Developing Countries

This issue contains nineteen papers concerned with developing countries. Specific topics addressed in this issue include the following: motor vehicle quota policies; targeted transit subsidies; curve speed warnings; mode choice of low-income commuters; pedestrian level of service; pedestrian-vehicle conflict severity at unprotected midblock crosswalks; future travel demand in China; a bike-to-school program; and economic impact of high-speed rail. Other subjects addressed in the issue include: bus financing; passenger van services; waiting endurance time of pedestrians at signalized intersections; fluctuating speed and lateral movement of vehicles; jitney network mapping; and pedestrian level of service for undivided stairway as suburban rail stations. In additions, this issue contains papers on: circumambulation paths; pedestrian crossing treatment warrants for midblock crosswalks; behavior characteristics of commercial vehicle drivers; and central government assistance for urban public transportation.

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• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 181p
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2581
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Developing countries; Financing; High speed rail; Level of service; Mode choice; Pedestrian safety; Subsidies; Transportation policy; Travel behavior; Travel demand
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01595165
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309369695
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 1 2016 9:04AM