Car-free urban areas: A radical solution to the last mile problem or a step too far?

Built Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 603-616

  Tight, Miles ^a   Rajé, Fiona ^a   Timms, Paul ^a  

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URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 85009776758     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2148/benv.42.4.603     Document Type: Article

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