Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2004.

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Main Author: Nabti, Jumana M., 1976-
Other Authors: Ralph A. Gakenheimer.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17715
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spelling mit-1721.1/177152019-04-12T15:24:16Z Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon Nabti, Jumana M., 1976- Ralph A. Gakenheimer. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Urban Studies and Planning. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138). This thesis applies the concepts of urban design, public transportation planning, economic development, and sustainability, to the routing and site plan of a two-kilometer bus rapid transit (BRT) line segment into downtown Beirut, Lebanon; linking a 20- kilometer BRT corridor to the region's core. Previous routing of the segment, which used typical transportation engineering processes produced routes that would degrade the line's quality of service and/or the adjacent land uses. While one route was preferred, none were compelling enough to be advanced to the next planning stage. This thesis explores the possibility that, by expanding the criteria, the route selection and design process can be used to determine an alignment that not only supports high quality transit service, but leverages the capital investment in public transportation to improve environmental quality, economic development, community livability, and transit network connectivity in the areas it serves. In turn, the inclusion of these factors should aid in successful BRT implementation by broadening the base of supporters, and by acknowledging and catering to the physical, social, and political complexity of the project and the project area, substantially increasing project benefits. The project identified a broad range of routes, and the primary institutions and constituencies affected in order to develop an alignment and site programming method to optimize support. Using public transportation infrastructure improvements as a catalyst and a mechanism by which to improve other aspects of the urban system, if successful, should not only improve the implementation likelihood, but also create greater incentives to continually expand the transit system. by Jumana M. Nabti. S.M. M.C.P. 2005-06-02T18:22:00Z 2005-06-02T18:22:00Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17715 56429235 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 138 p. 5134067 bytes 5197925 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Urban Studies and Planning.
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Nabti, Jumana M., 1976-
Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon
title Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon
title_full Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon
title_fullStr Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon
title_full_unstemmed Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon
title_short Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon
title_sort leveraging infrastructure sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in beirut lebanon
topic Urban Studies and Planning.
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17715
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