Moving forward equitably? : analyzing the impact of transportation changes on Boston's neighborhoods

The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 provided the funds for Massachusetts to build a system of highways that threatened to cut through various neighborhoods in the greater Boston area. A broad coalition of people put a stop to these plans in 1972, and advocacy at the federal level allowed for highway funds to be shifted to public transportation projects. Many organizations within this coalition had broader goals of improving the livelihoods of their communities beyond just shutting down highways. Since equitable public transportation can play a key role in improving economic mobility, this thesis explores how changes in public transit stemming from the Boston anti-highway movement impacted nearby neighborhoods and assesses the areas that may still be lacking in access to adequate transit today.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Techagumthorn, Yanisa.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Karilyn Crockett.

• Urban Studies and Planning.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/121751

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/121751