Thesis
Public transportation policy in Seattle, WA & Vancouver, BC: an analysis of evolving discourse
Washington State University
Master of Public Affairs (MPA), Washington State University
2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101817
Abstract
Public transportation policy has been dominated by evolving policy language used in the development stage that can influence policy outcomes. In the public transportation policy field, dominant language has shifted between economic development and environmental sustainability discourses. This research aims to identify the dominant public transportation policy arguments within policy development in Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC. This research finds Seattle, WA has a dominant economic discourse concentrating on funding and access while Vancouver, BC has a dominant environmental sustainability discourse. Their different governance structures may be a contributing factor to these findings supporting previous cases studies on the two cities.
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- Title
- Public transportation policy in Seattle, WA & Vancouver, BC
- Creators
- Audrey Anna Miller
- Contributors
- Paul Thiers (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Public Affairs (MPA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525105401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis