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Addressing transit mode location bias in built environment-transit mode use research

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  • Aston, Laura
  • Currie, Graham
  • Kamruzzaman, Md.
  • Delbosc, Alexa
  • Fournier, Nicholas
  • Teller, David

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Many studies have identified links between the built environment (BE) and transit use. However, little is known about whether the BE predictors of bus, train, tram and other transit modes are different. Studies to date typically analyze modes in combination; or analyze one mode at a time. A major barrier to comparing BE impacts on modes is the difference in the types of locations that tend to be serviced by each mode. A method is needed to account for this ‘mode location bias’ in order to draw robust comparison of the predictors of each mode.

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  • Aston, Laura & Currie, Graham & Kamruzzaman, Md. & Delbosc, Alexa & Fournier, Nicholas & Teller, David, 2020. "Addressing transit mode location bias in built environment-transit mode use research," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:87:y:2020:i:c:s096669232030257x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102786
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