Abstract
The analysis of modal choice is the most policy-orientated element in the whole process of analysing and forecasting the demand for travel in urban areas. In the short term, the problem of influencing people’s choice of mode is central to the achievement of a more efficient use of the available capacity of urban transport systems. The achievement of an efficient pattern of use of existing facilities in turn has implications for the level of resources invested in expanding system capacity.
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Jones, I.S. (1977). Modal Choice. In: Urban Transport Appraisal. Studies in Planning. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15731-0_7
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