ALAN S. HOFFMAN
MIT THESIS:
A DEEP MARKET STUDY OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
This well-received study helped inform the development of the $1 billion Tren Urban metro line in Puerto Rico.
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Hoffman MIT Thesis (8 MB)
Journal article summing up thesis (325 KB)
ADVANCED NETWORK PLANNING
FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT
US Federal Transit Administration-Sponsored Study on New Transit Mode
This study examined an emerging mode--the Quickway Model--and contrasted it with other forms of Bus Rapid Transit, comparing three global examples with four American approaches to BRT.
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FTA Study (7 MB)
MOBILITY MAPPING
Research on Mapping Mobility
Under a Federal research grant from the Transportation Cooperative Research Program's IDEA Grant program, a new means of mapping mobility was proposed, potentially shaping the way different urban interventions can be compared for their impact on peoples' ability to get around. This approach shifts the unit of analysis from the road and onto the people using transportation infrastructure and services.
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Mobility Study (3 MB)
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
TIME FRAME ANALYSIS AND URBAN ATTITUDES
Market Research as a
Public Participation Activity
This study, built on a qualitative analysis of statements made with regard to public projects, reveals the four clusters of opinion that often are at work in a metro area, the two key dimensions around which attitudes vary, and strategies for building effective coalitions.
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Presentation (0.5 MB)
OpEd Column on The Four San Diegos (0.5 MB)