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What explains public transport use? Evidence from seven European cities

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  • Gascon, Mireia
  • Marquet, Oriol
  • Gràcia-Lavedan, Esther
  • Ambròs, Albert
  • Götschi, Thomas
  • Nazelle, Audrey de
  • Panis, Luc Int
  • Gerike, Regine
  • Brand, Christian
  • Dons, Evi
  • Eriksson, Ulf
  • Iacorossi, Francesco
  • Ávila-Palència, Ione
  • Cole-Hunter, Tom
  • Nieuwenhuisjen, Mark J.

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the relationships between the built environment characteristics and personal factors influencing public transport use and the ways they interact are not well understood.

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  • Gascon, Mireia & Marquet, Oriol & Gràcia-Lavedan, Esther & Ambròs, Albert & Götschi, Thomas & Nazelle, Audrey de & Panis, Luc Int & Gerike, Regine & Brand, Christian & Dons, Evi & Eriksson, Ulf & Iaco, 2020. "What explains public transport use? Evidence from seven European cities," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 362-374.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:99:y:2020:i:c:p:362-374
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.08.009
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