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The Planning Method |
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Thumbnail history of Boston transportation & analysis of historical developments: interstate system, aviation, rail and transit
Discuss methods of traffic analysis, how to count traffic, discuss quantitative methods
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Pucher, John, and Christian Lefevre. Chap. 1 and 2 in The Urban Transport Crisis in Europe and North America.
Meyer, Michael, and Eric Miller. Chap. 1 in Urban Transportation Planning.
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Highway Revolt. Resurgence of transit. Was the revolt a rebellion or a revolution?
Discussion of emerging transportation issues & strategic planning model to "map" different approaches
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Alan Lupo, et al. Rites of Way Little, Brown. 1971.
Gakenheiner, Ralph. "Transportation as Response to Controversy." MIT Press, 1976.
www.ite.org site - traffic calming techniques
Globe Conference paper by Fred Salvucci.
Eisenhower paper
Video: Dividing Highways
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Class discussion on modes and characteristics & speed, capacity, LOS, external impacts |
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Meyer, Michael and Eric Miller. Chap. 2 in Urban Transportation Planning.
Meyer, Michael and Eric Miller. Chap. 3 in Urban Transportation Planning.
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Quantitative methods: GIS, 4-step model, traffic models, NEPA |
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Meyer, Michael and Eric Miller. Chap. 7 in Urban Transportation Planning. Pp. 7, 385 - 396 (optional).
Meyer, Michael and Eric Miller. Chap. 5 in Urban Transportation Planning. Pp. 247 - 289, 319 - 320, 6, 333 - 353.
Edward Beimborn. "A Transportation Modeling Primer." |
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Transportation and Land Use -
Chicken and Egg
The Transit Challenge |
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NCHRP Report 423A: Land Use Impacts of Transportation: A Guidebook.
ITE Toolbox for Alleviating Traffic Congestion and Enhancing Mobility
Southworth, Michael and Eran Ben-Joseph. "Street Standards and the Shaping of Suburbia Reading on sprawl to be defined." |
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Project Selection; cost-effectiveness, prioritization, institutional roles; MPOs and modal agencies.
FTA cost-effectiveness; FHWA system completion method
Transportation planning as urban design |
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Meyer, Michael and Eric Miller. Chap. 8 in Urban Transportation Planning. Pp. 483 - 523.
NCHRP Report 421: Economic Trends and Multimodal Transportation Requirements.
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Spending other people's money-what are the rules? Economic evaluation. Financial evaluation, Programming, Fiscal constraint, Job generation, industrial policy, Constituencies, Jack Sprat, and organization choices |
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Meyer, Michael and Eric Miller. Chap. 9 in Urban Transportation Planning. Pp. 565 - 570, 586 - 590.
NCHRP Synthesis 217. Consideration of the 15 Factors in the Metropolitan Planning Process: A Synthesis of Highway Practice. |
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Environmental concerns-air quality, energy consumption, global warming, NEPA Infrastructure sufficiency analysis |
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TRB Special Report 245: Expanding Metropolitan Highways: Implications for Air Quality and Energy Use
Marshall, Stephen and David Banister. "Travel reduction strategies: intentions and outcomes."
Pucher, John and Lefevre Christian . Chap. 11 in The Urban Transport Crisis in Europe and North America. |
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Legislation as cause of process. Legislation as reflection of public sentiment Legislation and delayed implementation by institutions |
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To be defined |
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Intelligent Transport Systems
Modeling and Policy |
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To be defined |
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Congestion pricing
Parking Policy. Employment policies.
Housing Finance. Tax Code
Transportation and industrial policy |
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Jose A., Gomez-Ibanez. "The Political Economy of Highway Tolls and Congestion Pricing."
Shoup, Donald . "An Opportunity to Reduce Minimum Parking Requirements."
Parking on Campus: It's really a Numbers Games MIT Faculty Newsletter
Downs, Anthony. "Stuck in Traffic: Coping with Peak-Hour Congestion."
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To be defined |
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Infrastructure reconstruction
Operations & maintenance
Airport access and international access
New Surface Transportation and New Aviation Legislation
Privatization |
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To be defined |
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