JEFFREY J. LAMONDIA, Ph.D.
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CIVL 5560/6560 - Multimodal Transportation Planning


Course Syllabus

  • Course Syllabus

Course Materials

I. Characterizing Travel Needs & Transport Space
Required Readings
  • Introduction to Transport Planning (3)
  • Transportation in an Urban Setting: Characteristics of Urban Travel and the Transportation System (2)
  • The Goals of Comprehensive Planning (5)
  • Sustainable Transportation (7)
Suggested Readings
  • Autos, Transit, and the Sprawl of Los Angeles (5)
  • Causes of Recent Increases in Traffic Congestion (5)
  • The City of the Future (7)
  • Conceptualizing Streets (7)
Lecture Materials
  • Decision-making and Livable Cities
  • Urban Transport Challenges & Sustainable Communities
  • Future Transport & Urban Growth Patterns


II. Characterizing Travel Needs & Transport Space
Required Readings
  • Data and Space (3)
  • Use of Geographical and Other Information Systems (4)
  • Introduction to Current US Transport Data Collection (6)
  • The Big Picture on Map Design (1)
  • Travel Survey Manual Chapter 19: Stated Preference Surveys
Suggested Readings
  • Overview of Current Travel Data Programs and Gaps (6)
  • New Approaches for Meeting Travel Data Needs (6)
  • Data Management and Diagnosis (2)
  • TF Resource Circle on Travel Survey Data
Lecture Materials
  • Characterizing Urban Travel with Advanced Data
  • Describing Travel Behavior with Surveys
  • Network & Zoning Systems in GIS
  • GIS Analysis
III. Estimating Transport Demand & Behavior
Required Readings
  • Estimating Travel Demand (4)
  • Trip Generation Modeling (3)
  • Trip Distribution Modeling (3)
  • Modal Split and Direct Demand Models (3)
  • TF Resource Circle on Statewide Models
Suggested Readings
  • Activity Based Models (3)
  • Bicycle Planning (7)
  • TF Resource Circle on Trip-Based Models
Lecture Materials
  • The Role of Regional Travel Models
  • Trip Generation
  • SPSS: Introduction
  • SPSS: Regression Basics
  • SPSS: Nonlinear Regressions
  • SPSS: Market Segmentation
  • Trip Distribution
  • Mode Choice
  • Traffic Assignment
  • Regional Model Exercise


IV. Evaluating with Performance Measures
Required Readings
  • Measuring Transportation Success (7)
  • Performance Measures in Transportation Evaluation (4)
Suggested Readings
  • Transportation and Public Health (7)
  • Land Use Impacts (4)
  • Social and Cultural Impacts (4)
Lecture Materials
  • COMING SOON Properties of a Good Performance Measure
  • COMING SOON Effective Communication Techniques

Homework Assignments

  • Homework #1: MPO Summary
  • Homework #2: Sustainable Impacts
  • Homework #3: GIS Mapping
  • Homework #4: Scheduling Activities
  • Homework #5: Descriptive Statistics
  • Homework #6: Regression Analysis 1
  • Homework #7: Trip Distribution DUE THURSDAY 4/16!!
  • Homework #8: Mode Choices

Course Example Data

SPSS Example Data
SPSS Data for Classwork
SPSS Data for Homework
GIS Example Data
GIS Data for Classwork and Homework

Class Project

  • Project Overview
  • DIVVY Website & Data

  • Census Data
  • Census GIS Layers


Reading References:
  1. Brewer, C. (2005) Designing Better Maps: A guide for GIS Users. ESRI Press: Redlands, CA.
  2. Meyer, M.D. and E.J. Miller (1984) Urban Transportation Planning: A Decision-Oriented Approach. McGraw-Hill, Inc.: New York, NY.
  3. Ortuzar, J. de Dios and L.G. Willumsen. (2012) Modelling Transport. Wiley & Sons, Inc.: West Sussex, UK.
  4. Sinha, K.C. and S. Labi (2007) Transportation Decison-making: Principles of Project Evaluation and Programming. Wiley & Sons, Inc.: West Sussex, UK.
  5. Stein, J.M. Ed. (1995) Classic Readings in Urban Planning. McGraw-Hill, Inc.: New York, NY.
  6. Transportation Research Board. (2011) How We Travel: A Sustainable National Program for Travel Data. Special Report 304. National Academies: Washington, DC.
  7. Tumlin, J. (2012) Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy and Resilient Communities. Wiley & Sons, Inc.: West Sussex, UK.

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