1. INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLANNING (GEOG 111/211A) September 2006

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

3. Projects/Exams Class Project– A Travel Survey for California Part A – Survey Review Part B – Draft Design and Pilot Part C – Final Design Your Deliverables = Survey Design Progress memos and a Final Report PLUS a Professional presentation – TRB style Grads – Research = Individual Special Topic Based on Extra Readings and a Technical Presentation

4. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/osp/ctp.htm

5. Reading Resources Undergraduate Texts: –The Geography of Urban Transportation by Hanson and Giuliano editors –Transportation Systems Planning by Goulias editor No charge at www.engnetbase.com

6. Reading Resources Other Texts: –Urban Transportation Planning by Meyer and Miller –Transportation, A geographic Analysis by William Black –Modelling Transport by Ortuzar and Willumsen

7. Other Resources Transport Geography: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/index.html http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/index.html Travel Model Improvement Program: http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/clearinghouse/ National Transportation Data: –http://www.bts.gov/http://www.bts.gov/ Survey Archive –http://www.surveyarchive.org/

8. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

9. Class Survey Identify your background Design some of the lectures Help me know you better

10. 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 111/211A 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

11. Outline Introduction & Background (today) Transportation Technologies (today) Processes in Policy-Planning (next) Statewide Planning Overview (the first two labs)

12. Definitions Mobility Accessibility Congestion Efficiency Equity Air Quality

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

14. 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

15. 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)

16. Transport System Components (Infrastructure & Modes) Highways Railways Terminals Other Geographic Features Visualize the Transportation System as Layers

17. Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki – Athens, Greece

18. Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki Pedestrian bridge Train Station

19. Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki Highways

20. Intermodal Facility at Karaiskaki And Tram

21. Another Example (Lisbon) Pedestrian system Info.

22. Transport Problems (US) Accidents (40,000 + fatalities and millions of injuries) Congestion (delay in minutes, TTI index) 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)

23. Transportation Fatalities by Mode Mode19701980199020002004 Large air carrier a 14613992 P 14 Commuter air carrier a N3765 P0P0 On-demand air taxi a N1055171 P 65 General aviation a 1,3101,239767596 P 556 Highway b 52,62751,09144,59941,94542,636 Railroad c 785584599512 P 528 Transit d NN339295248 Commercial ship Vessel178206854936 Nonvessel e 4202811018857 Recreational boating1,4181,360865701676 Gas and hazardous liquid pipeline301993823 Source : BTS pocket guide

24. Fatalities – reaching an asymptote Note: In 2004 registered vehicles and drivers are not reported yet (http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/) 200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994 1.471.451.481.51 1.531.551.581.641.691.73 Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

25. Congestion Source: http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/congestion_report/congestion_report.pdf

26. Pollutant Emissions

27. Noise http://www.bts. gov/publication s/the_changing _face_of_trans portation/html/f igure_05_30.ht ml

28. Security Prohibited Items Intercepted at U.S. Airport Screening Checkpoints: 2003 and 2004 Items20032004 Other cutting instruments2,973,4133,567,731 Knives1,961,8492,058,652 Incendiaries and explosive/flammable materials494,123693,649 Clubs25,13928,813 Box cutters20,99122,350 Firearms683650 Total prohibited items6,114,6127,089,599

29. 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) Baby boomers are not going to stay home!

30. Transport Trends Accidents (decreasing and/or reaching plateau 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)

31. 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

32. 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

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