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The Influence of Public Transport on Car Ownership in London

M H Fairhurst

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Variations in car ownership between districts are accounted for by household income, household size and access to public transport. transport planning can thus influence not only modal split in the short term but future decisions by households on whether to own a car.

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Variations in car ownership between districts are accounted for by household income, household size and access to public transport. transport planning can thus influence not only modal split in the short term but future decisions by households on whether to own a car.

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Variations in car ownership between districts are accounted for by household income, household size and access to public transport. transport planning can thus influence not only modal split in the short term but future decisions by households on whether to own a car.

Key concepts: Car ownership, BATES, Public transport, Point (geometry), Economics, Public ownership, Demographic economics, Econometrics

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