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Finding ways out of congestion for the Chicago Loop : a microscopic simulation approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Over the past two decades, the City of Chicago, as many of its counterparts in the U.S., has experienced a great increase in traffic congestion, which limits regional mobility, induces a huge amount of energy waste and ...
Transportation megaproject procurement : benefits and challenges for PPPs and alternative delivery strategies, and the resulting implications for Crossrail
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
This thesis evaluates the applicability of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and alternative delivery strategies to transportation megaprojects. There has been tremendous expansion of innovative procurement and financing ...
Social change and cycling as a form of sustainable transportation : the behavior-policy interaction in a medium-sized developing city
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
In developing countries, growth frequently parallels increasing motorization rates, and visions of mobility are often centered on the private automobile as the most flexible form of personal transportation and a symbol of ...
Using land value capture to fund rail transit extensions in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The effects of rail rapid transit on land uses and land values are discussed. Rail transit can enhance accessibility, and can raise the demand for locating in areas around stations, increasing land value, and in some cases ...
Examining changes in transit passenger travel behavior through a Smart Card activity analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Transit passenger behavior is an area of major interest for public transportation agencies. The relationship between ridership and maintenance projects, however, is unexplored but increasingly relevant in the era of aging ...
Regional parking fee : a potential funding source for transit?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
From a regional mobility perspective, Chicagoland is in serious trouble. The current Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) funding shortfall is just the most recent evidence of major flaws in the region's transit governance and ...
Paying for transit operations : challenges and solutions for the Chicago Transit Authority
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This research identifies the challenges Chicagoland must confront to maintain a quality transit system. It analyzes the organizational and funding structure of the Regional Transportation Authority and its three service ...
Maintaining rainwater harvesting practices in southern Lebanon : the kaza of Tyre
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Despite relatively extensive surface water and groundwater networks, along with abundant rainfall, Lebanon is facing water scarcity due to factors such as pollution of freshwater resources, climate change, population growth, ...
The myth of the single mode man : how the mobility pass better meets actual travel demand
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The goal of this thesis is to investigate how employer transportation subsidy programs can result in more sustainable outcomes. Cities are growth machines that increasingly seek to mitigate the effects of that growth caused ...
OpenLS for indoor positioning : strategies for standardizing location based services for indoor use
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The combination of location positioning technologies such as GPS and initiatives like the US Federal Communications Commission's E911 telecommunication initiatives has generated a lot of interest in applications and services ...