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Discontinuous Regions: High-Speed Rail and the Limits of Traditional Governance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-07)
Globalization and the interconnectivity of the economy have magnified the role of regions, restructuring social and economic relationships into networks that span increasing distances. At the same time, greater attention ...
NEC FUTURE Preliminary Alternatives Report: Public Comment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-06)
The United States Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is currently in the early stages of a planning process to define a 30-year passenger rail investment plan for the Northeast Corridor ...
Analysis of High-Speed Rail Implementation Alternatives in the Northeast Corridor: the Role of Institutional and Technological Flexibility
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-07)
In this paper, an engineering systems framework using the CLIOS Process, scenario analysis, and flexibility analysis is used to study the implementation of a high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast Corridor of the United ...
Uncertainty and Inter-jurisdictional High-speed Rail Planning: Insights from Portugal and the United Kingdom
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-11)
Within public policy and academic discourses, high-speed rail (HSR) is presented as a way of achieving “smarter” or more sustainable forms of growth. Realizing this promise requires coordinated policy efforts across levels ...
NEC FUTURE Tier I Scoping Process: Public Comment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-10)
Utilizing its special expertise, the Regional Transportation Planning and High Speed Rail Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) sought to provide input via public comment to the NEC FUTURE Tier ...
Integrating Engineering Systems Research and Undergraduate Education Through A Term-Length Case Study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-03)
The MIT-Portugal Program (MPP) was launched in 2007 with the dual objectives of conducting innovative research and establishing leading academic degree programs through international collaboration across a range of technical ...
Megacities and High Speed Rail systems: which comes first?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-03)
A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people. The number of megacities is increasing worldwide. In most agglomerations and megacities, urban planning and public ...