| dc.contributor.advisor | Judith Layzer. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Foltz, Kimberly | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | n-us-wa | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-29T18:23:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-29T18:23:01Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2010 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59723 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2010. | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-93). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Transportation systems pose some of the most intractable challenges to sustainable, climate-friendly cities. As the fastest growing source of greenhouse-gas emissions, transportation is critical to sustainability. Yet transportation planning is complex, involving dynamic, multi-modal systems, and requiring the collaboration of multiple jurisdictions. Efforts to implement a more sustainable transportation system, therefore typically confront multiple barriers. This thesis examines a 20-year process to establish a light-rail system in Seattle, Washington to explore the opportunities for and obstacles to devising sustainable metropolitan transportation systems. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Kimberly Foltz. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 94 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Urban Studies and Planning. | en_US |
| dc.title | Waiting for the interurban : the politics of light-rail planning in Seattle | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Politics of light-rail planning in Seattle | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | M.C.P. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 669050942 | en_US |
