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Multi-scale regional transportation governance : evaluating cooperation and decision-making at New York Penn Station
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis examines the existing regional transportation governance structure in New York City, and use Penn Station and the Gateway Rail Tunnel Project as lenses to explore the effectiveness of governance and the ability ...
Disruption management on high frequency lines : measuring the effectiveness of recovery strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Incidents in urban rail systems are common. They vary in cause and severity, and can lead to minor or major disruptions on the network. Disruptions affect both the customers and the operating staff. To control and lessen ...
Urban computing using call detail records : mobility pattern mining, next-location prediction and location recommendation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Urban computing fuses computer science with other fields, such as transportation, in the context of urban spaces by connecting ubiquitous sensing technologies, analytical models and visualizations to solve challenging ...
Dynamic ship assignment problem with uncertain demands
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Product tanker shipping companies in the spot market face severe volatility in demand and in price. We explore shipping companies' two problems: evaluating supply and demand of the market and assigning cargoes in order to ...
Simulation and queueing network model formulation of mixed automated and non-automated traffic in urban settings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Automated driving is an emerging technology in the automotive industry which will likely lead to significant changes in transportation systems. As automated driving technology is still in early stages of implementation in ...
Accessibility-based analysis of infrastructure improvements to the Multimodal Western Corridor in Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
MassDOT is in the planning stages of the Allston I-90 Interchange Improvement Project which, largely due to public participation, could evolve into a multimodal project involving replacing the structurally deficient highway ...
Planning transit networks with origin, destination, and interchange inference
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The institutional and financial circumstances at many transit agencies significantly constrain the bus planning process. Long-term planning focuses on major infrastructure projects, while short-term planning focuses on ...
Vulnerability analysis of electricity distribution networks with large-penetrations of PEVs and DERs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis focuses on the vulnerability assessment of radial electricity distribution networks (DNs) under large-scale integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs). We formulate ...
Can we reduce parking at MIT : design and development of a functional commuter dashboard
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis presents the design, development and initial implementation of a new commuter dashboard tool entitled AccessMyCommute for use by all MIT employees. This is the first in a series of new commuter benefit incentives ...
An integrated model of flight and passenger delay for policy analysis in the National Air Transportation System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Demand for air travel has increased over the years and so have airport delays and congestion. Delays have a huge impact on airline costs and influence the satisfaction of passengers, thus becoming an important topic of ...