Introduction to Transportation Systems

Lecture Notes

In the following table, several of the files span more than one lecture.

LEC #	TOPICS
Introduction / Concepts / Principles
1	Introduction Transportation as a Complex Socio-Technical System (PDF)
2	Transportation Systems Components (PDF)
3	30 Key Points (PDF)
4	Class Discussion Based on Article Distributed (PDF)
5	Modeling / Demand / Equilibrium (PDF)
6	Modeling / Demand / Equilibrium (cont.)
7	Costing (PDF - 4.0 MB) (Courtesy of Carl D. Martland. Used with permission.) Guest Lecturer: Carl Martland, MIT
8	Costing (cont.)
Traveler Transportation
9	Traveler Level of Service (PDF)
10	Urban Transportation and the Land-Use Connection Mobility vs. Accessibility Urban Form (PDF)
11	Urban Public Transportation (PDF)
12	Urban Public Transportation (cont.) (PDF)
13	Intercity Traveler Transportation High-Speed Rail International Contrasts (PDF)
Freight Transportation / Logistics
14	Introduction to Freight / LOS / Logistics
15	LOS / Logistics (cont.) (PDF)
16	Modes and their Characteristics — Costs / Service / Operations
17	Operations / Operating Plans / Strategic Plans
18	Freight Intermodalism / International Transportation
Themes
19	Project Evaluation and Finance (PDF) (Courtesy of Carl D. Martland. Used with permission.) Guest Lecturer: Carl Martland, MIT
20	Public Policy Issues — Privatization (PDF)
21	Transportation Technologies — Their Role and Limitations (PDF)
22	Transportation in Developing Countries Megacities — Mexico City (Demand Revisited) (PDF)
23	Public Policy Issues: Sustainable Development Sustainable Transportation Transportation and Regional Economic Development
24	Large Scale Infrastructure System — The New York City Subway (PDF)
25	Public Policy Issues — Safety Guest Lecturer: Joseph Coughlin, MIT
Summary
26	Class Summary and Wrap-up Review of Major Concepts Student Evaluations and Comments (PDF)