Exploring the influence of built environment on travel mode choice considering the mediating effects of car ownership and travel distance

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 100, Issue , 2017, Pages 65-80

  Ding, Chuan ^a   Wang, Donggen ^b   Liu, Chao ^c   Zhang, Yi ^d   Yang, Jiawen ^e  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Baltimore; Built environment; Car ownership; Mediating effect; Travel behavior

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSPORTATION;

BALTIMORE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CAR OWNERSHIP; MEDIATING EFFECT; TRAVEL BEHAVIORS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

CAR OWNERSHIP; CAR USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85017442262     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2017.04.008     Document Type: Article

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