Unit 1

Urban Transportation Planning Process & Concepts: Role of transportation – Transportation problems – Urban travel characteristics – Evolution of transportation planning process – Concept of travel demand – Demand function – Independent variables – Travel attributes – Assumptions in demand estimation – Sequential, recursive and simultaneous processes.

Unit 2

Transportation Survey and Analysis: Definition of study area – Zoning – Types and sources of data – Road side interviews – Home interview surveys – Expansion factors – Accuracy checks. Trip Generation Analysis: Trip generation models – Zonal models – Category analysis – Household models – Trip attractions of work centers.

Trip Distribution Analysis: Trip distribution models – Growth factor models – Gravity models – Opportunity models.

Unit 3

1. Hutchinson B. G., “Principles of Urban Transportation System Planning”, McGraw Hill, 1974.

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• Kadiyali L. R., “Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning”, Khanna Publishers, 2008.
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• Bruton M. J., “Introduction to Transportation Planning”, Hutchinson of London, 1992.
• Papacostas, C S, and Prevedouros. P. D, “Transportation Engineering and Planning”, Prentice Hall, 2009.
• Dicky J. W., “Metropolitan Transportation Planning”, Taylor & Francis, 1983.