Student Theses

Each thesis is the result of two or more years dedicated to pushing the boundaries of public transit design, operations and management. Below are the dozens of groundbreaking theses that students from the MIT Transit Lab have produced in recent decades.

The Vital Role of Metropolitan Access in Commuter, Regional, Intercity and Overnight Rail Passenger Transportation -- and its Relationship to Technology

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Lexcie Lu

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2003

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Student Theses

The Vital Role of Metropolitan Access in Commuter, Regional, Intercity and Overnight Rail Passenger Transportation -- and its Relationship to Technology

Improving Relationships Between Public Transit Authorities and Medical Centers: Case Studies and Applications to the Illinois Medical District (Chicago, Illinois) and Centro Medico (San Juan, Puerto Rico).

Moving from Conventional Bus Services towards Bus Rapid Transit: Establishing Priorities

Evaluating Express Bus Service

Models and Algorithms for the Optimization of Traffic Flows: Flows and Emissions Using Dynamic Routing and Pricing

Mitigating Transit Noise through Urban Planning and Design

Transit Preferential Treatment: A Public Policy-Making Perspective

Junction Capacity and Performance in Rail Transit

Assessment of the Transfer Penalty for Transit Trips in Downtown Boston: A GIS-based Disaggregate Modeling Approach

Innovative Strategies for Managing the Increasing Costs of Paratransit Operations under the Americans with Disabilities Act

A Process for Improving Transit Service Connectivity

Improving Jitney Service Quality: An Appropriate Governance Model for San Juan, Puerto Rico

Communications, Information and Responsibility Distribution Strategies for Effective Real-Time Transit Service Management

Understanding Capacity and Performance of Urban Rail Transit Terminals

Park It Over There, Buddy: An Inquiry into Station-Area Parking and Transit-Oriented Development

Does Training Matter? Construction Quality for a New-Start Transit System: The Case of Tren Urbano

Strategies for Design: Shaping Private Development Adjacent to Transit Stations

Implementation of Policies for Transit Systems Preferential Treatment

The Development of More Effective Operating Plans for Bus Service

Rail Transit Operations Analysis: Framework and Applications