Bus networks as graphs: new connectivity indicators with operational characteristics

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 788-799

  Quintero Cano, Liliana ^a,b   Wahba, Mohamed ^a,c   Sayed, Tarek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

connectivity; graph theory; network design

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORTATION; GRAPH THEORY;

CONNECTIVITY; NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; NETWORK DESIGN; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES;

BUSES;

BUS TRANSPORT; COMPLEXITY; CONNECTIVITY; GRAPHICAL METHOD; NETWORK DESIGN; RESEARCH; TRANSFER ZONE; WALKING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

EID: 84907044563     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: 12086029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2014-0054     Document Type: Article

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