Essays about: "public rail transit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words public rail transit.

1. 1. Bridging space syntax and social capital : a participatory approach to analysing the potential of Light Rail Transit to reconfigure spatialised social segregation in Gottsunda

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2023]
   Keywords : public transport; spatialised social segregation; social capital; space syntax; participatory mapping; co-presence;

   Abstract : The geographic separation of population groups can perpetuate social inequalities in reaching socio-economic opportunity and can exacerbate social exclusivity. Gottsunda, an area in Uppsala, has experienced historically reinforced spatialised social segregation by concentrating groups with foreign-born and low socio-economic backgrounds within the same neighbourhood. READ MORE

3. 2. Rail transits effect on population growth. : A comparison between different rail transit types

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Mikael Tiväng; [2023]
   Keywords : accessibility; public rail transit; population change; population density;

   Abstract : The study examines the relationship between accessibility to public rail transit stations and population growth. Accessibility is measured in time, as in how long it takes to walk to a rail station. READ MORE

4. 3. Path Choice Estimation in Urban Rails : Asimulation based optimisation for frequency-based assignment model

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Alexander Adolfsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Black-Box Optimisation; Optimization; Simulation based optimisation; Transit Network; Automaton; Urban Transport; Public transportation; Black-Box optimering; Optimering; Simuleringsbaserad Optimering; Transportsystem; Automation; Local Transport; Kollektivtrafik;

   Abstract : Transit system have a large importance in modern urban cities, with urban rail often acting as the central system with it efficient travel time and great capacity. As cities grow in population, so to does the usage of urban rail resulting in increased crowding on the platform and in the trains. READ MORE

5. 4. Dormant Transit

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Daniel Oliviusson; [2022]
   Keywords : Architechture; Urban Design; Public transit; New York; Beacon; SUDes; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : This thesis studies what urban design and urban development opportunities can be brought to an area by modernising and reactivating rail based transit. Dromant Transit examines two rail lines in the New York Hudson region and studies what effect increased transit would have on particularly a site adjacent to Beacon railroad station in Beacon, NY as well as an overview of opportunities in other localities along theses lines. READ MORE

6. 5. Passenger Influence on Dwell Time : A Case Study on the Light Rail Transit Line Tvärbanan in Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteori

   Author : Felix Mir; Fredrik Rahm; [2020]
   Keywords : Dwell Time; Boarding; Alighting; Platform; Light Rail Transit; Public Transportation; Passenger Behavior; Train; Stockholm; Sweden; Uppehållstid; Påstigning; Avstigning; Plattform; Light Rail Transit; Kollektivtrafik; Passagerarbeteenden; Tåg; Stockholm; Sverige;

   Abstract : This thesis conducts research on the light rail transit (LRT)-line Tvärbanan in Stockholm regarding punctuality of dwell time (DT), focusing on the influence passengers have on the mean and the variance of DT. The eight major stops during rush-hours are analyzed through a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. READ MORE