Public transportation objectives and rider demographics: are transit’s priorities poor public policy?

Transportation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 347-367

  Taylor, Brian D ^a   Morris, Eric A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal ambiguity; Transit goals; Transit patronage; Transit rider demographics; Transit subsidies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; SURVEYS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

GOAL AMBIGUITY; TRANSIT GOALS; TRANSIT PATRONAGE; TRANSIT RIDERS; TRANSIT SUBSIDIES;

BUS TRANSPORTATION;

BUS TRANSPORT; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923838932     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-014-9547-0     Document Type: Article

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