Honors College Senior Thesis Presentations

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Riley PetonicFollow

Academic Level at Time of Presentation

Senior

Major

Design Engineering Technology

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Dr. Rudy Ottway

Presentation Format

Event

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The purpose of this thesis is to investigate transportation trends and city structure in the United States. The thesis looks at pre-automobile America and types of transportation used, their ridership levels, and how cities grew with each innovation, suburbanization in America and the lasting impacts of population density changes.

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Transportation Trends and City Structure

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate transportation trends and city structure in the United States. The thesis looks at pre-automobile America and types of transportation used, their ridership levels, and how cities grew with each innovation, suburbanization in America and the lasting impacts of population density changes.