| Catalog data: |
20-257-608.
Transportation Systems Evaluation. 3 cr. Methods of alternative analysis of transportation
systems; discussion of current federally mandated studies such as MIS corridor
evaluations; analysis of user costs; travel time value and safety improvements;
benefit-cost and cost-effectiveness analyses; community concerns and environmental impact
analyses; use of multimodal systems for balanced transportation. 3 hours lecture. |
| Textbook: |
National Cooperative
Highway Research Program, (NCHRP), Synthesis #48: Priority Programming and Project
Selection, Transportation Research Board, (TRB), Washington, D.C., 1978.
Current United States Department of Transportation, (U.S. DOT), and TRB publications. |
| References: |
Many, on reserve in
the Engineering Library. |
| Coordinator: |
Dr. John C. Niehaus,
Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering. |
| Goals: |
To aid students in
better understanding all the factors (tangible and intangible) involved in evaluating
alternative transportation actions and plans. To broaden students’ knowledge and
awareness beyond merely technical considerations to include community interaction and
involvement and social, environmental and economic issues. |
| Prerequisites
by Topic: |
Transportation
engineering student status or student in urban planning, (DAAP). |
| Topics: |
1. Comparison of
transportation modes. (1 class)
2. Alternatives analysis-methods of evaluation. (1 class)
3. Benefit-cost analysis. (1 class)
4. Citizen participation in transportation planning. (1 class)
5. Social, environmental and economic factors. (1 class)
6. Environmental impact analysis. (1 class)
7. Planning, programming and prioritizing. (1 class)
8. Transportation improvement program. (1 class)
9. Transportation systems management. (1 class)
10. Value of time in analysis. (1 class)
11. Tests. (1 class) |
| Computer usage: |
None. |
| Laboratory
Projects: |
1. Report on
technical, social, economic and environmental problems and the environmental impact in
improving transportation through a practical "real world" area or corridor
study.
2. Team presentation on comprehensive analyses of a corridor or area to include potential
"build" alternatives, Transportation System Management, (TSM), and "Do
Nothing." |
| Prepared by: |
John C. Niehaus Date:
December 1997 |