The impacts of urban mass rapid transit lines on the density and mobility of high-income households: A case study of Singapore

Transport Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 70-80

  Zhu, Yi ^a   Diao, Mi ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MOBILITY; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

SINGAPORE [SINGAPORE (NTN)]; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84989195499     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: 1879310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2016.03.013     Document Type: Article

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