Does subway proximity discourage automobility? Evidence from Beijing

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 52, Issue , 2017, Pages 506-517

  Zhang, Yingjie ^a   Zheng, Siqi ^b,c   Sun, Cong ^d   Wang, Rui ^e  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beijing; Car ownership; Fuel consumption; Reformed housing; Resettlement housing; Subway proximity

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELS; LOCATION; RAILROADS; SUBWAY STATIONS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL TIME;

BEIJING; CAR OWNERSHIP; HETEROGENEOUS EFFECTS; NATURAL EXPERIMENT; RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS; ROAD CONGESTION; TWO STEP METHOD; VEHICLE FUELS;

HOUSING;

CAR OWNERSHIP; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOUSING PROVISION; HOUSING REFORM; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN HOUSING;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 85009446684     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2016.11.009     Document Type: Article

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