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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.

Network Improvement Procedures in Non- Competitive Transportation Markets

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Christian Hue De La Colombe

MS

1976

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Design of Feeder Bus Routes: A Case Study Based on a Pre-Existing Bus System and A New Subway Line

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Juan Escudero

MS

1976

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Economies of Scale in Urban Bus Transit

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Mark E. Pendrock

MSCE

1976

An Implementation Analysis of Low Capital-Intensive Transit Options In Boston's Northwest Corridor

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Gary C. Hawthorn

MSCE

1975

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Analysis of a Transfer Point Approach for Contiguous Dial-a-Ride Systems

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Larry Reep

MS

1975

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Scheduling Algorithms for Dial-a-Ride Systems with Multiple Demand Types

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Robert C. Maclagger

MS

1975

An Analysis of Urban Public Transport in The Developing Country Context

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Alan Howard Castaline

MSCE

1974

Analysis of Carpooling Behavior and the Formulation of Carpool Incentive Programs

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John P. Attanucci

MST

1974

Optimization of Urban Transportation Networks

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Paul Schonfeld

MS

1974

An Analytical Approach to Evaluating Commuter Bus System Innovations

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Robert Waksman

MS

1974

Policy Alternative for Financing Urban Transport Projects in Developing Countries

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Yuichiro Motomura

MSCE

1974

An Efficient Method to Predict The Impacts of Operating Decisions for Conventional Bus Systems

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John R. Hauser

MS

1973

A Search Model For Dial-A-Ride System Design

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Steven R. Lerman

MS

1973

A Comparative Analysis of Transit Alternatives for Non-Work Trips

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Warren M. Yamamoto

MSCE

1973

The Operation and Performance of a Taxi Fleet

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Murray G. McLeod

CE

1972

Routing of Subscription Commuter Bus Fleet

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Brian C. Kullman

N/A

1971

An L.P. Approach to Short Run Bus System Changes

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George Tzavaras

MS

1971

Routing and Scheduling in Public Transportation Systems

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Damian Kulash

PhD

1970

Dynamic Routing: A Study of Assignment Algorithms

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Nigel H. Wilson

PhD

1968

Computer Aided Routing System

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Nigel H. Wilson

MS

1967

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