INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLANNING PLANNING (GEOG 111) (GEOG 111)

September 23, 2004

SyllabusSyllabus

2 days/week lectures1 lab session/weekBlocks of material: – Policy/Planning – Transportation and Environment–Modeling and 4-step model review– Data Analysis– Activity-based Approaches

Projects/ExamsProjects/Exams

Project A – Design a surveyProject B – Analyze travel behavior dataUG - Exam = reviewProfessional presentation – TRB style

Grads – Research = special topic

ReadingsReadings

Meyer and Miller textbook KGoulias edited CRC press e-book

Ortuzar & Willumsen – good reference but hard to read (good for grads)

Other material

TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION PLANNINGPLANNING

KeyKey IdeasIdeas::

Policy - Planning - Forecasting - Operations Management sequences apply to many areas

The theories, models, processes, and ideas we will review can be used in many technology areas

Transport studies have been by tradition interdisciplinary (e.g., geography & psychology, engineering & economics, engineering & psychology)

In GEOG 111/211 we will look at long range policies and plans, regional short term management tools, and new technologies

You will take active part in defining many ideas in the course Typical format = overview by Goulias -- discussion of topics -- work in

class -- summary

OutlineOutline

Introduction & Background (today)Transportation Technologies (today)Processes in Policy-Planning (next)Geographic Region Simulation Example

(lab and lectures in detail)

DefinitionsDefinitions

MobilityAccessibilityCongestionEfficiencyEquityAir Quality

Transport (Transportation in US)Transport (Transportation in US)

The safe and efficient movement of people and goods in an environmentally responsible manner

Transport (Transportation in US)Transport (Transportation in US)

The safe and efficient movement of people and goods in an environmentally responsible manner

Lives, property damageTime and money

Air pollution, noise, water pollution, and land

Transport System ComponentsTransport System Components

Infrastructure (environment or hardware - streets, railways, terminals)

Vehicles (cars, buses, trains) Rules & regulations (driving code) Services (emergency, maintenance, licensing) Information systems (directions, right-of-way

with signals)

& People (drivers & transport operators)

Transport System Components Transport System Components (Infrastructure & Modes)(Infrastructure & Modes)

Highways

Railways

Terminals

Other Geographic Features

Visualize the Transportation System as Layers

Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki – Athens, Greece

Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki

Pedestrian bridge

Train Station

Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki

Highways

Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki

And Tram

Another Example (Lisbon)Another Example (Lisbon)

Pedestrian system

Info.

Transport Problems (US)Transport Problems (US)

Accidents (44,000 fatalities in 1996) Congestion (delay in minutes) Efficiency (19% of household expenditures) Accessibility (difficulty to reach a place) Aesthetics (perception) Discomfort (perception) Noise (dB) Pollution (460 million metric tons of CO2) Energy Consumption (12 million barrels/day)

Sources: Highway Statistics 1996, State Data System 1998, Trans. Stats. 1998

Pollutant EmissionsPollutant Emissions

70%

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100%

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Transportation sources alone

Social and Demographic Trends Social and Demographic Trends (US)(US)

Household size decreases More women in the labor force More part-time employed people People live further from work & activity centers

(urban sprawl) Increasing real income Increasing car ownership (206 million vehicles,

179 million drivers) Increasing Sport-Utility Vehicles (~4-wheel drive)

Transport TrendsTransport Trends

Accidents (decreasing on a per mile basis) Congestion (increasing in suburbs) Efficiency (increasing but not clear) Accessibility (more places to reach-by car good) Aesthetics (see strip developments-unknown trend) Discomfort (?) Noise (?) Pollution (increasing CO2 - decrease in other - “stable” NOx) Energy Consumption (increasing) Dependency on foreign oil (increasing)

Transport Solutions & Transport Solutions & Technologies OverviewTechnologies Overview

Accidents - automotive improvements, highway design, longitudinal barriers, pavement, new control systems

Congestion - traffic control, incident/emergency management, integrate private car with other modes

Efficiency -double stack railcars, longer and larger trucks, telecommuting, intermodal transfers

Accessibility - use telecommunications to substitute/complement travel, provide public transport, design cities in a compact way

Transport Solutions Transport Solutions &Technologies Overview&Technologies Overview Aesthetics - new design techniques (see noise walls), eliminate

strip development, create neo-traditional designs Discomfort - smooth pavements, maintenance of roads, new

railcar technology Noise - pavement/tire improvements Pollution - new catalytic converters, electric cars and hybrids,

traffic management systems Energy Consumption - European example in 1980s but see

SUVs, increase in Kilometers traveled

Brief Class SurveyBrief Class Survey

Get an idea of your background

Get an idea of your expectations

Be specific in topics studied

Questions?

Note: The next presentation is on Transportation and Technologies (TransTech.ppt)