The lecture notes from the class are presented below. Each is courtesy of the lecturer named and used with permission.
Lecture notes.
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TOPICS |
LECTURE NOTES |
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1
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Course overview, different perspectives from the instructors
Transport modes and characteristics (speed, capacity, LOS, external impacts…)
Traffic counts
Energy use at MIT, "Walking the Talk"
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Fred Salvucci (PDF)
Mikel Murga (PDF 1 - 8.9 MB) (PDF 2 - 2.2 MB)
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| 2 |
Transportation planning as a tool for urban design
Traffic calming: Design and implementation
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Mikel Murga (PDF 1) (PDF 2 - 5.9 MB) (PDF 3 - 2.7 MB)
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| 3 |
Thumbnail history of Boston transportation and analysis of historical developments: Interstate system, aviation, rail and transit
The planning method
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Fred Salvucci (PDF - 2.0 MB)
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4
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Transportation and land use — chicken and egg
The transit challenge
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Fred Salvucci (PDF)
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5
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Highway revolt. Resurgence of transit. Was the revolt a rebellion or a revolution? Discussion of emerging transportation issues and strategic planning model to "map" different approaches.
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Fred Salvucci (PDF)
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6
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Quantitative methods: GIS, 4-step model, traffic models, NEPA
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Fred Salvucci and Mikel Murga (PDF 1 - 7.9 MB) (PDF 2 - 9.9 MB)
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7
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Transit and parking policy
Employment policies, housing finance, tax code
Transportation and industrial policy
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Fred Salvucci and Mikel Murga (PDF 1) (PDF 2 - 3.4 MB)
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8
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Environmental concerns: Air quality, energy consumption, global warming
NEPA, Environmental review
Infrastructure sufficiency analysis
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Fred Salvucci (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
Mikel Murga (PDF)
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9
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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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Fred Salvucci (PDF)
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10
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Project selection
Cost-effectiveness, prioritization, institutional roles
MPOs and modal agencies
FTA cost-effectiveness
FHWA system completion method
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Mikel Murga (PDF)
Guest Lecturers:
Laurie Hussey and Tom Rossi, Cambridge Systematics Inc. (PDF)
Astrid Glynn, Massachusetts Office of Commonwealth Development
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| 12 |
Intelligent transportation systems
Congestion pricing
Infrastructure reconstruction
Operations and maintenance
Airport access and international access
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Fred Salvucci (PDF)
Mikel Murga (PDF)
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13
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"Megacities" Perspective
Holistic approach to transportation and land Use
Course evaluations and wrap-up
Information on Mikel's IAP modeling workshop
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Mikel Murga (PDF)
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