Sökning: "public transportation planning"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 45 avhandlingar innehållade orden public transportation planning.

1. 1. Ease-of-Use in Public Transportation : A User Perspective on Information and Orientation Aspects

   Författare :Katrin Dziekan; Lars-Göran Mattsson; Brian D. Taylor; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; public transportation; user perspective; psychology; public transportation planning; evaluation; newcomers in a city; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Sammanfattning : This interdisciplinary thesis combines psychological and transportation planning knowledge. Three main questions are investigated: 1) What concepts and ideas do people have with regard to a public transportation system (cognitive user perspective)?; 2) What orientation and information factors within the public transportation system enhance Ease-of-Use and make it simpler and more efficient to use public transportation in metropolitan areas?; 3) How can Ease-of-Use of a public transportation route be measured? A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods was used. LÄS MER

3. 2. An infrastructure of freedom : Atlanta, race, and the struggle over public transportation in the capitalist city

   Författare :Marcus Mohall; Don Mitchell; David Jansson; Theresa Enright; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public transportation; transit; transit struggles; transportation; planning; mobility; politics of mobility; transportation politics; infrastructure; capitalism; race; USA; US South; Atlanta; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis provides a multiscalar analysis of the production and struggle over the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the main transit system in metro Atlanta. It examines how the actions and visions of the state, capital, and transportation activists intersect to structure how and to what extent transit systems can be organized to realize their distinctive potential to allow urban residents to meet their basic mobility needs. LÄS MER

4. 3. A Framework for Evaluation and Design of an Integrated Public Transport System

   Författare :Carl Henrik Häll; Jan Lundgren; Peter Värbrand; Karin Brundell-Freij; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Demand responsive; public transport; public transportation; planning; optimization; simulation; Anropsstyrd trafik; kollektivtrafik; kollektivtrafikplanering; optimering; simulering; Other technology; Övriga teknikvetenskaper;

   Sammanfattning : Operators of public transport always try to make their service as attractive as possible, to as many persons as possible and in a so cost effective way as possible. One way to make the service more attractive, especially to elderly and disabled, is to offer door-to-door transportation. LÄS MER

5. 4. Planeringsfrågan väg till hållplats - i relation till statlig policy och råd för en hållbar transportutveckling i städer

   Författare :Karin Berg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; analytical standpoint; a holistic view in urban planning and a theory practice gap.; using quality perspectives; resolving quality conflicts; pathway to transit stop; conceptual quality tool; public transportation; urban planning; city planning; inclusive critical attitude; policies and planning tools; Sustainability;

   Sammanfattning : International and governmental policy emphasizes public transportation for a sustainable future in cities. According to the Swedish Door-To-Door Policy project pathways to transit stops are important parts of public transportation, for many groups of users (in this study also called a Whole-Travel-Perspective). LÄS MER

7. 5. Compact sprawl : Exploring public open space and contradictions in urban density

   Författare :Alexander Ståhle; Lars Marcus; Michael Batty; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Spatial morphology; Urban design; Public open space; Urban density; Landscape planning; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Sammanfattning : Twentieth century urbanization has left a tremendous footprint on the globe. It is generally speaking a spread out fragmented suburban and exurban landscape continuously growing according to what has been called sprawl-like development, increasing energy and automobile dependency, challenging urban sustainability. LÄS MER