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Identifier	Thesis 2197
Author	Pierdomenico, Raymond Philip
Title	Toward the development of a commuter rail network for central Connecticut using geographic information systems
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2011; *
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	After more than half a century of decline, commuter rail transportation in the United States has been experiencing a revival. This study examines a region in central Connecticut to determine the best locations for a new commuter rail line. Even though the railroad infrastructure exists, a section of the line between Hartford and New Britain has been reserved for a busway, a project that involves paving over the existing tracks. This blocks cities west of New Britain who will like to have rail access to Hartford. Therefore, an alternate rail path must be located to connect the entire region. This study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze the physical and demographic factors that are considered important in locating a new rail service. These data were collected for the study area and entered into the GIS in raster format. Each factor was rated on a standard binary suitability scale of 0 to 255, with 0 being the least suitable and 255 being the most suitable. Each factor was then assigned a weight based on its relative importance to every other factor using a pairwise comparison matrix. The multicriteria evaluation (MCE) function was run, and the result was a raster image of the study area, showing the areas suitable for railroad transportation, with the same standard suitability scale of 0 to 255. An analysis of the raster image revealed an alternate path of suitability for locating a new commuter rail link from downtown New Britain, through Central Connecticut State University, Westfarms Mall, West Hartford Center, and on to downtown Hartford.
Subject	Railroads -- Connecticut -- Commuting traffic -- Planning Geographic information systems -- Connecticut
Department	Department of Geography
Advisor	Kyem, Peter A.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804653034
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