On the Value of Crowding in Public Tansport for Ile-de-France

Since the mid 90's, public transport patronage in Île-de-France (the Paris region) has increased substantially: over the last decade alone a 20% growth was observed. This growth, even though it was an aim of the Sustainable Urban Mobility plan adopted in 2000, was not completely anticipated. Co...

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Main Author: Kroes, Eric
Other Authors: Kouwenhoven, Marco, Debrincat, Laurence, Pauget, Nicolas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2013
Series:International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
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