Can carsharing meet the mobility needs for the low-income neighborhoods? Lessons from carsharing usage patterns in New York City

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 249-260

  Kim, Kyeongsu ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Carsharing; Mobility; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; COMMERCE;

CARSHARING; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; REVENUE GENERATION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS; VEHICLE UTILIZATION;

VEHICLES;

LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL INCLUSION; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRAVEL DEMAND;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929333428     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2015.04.020     Document Type: Article

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