The Impacts of LRT, Neighbourhood Characteristics, and Self-selection on Auto Ownership: Evidence from Minneapolis-St. Paul

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2068-2087

  Cao, Jason ^a   Cao, Xiaoshu ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

land use; longitudinal design; planning; transit oriented development; travel behaviour; vehicle ownership

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; OWNERSHIP; URBAN PLANNING;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908584321     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013505887     Document Type: Article

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