System for Transit Performance Analysis Using the National Transit Database
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Recommendation of a New Transit Performance Measure in the National Transit Database
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Transportation
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1077-291X,2375-0901
DOI: 10.5038/2375-0901.14.3.5