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A framework for assessing feasibility of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project sites

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Avi, author
dc.contributor.authorStrong, Kelly C., advisor
dc.contributor.authorOzbek, Mehmet E., advisor
dc.contributor.authorFrancis, James, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T14:50:28Z
dc.date.available2016-07-13T14:50:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractAfter the Second World War, America saw a decline in ridership on transit systems which eventually resulted in the dismantling and abandonment of many rail systems. The primary mode of public transportation shifted from transit to buses, which used the same streets and competed with the same infrastructure capacity as automobiles. For this reason, bus systems also started to fail when people realized that if they have to wait for the traffic, they might as well do it in their own automobile, which provides higher flexibility of timing and route (Ditmar, Belzer and Autler, 2004). This shift, in effect, resulted in more congestion. To counter the problem of congestion resulting from modern urbanization, society developed the idea of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). TOD (or similar concepts like transit village, transit-friendly design, and transit-supportive development) is a type of development designed in a fashion that encourages the use of public transit and the creation of pedestrian-friendly environments (TCRP, 2002). This thesis answers the following fundamental questions: How can a transit agency choose among alternative TOD locations within a transit network and what is the importance of each factor? This includes development of a framework which can be used by different transit agencies by incorporating their factors and weights using multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) tool called Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The thesis also presents the implementation of this framework for Regional Transportation District (RTD) and Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA).
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierSharma_colostate_0053N_13589.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/173546
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectTOD
dc.subjecturban planning
dc.subjecttransit-oriented development
dc.subjectAHP
dc.titleA framework for assessing feasibility of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project sites
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thesis.degree.disciplineConstruction Management
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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