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Getting there is half the problem : removing obstacles to accessing rail transit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
People can arrive at a station using a variety of different transportation modes including walking, biking, taking a bus or driving. Each access mode interfaces with transit in a different way. The layout and design of the ...
Engaging the private sector : using public-private partnerships to meet the facility needs of public school districts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
The United States is in the midst of an educational facility crisis that is affecting educational achievement and teacher morale. This crisis has resulted from decades of neglect of the country's stock of public school ...
E-tail vs. retail : the future of the downtown regional shopping center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The proliferation of Internet shopping as a viable retail format has attracted a great deal of media attention about its potential impacts on place-based shopping. Specifically, the growing estimates of online retail sales ...
Bus rapid transit : impacts on travel behavior in Bogotá
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
In the year 2000, the government of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, undertook a major transformation of its public transport system. A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system named Transmilenio was implemented modifying the ...
Green realities : the financial opportunities of environmental sensitive development in the commercial real estate development industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Scientific research has made clear the impacts of the built environment on energy consumption, human health, and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite academic and political advocacy for the widespread adoption of a more ...
Community Benefits Agreements : an evolution in public benefits negotiation processes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
Urban redevelopment projects involve three parties: (1) the public sector (e.g. public officials), (2) the private sector (e.g. developers), and (3) the community (e.g. residents and community groups). Traditionally, ...
Impact of commercial development on inner city revitalization : an analysis of projects in Boston
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
During the last two decades community development corporations (CDCs) have expanded their inner city revitalization efforts from affordable housing to other activities such as commercial real estate development. In the ...
The process of and barriers to environmentally-oriented real estate development : examining the role of organizational structure, project delivery methods and contracts in low impact development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Low Impact Development (LID) is a site planning approach that limits the environmental impact of development on the local hydrological regime. By preserving and mimicking natural landscape features, LID introduces a new ...
Building success : the role of the state in the cultural facility development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
This thesis investigates the question of what is the current role of the state in the cultural facility development process, and, in light of facility-related warnings that have been made over the years, what role should ...
Evaluating foreign Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects using the adjusted net present value (ANPV) method : Thailand's Second Stage Expressway (SES)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Accurately incorporating country risks in project evaluation is a complicated process. This thesis presents an evaluation framework, based on a variation of the standard adjusted net present value (ANPV) method, that ...