Urban Studies and Planning - Bachelor's degree

Designing public transit at the margins

Jacobsen, Adriana(Adriana M.) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

Boston's public transportation network, the MBTA, is a "hub-and-spokes" system: rail lines radiate out to the suburbs from a few central downtown stations, and traveling between the "spokes" often requires taking multiple ...
The role of open government data in Boston's climate adaptation process

Lin, Jackie J.S.B.Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

This thesis asks the question, what is the role of open government data? Has the open aspect of open government data democratized participation to create more insightful, just, equitable, and inclusive action or research? ...
The dual nature of rent growth : a theory-based approach to the housing choice voucher program

McDaniel, Noah Jefferson. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

The Housing Choice Voucher program is the largest low-income housing subsidy program in the U.S., serving over 2.2 million households annually. The Department of Housing and Urban Development provides the same subsidy level ...