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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 Application of Information Technologies to Public Transportation

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Chi Fun (Jimmy) Lam

MST

1994

Evaluating the Joint Implementation of Congestion Pricing and Driver Information Systems

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Ibrahim M. El Sanhouri

PhD

1994

Modeling Traveler Response to Traveler Information Systems: Laboratory Simulation of Information Searches Using Multimedia Technology

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Joan Walker

SM

1994

Assessing the Impact of Real-Time Information on Transit Passenger Behavior

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Mark D. Hickman

PhD

1994

Economic Efficiency in Transit Service Contracts: The Role of Contract Structure

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Rick David Halvorsen

MST

1994

Alternative Strategies for Public Transport Improvement in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Beirut

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Sadayuki Yagi

MST

1994

Era of Urban Highway Reconstruction: Boston and the Central Artery/Tunnel: Will TMAs Have a Role in Maintaining Access During Construction

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Camille Thomason

MST

1993

A Comparison of Control Options on the MBTA Green Line

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David W. Soeldner

MST

1993

Alternative Strategies for Private Sector Participation in Urban Mass Transit

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Nicole Mantell

MST

1993

Alternative Provision Arrangements for Commuter Rail Operations

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Ioannis p. Panayotidis

MST

1992

A comprehensive Integrated Modelling Framework for the Optimization of Transit Operator Workforce Planning and Management

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Khalil Y. Ferzli

PhD

1992

A Framework For Selecting an Appropriate Fare Structure for a Transit Agency

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Lucy C. Jen

MST

1992

A Methodology for Predicting the Effects of Parking Control Changes on Curb and Off-Street Parking Demand

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Marc G. Warner

PhD

1992

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Cluster Sampling Methods for Monitoring Route-level Transit Ridership

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Mark Bucciarelli

MS

1991

Transportation Workforce Planning in the Transit Industry: Incorporating Absence, Overtime, and Reliability Relationships

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Yoram Shiftan

PhD

1991

The Short-Turn as a Real Time Transit Operating Strategy

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Anthony Deckoff

MST

1990

The Potential of Congestion Reduction Strategies in Urban Centers

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Diane M. Ricard

MST

1990

Using and Enhancing Automatic Vehicle Identification to Improve Service Control on the MBTA Green Line

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Robert Fellows

MST

1990

Dwell time Relationships for Urban Rail Systems

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Tyh-ming Lin

MST

1990

Expressing Trains on the MBTA Green Line

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Richard A. Macchi

MST/TPP

1989

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