The Role of Bicycle-sharing in the City: Analysis of the Irish Experience

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 116-125

  Murphy, Enda ^a   Usher, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bicycle sharing; cycling and public transport; sustainable transportation

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION;

BICYCLE-SHARING; IRELAND; MODAL CHOICE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RESEARCH ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION;

BICYCLES;

CYCLE TRANSPORT; POLICY ANALYSIS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

COUNTY DUBLIN; DUBLIN [COUNTY DUBLIN]; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

EID: 84907366421     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2012.748855     Document Type: Article

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