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Public Transit And Student Choice : A Survey With Portland State University Students, Sheku Gibril Kamara

Dissertations and Theses

Research in urban transportation has been of many facets. Some have emphasized modes and routes while others have attempted to isolate and look at small segments of the transportation market with specific demands. Such segments include workers, recreation riders, and to a less extent, students. In the "journey-to-work" studies, a major finding has been that as income of workers increases, the distance between residence and work-place also increases.

This thesis starts with a series of hypotheses generated as a result of the findings of other studies reviewed in the literature. In testing the hypotheses, variables that are likely to influence …

Management In The Airline Industry, David S. Crooks

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Shipping In Yorktown, Virginia, 1740-1744, June Meredith Costin

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A Geographic Analysis Of The Impact Of Interstate Highways 57 And 70 On Certain Aspects Of The Economy Of The City Of Effingham, Illinois, Roger A. Worman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Shipping Between England And Virginia 1606-1630, Susan Elizabeth Hillier

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The Development Of Transportation, With Special Emphasis Upon The Changing Importance Of The Railroad In The United States, Nancy E. Coleman

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 80 page thesis examines the impact of transportation on the economy of the United States, with special emphasis on railway development.

Feasibility And Cost Analysis Of Private Aircraft Transportation For The University Of North Dakota, John D. Odegard

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of private aircraft transportation for the University of North Dakota and analyze the costs involved.

Safety of private aircraft transportation is discussed with emphasis on the added safety of flying in North Dakota. This additional safety factor is attributed to the low terrain, numerous airports and suitable flying weather in North Dakota.

Economic justification is determined by comparing total operating costs, which include aircraft operating costs, depreciation and "value per man hour", to transportation costs incurred while traveling by commercial airlines or by University Motor Pool automobile. Value per man …

Vandalia, Illinois: Western Terminus Of The National Road, Thomas Lewis Hardin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Navigation On The San Joaquin River, 1848-1925, John Wynn Birtwhistle

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a history of the navigation on the San Joaquin River from 1848 until 1925. The main purpose of the thesis will be to examine chronologically any and all events and factors concerned with the navigation of the river during that period of time. The first chapter will survey the geographical and historical background of the San Joaquin River.

The emphasis will be placed on the river's use for navigation. Since the upper, southern third of the San Joaquin Valley does not drain into the San Joaquin River, only those areas between the Kings River on the south …

The Beginnings Of The Norfolk And Western Railway System, 1830-1870, Emmett Garnett Shufflebarger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A Problem In Railroad Consolidation, Stanley Omwake

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 23 page thesis examines the problem of railroad consolidation in the United States and presents an outline of a proposed merger.