Commuter mode choice and free car parking, public transportation benefits, showers/lockers, and bike parking at work: Evidence from thewashington, DC region

Journal of Public Transportation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 67-91

  Hamre, Andrea ^a   Buehler, Ralph ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84904999691     PISSN: 1077291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/2375-0901.17.2.4     Document Type: Article

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