on car use: Evidence from the United States, Great Britain, and Australia

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-20

  Fishman, Elliot ^a   Washington, Simon ^b   Haworth, Narelle ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycle; Bike share; Car use; City; Sustainable; Transport

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; FLEET OPERATIONS; VEHICLES;

BIKE SHARE; CAR USE; CITY; SUSTAINABLE; TRANSPORT;

BICYCLES;

AUTOMOBILE; CAR USE; CYCLE TRANSPORT; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; MELBOURNE; MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; QUEENSLAND; SAINT PAUL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 84902952972     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2014.05.013     Document Type: Article

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