CE 573 Transportation Planning - Fall 2001

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Class Schedule

The following table lists the questions that we will consider each week and related notes that amplify the topics that will be considered during class.  Please consult the course materials for each week for detailed information on lectures and assignments.  You are also responsible for consulting hot news for changes in the schedule and other important information relating to this class. 

Week Dates Questions/Notes
1 August 27, 29, 31 Question:  What are the key issues today that affect transportation in the U.S. and in other countries?

Notes:  Introduction to transportation planning.  Identification, discussion, and analysis of key issues today in transportation.  Assessment of local transportation issues.
2 September 5 Question:  How do you assess the performance of transportation facilities?

Notes: Introduction to performance analysis.  Assessing the performance of bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
3 September 12, 14
4 September 17, 19, 21 Question: How do you determine the origins and destinations of traffic flowing along a corridor?

Notes: Origin-destination license plate study.  Field analysis to determine effect of by-pass.
5 September 24, 26, 28 Question:  How do you forecast the performance of a signalized intersection based on future traffic volumes?

Notes: Planning analysis of signalized intersections.
6 October 1, 3 Question:  How do you determine the trip generation rates for a specific type of land use?

Notes: Trip generation study of existing developments.  Examination #1.
7 October 8, 10, 12 Question:  How do you spatially represent a transportation system? 

Notes: Coding a transportation network.  Traffic analysis zones.  
8 October 15, 17, 19 Question:  How do you determine the effect of a new development on the performance of an existing transportation system?

Notes:  Traffic impact study of planning development. 

9 October 22, 24, 26 Question: How do you forecast travel between two places?

Notes: Gravity model analysis.  Software specification and model coding.
10 October 29, 31, November 2
11 November 5, 7, 9 Question: How do you forecast travel when there are competing modes available?

Modal split analysis.  Policy analysis of downtown parking price and transit system changes.  Examination #2
12 November 12, 14, 16 Question: How do you forecast the paths of travelers in a transportation network.

Traffic assignment process: algorithm development, modeling, checking, and application.
13 November 19,21, 23
14 December 3, 5, 7 Question:  How do you determine the distribution of travel demand in a corridor?

Notes: Demand-supply analysis of corridor.
15 December 10, 12, 14