Lecture 2 Transportation Planning Context
Lecture 2 Transportation Planning Context
Lecture 2 Transportation Planning Context
CE 573
Lecture 2
Transportation system
Mobility of people and goods
Influences patterns of growth and economic
activity
Product of planning is
Understanding problems
Identifying alternatives
Decision makers
Elected officials
Transportation agency managers
Private sector shipping managers
Corporate officials concerned with employee
transportation
A transportation plan
Decision-oriented transportation
planning
Pedestrian network
Bike network
Roads network
Bus network
Rail network
Intermodal connector
Supply management:
population characteristics
economy
societal concerns
transportation legislation
technology of planning
Population Characteristics
Influencing Travel Behavior
Income
Age
Automobile ownership
Household
Sustainable transportation
Cleaner fuel
Change transportation pricing to reflect true
societal costs
Assignments
Reading 3: http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm67.htm
Due 8/26