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This issue contains 16 papers concerned with transportation in developing countries. Specific topics discussed include the following: bus rapid transit systems; pedestrian safety at midblock crossings; pedestrian safety at signalized intersections; urban transport policies; spatial and social characteristics of urban transportation; motorization case study; modeling private car ownership; linking travel behavior and location; effects of personal factors on bicycle commuting; safety analysis of urban arterials under mixed-traffic patterns; short-term traffic forecasting; carbon dioxide emissions from passenger travel; and literacy, access, and mobility.

English

147p

2010

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309160681

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Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Access; Arterial highways; Automobile ownership; Bicycle commuting; Bus rapid transit; Carbon dioxide; Developing countries; Highway safety; Mobility; Pedestrian safety; Residential location; Social factors; Traffic forecasting; Travel behavior; Urban transportation; Urban transportation policy

Literacy; Spatial characteristics

Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 11 2011 9:01AM

• Africa's First Bus Rapid Transit System
• Bus Rapid Transit in Curitiba, Brazil: A Look at the Outcome After 35 Years of Bus-Oriented Development
• Carbon Dioxide Reduction Benefits of Bus Rapid Transit Systems: Learning from Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico; and Jakarta, Indonesia
• Comprehensive Performance Evaluation Framework for Urban Transport Policies: Integration of Investment, Pricing, Regulation, and Subsidy Options
• Cycling Trends and Fate in the Face of Bus Rapid Transit: Case Study of Jinan, Shandong Province, China
• Effects of Personal Factors on Bicycle Commuting in Developing Countries: Case Study of Nanjing, China
• Evaluation of Pedestrian Safety at Midblock Crossings, Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Exploration of Pedestrian Refuge Effect on Safety Crossing at Signalized Intersection
• Linking Travel Behavior and Location in Chengdu, China: Geographically Weighted Approach
• Literacy, Access, and Mobility: Analysis from Sylhet, Bangladesh
• Modeling Private Car Ownership in China: Investigation of Urban Form Impact Across Megacities
• Motorization in China: Case Study of Shanghai
• Safety Analysis of Urban Arterials Under Mixed-Traffic Patterns in Beijing
• Scenarios for Future Urbanization: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Passenger Travel in Three Indian Cities
• Short-Term Traffic Forecast System of Beijing
• Spatial and Social Characteristics of Urban Transportation in Beijing