Applying the general transit feed specification to the global South: Experiences in Mexico City, Mexico-and beyond

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2442, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-52

  Eros, Emily ^a   Mehndiratta, Shomik ^b   Zegras, Chris ^a   Webb, Kevin ^c   Qchoa, Maria C ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c Conveyal ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; CASE-STUDIES; DATA TOOLS; DE FACTO STANDARD; ME-XICO; MEGACITIES; MEXICO CITY; OPEN DATUM; PUBLIC TRANSIT; TOOLS AND METHODS;

SPECIFICATIONS;

EID: 84936790787     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2442-06     Document Type: Review

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