Transport Planning

Recommended Prerequisites

Engineering Systems, Urban and Regional Planning, Transport Infrastructure.

Teaching Methods

(1) Teaching methods: lectures combining theoretical explanations with conceptual and real-case discussions.

(2) Evaluation methods: home assignments (50%) and written final exam (50%).

Learning Outcomes

Provide students with

(1) Fundamental knowledge about transport planning concepts, methodologies, and techniques, as well as a good understanding of transport planning processes.

(2) Important skills for their effective participation in transport planning teams.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

(1) Transport systems. Transport supply vs. demand. Transport infrastructure and services. Transport modes/means - characterization and comparative analysis.

(2) Transport planning process.

(3) Sustainable transport policies. Principles for the organization of transport systems.

(4) Classic (Four-Step) Transport Model (“Trip Generation”, “Trip Distribution”, “Modal Split” and “Traffic Assignment” modules), and its evolutions. Exercises.

(6) Transport project appraisal. Cost-benefit and multicriteria analysis. Exercises.

(7) Transport systems optimization. Main problems and models. Applications to road, rail and air transport and to logistics. Exercises.  

Head Lecturer(s)

António José Pais Antunes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Antunes, A.P.(2019), Slides de Planeamento de Transportes, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal)

Cascetta, E. (2009), Transportation Systems Analysis, Springer, Heidelberg (Germany).

Eiselt, H.A., Sandblom, C.L. (2000), Integer Programming and Network Models, Springer, Berlin (Germany).

Ortúzar, J.D., Willumsen, L.G. (2011), Modelling Transport, Wiley, Chichester (UK).