INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLANNING (GEOG 111) September 23, 2004

Syllabus 2 days/week lectures 1 lab session/week Blocks of material: –Policy/Planning –Transportation and Environment –Modeling and 4-step model review –Data Analysis –Activity-based Approaches

Projects/Exams Project A – Design a survey Project B – Analyze travel behavior data UG - Exam = review Professional presentation – TRB style Grads – Research = special topic

Readings Meyer and Miller textbook KGoulias edited CRC press e-book Ortuzar & Willumsen – good reference but hard to read (good for grads) Other material

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Key Ideas : 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

Outline Introduction & Background (today) Transportation Technologies (today) Processes in Policy-Planning (next) Geographic Region Simulation Example (lab and lectures in detail)

Definitions Mobility Accessibility Congestion Efficiency Equity Air Quality

Transport (Transportation in US) The safe and efficient movement of people and goods in an environmentally responsible manner

Transport (Transportation in US) The safe and efficient movement of people and goods in an environmentally responsible manner Lives, property damage Time and money Air pollution, noise, water pollution, and land

Transport 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 (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) Pedestrian system Info.

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 Emissions

Social and Demographic Trends (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 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 & Technologies 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 &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 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)