Indicators that matter : measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012.
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| author | Osborne, James Clark, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/778352019-04-09T16:14:23Z Indicators that matter : measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad Measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad Osborne, James Clark, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology P. Christopher Zegras. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-132). In light of the growing challenges of planning for transportation in India, this thesis proposes that a set of indicators, sensitive to local conditions, developed, implemented and managed through a collaborative partnership with public and agency stakeholders can provide an effective framework to evaluate investments in transportation infrastructure. It analyzes the implications of following the Indian Ministry of Urban Development's (MoUD) Urban Transportation Service Level Benchmark indicators, and offers an alternative set of indicators with an eye towards expanding the set of capabilities and choices available to all transportation system users. In evaluating the MoUD's benchmarks and an alternative subset of Human Powered Transport (HPT) indicators, this thesis utilizes participant observation on four main corridors in the city of Ahmedabad, India, a tier I Indian megacity of 5.5 Million people. In light of historical transportation performance and development indicator practices, an alternative set of indicators is developed which attempt to reset the focus on the transportation needs of India's urban population. Finally, this thesis ends with a discussion of the ways that indicator creation can actually become an iterative and reflective process, used by stakeholders to provide equitable transportation outcomes. by James Clark Osborne. M.C.P. 2013-03-13T15:53:04Z 2013-03-13T15:53:04Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77835 828676912 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 132 p. application/pdf a-ii--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Osborne, James Clark, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Indicators that matter : measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad |
| title | Indicators that matter : measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad |
| title_full | Indicators that matter : measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Indicators that matter : measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad |
| title_short | Indicators that matter : measuring transportation performance in Ahmedabad |
| title_sort | indicators that matter measuring transportation performance in ahmedabad |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
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