CEL 442: Traffic and Transportation Planning (Jul-Nov 2014)

K Ramachandra Rao Civil Engineering IIT Delhi

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Classes Credits: 2-1-0-3 Mon, Tues, Wed 12:00 12: 50 hrs IV 323 Tutorials after sufficient coverage in Lectures;

Total Tuts: 10-12 (approx.) TA: Mr. Amit Sharma, Ms. Lakshmi Devi V.

Weights: Minors (30%) Quiz (20%) Tutorials + Presentations (20%) Major (30%)

Traffic and Transportation Planning

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Outline Transportation Planning: Context and Definition

Introduction Context of Urban Transportation Planning Definition of Urban Transportation Planning Urban Transportation Planning Process A Framework for Urban Transportation Planning Basic Principles of Urban Transportation Planning Multimodal perspective on transportation planning Society and its impact on urban transportation planning

Transportation Planning and Decision Making Institutional Framework for Decision Making An Evolving Perspective on the Planning and Decision Making Conceptual Models of Decision Making Elements of Decision Making Characteristics of a Decision-Oriented Planning Process Development of a Decision-oriented Transportation planning approach

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Outline contd Demand Analysis

Role of Demand Analysis in Transportation planning Analysis of Transportation Demand Simplified Demand Estimation Techniques Urban Transportation Modelling System Discrete Choice Models Activity based Methods Estimating nonmotorized travel demand Estimating Goods Movement Demand

Descriptors of traffic flow Microscopic

Speed, Time, Space Headway, Occupancy Time Time Space Diagrams Time Headway Distributions

Macroscopic Stream speeds: Space and time mean Flow, Density and Occupancy Fundamental Relationships

Cumulative Plots

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Outline contd Traffic Flow Models

Microscopic: Car Following Models Lane Changing Models Optimal Velocity Models

Mesoscopic: Gas-Kinetic Models

Macroscopic: LWR Models: First Order Higher Order Models

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Outline contd Missing Link: Traffic Flow modelling and Transportation planning

Approaches to Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) Analytical Simulation-based

Integrated Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) Traffic Demand Generation Departure Time Choice Dynamic Route Choice

Applications State estimation of road traffic network Sustainability effects of traffic management systems Assessing the impacts of traffic control measures

Outlook

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