CIVL 5560/6560 - Multimodal Transportation Planning

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Course Syllabus

• Course Syllabus

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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

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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
  

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Course Example Data

SPSS Example Data
SPSS Data for Classwork
SPSS Data for Homework

GIS Example Data
GIS Data for Classwork and Homework

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Class Project

• Project Overview
  
• DIVVY Website & Data
  

• Census Data
  
• Census GIS Layers

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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.