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Bus Transit Service Reliability and Improvement Strategies: Integrating the Perspectives of Passengers and Transit Agencies in North America

Ehab I. DiabSchool of Urban Planning, McGill University, Suite 400, 815 Sherbrooke St. W. Montréal, QCH3A 2K6, Canada
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Madhav G. BadamiSchool of Urban Planning and McGill School of Environment, McGill University, Suite 400, 815 Sherbrooke St. W. Montréal, QCH3A 2K6, Canada
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Ahmed M. El-GeneidySchool of Urban Planning, McGill University, Suite 400, 815 Sherbrooke St. W. Montréal, QCH3A 2K6, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 292-328 | Received 20 Aug 2014, Accepted 05 Jan 2015, Published online: 27 Jan 2015

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