Exploring the role of individual attitudes and perceptions in predicting the demand for cycling: a hybrid choice modelling approach

Transportation

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1287-1304

  Maldonado Hinarejos, Rafael ^a   Sivakumar, Aruna ^a   Polak, John W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes and perceptions; Cycling demand; Discrete choice models; Predictive models; Stated preference data; Transport policy

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL TIME;

ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS; CYCLING DEMAND; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; STATED PREFERENCES; TRANSPORT POLICY;

PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS;

CYCLE TRANSPORT; MODELING; PERCEPTION; POLICY ANALYSIS; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 84911966016     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-014-9551-4     Document Type: Article

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