Paratransit: Introduction to the special section

Over the past few years, private taxi, jitneys, and other paratransit services have blossomed in cities around the world. Scholars have noticed. Two things stand out immediately. First, we don’t know very much about how taxi and paratransit services affect travel behavior and mode choices. Second, w...

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Published in:	Journal of Transport and Land Use
Main Author:	David King
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2015-04-01
Subjects:	paratransit taxis
Online Access:	https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/823

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