Can compact rail transit corridors transform the automobile city? Planning for more sustainable travel in Los Angeles

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 938-959

  Houston, Douglas ^a   Boarnet, Marlon G ^b   Ferguson, Gavin ^a   Spears, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

built environment; compact development; land use; sustainability; travel

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AUTOMOBILE; INVESTMENT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922733451     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014529344     Document Type: Article

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