Waiting time perceptions at transit stops and stations: Effects of basic amenities, gender, and security

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 251-264

  Fan, Yingling ^a   Guthrie, Andrew ^a   Levinson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenities; Gender; Perception; Security; Transit; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

AMENITIES; GENDER; SECURITY; TRANSIT; WAITING-TIME;

SURVEYS;

AMENITY; GENDER; PERCEPTION; SAFETY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 84964977678     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2016.04.012     Document Type: Article

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