1. Selection of Topic

Look through recent issues of technical journals such as TRR,TRB Special Report, Transportation, Transportation Research (A, B, C), ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Traffic Quarterly, ITE Journal, Transportation Science, and Traffic Engineering and Control.

A list of possible topics is attached. You do not have to select one of these topics. Also, the scope of some topics is too broad. You will need to select a more specific problem within those topics.

You are not expected to do original research. A review of the state-of-the-art followed by your assessment of the limitations of the work to date and future research needs is adequate. Suggestions for possible applications or discussion of actual applications would also be appropriate.

For a project rather than a paper, you could analyze data from a home interview survey or other data base. Development of an interactive computer program for a gravity model, a logit mode choice model, or a simple assignment model is another possibility. A formal write-up documenting your analysis or computer program would still be required. If you prefer to perform a group project, you should plan a larger project and consult with the professor with regard to the possible work load.

2. Outline of Your Topic

Identify the major points you expect to cover in your paper or the work tasks for a project. List the most important references you consulted in developing the outline. Use the On-Line Bibliographic Search System in the Wendt or other UW library. Give the full reference for both books and journal articles. You must submit a minimum of three references.

Due: Tuesday, Nov. 12

3. Paper or Project Workshop

The report must be typed. Use a wordprocessor at CAE. Use complete, grammatically correct sentences. If you are unsure about your ability to write in "Standard English", please use the Writing Lab, Rm 6171 Helen C. White Hall. Sloppy or poor writing will be penalized (see grading criterion 4 below). List references at the end of the report and number them consecutively. Then, rather than using footnotes to document the source of your ideas, you may use the number of a reference followed by the page number, e.g., (5, pg.42) to indicate the source of your idea or a direct quote. In general, you should not use extensive direct quotes. You should integrate material from several sources and make your own interpretation.

Due: Tuesday, Dec. 5 in class

Your paper or project will be graded based on 1) organization, 2) clarity and usefulness of tables and figures, 3) adequately and conciseness in covering the subject or completing the analysis, 4) simplicity and effectiveness of language, 5) proper support of conclusions, and 6) completeness of credits and references. CEE 571 Possible Term Project/Term Paper Topics

1. New Technology/Innovation in Urban Transportation

- Discuss The Development of One or Several of The Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Subsystems in Wisconsin or Your Home Country - Advanced Traveler Information System - Advanced Traffic Management System - Commercial Vehicle Operations - Advanced Public Transportation System - Advanced Vehicle Control System - Automated Highway System - Advanced Rural Transportation System - Demand responsive transportation system - LRT (Light Rail Transit) - Express Bus - Minicar - People Mover - Automated Transit System

2. Impact Study/Evaluation

- Impact of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) on Urban Development - Evaluation of Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor ITS Development Plan - Evaluation of Wisconsin I-90/94 ITS Corridor Plan - Impact of Advanced Traveler Information System on Traveler Behavior - Impact of Information Superhighway on Transportation Systems - Impact of Telecommuting on Transportation Systems - Discuss the Future of Electric Vehicle - Impact of Alternative Fuels on Urban Transportation Systems - Impact of New Transportation Facilities on Land Use: Transit (rail rapid transit, LRT, express bus) or Highway - Application of UTD Models for TSM Planning and Evaluation - Evaluation of Alternative Strategies for Reducing Transportation Related Air Pollution - Analysis of ITS for the Elderly and Handicapped - Traffic Impacts of non-CBD Development - Discuss the Future of High-Speed Rail - Impact of GIS System on Transportation Planning - Comparison of American Systems and Systems in Other Countries - Transportation and Land Use Interactions - Role and Effectiveness of Citizen Participation - Energy Contingency Planning - Public and Private Responses to Fuel Shortages

3. Modeling

- Modeling the Impacts of ITS on Travel Demand and Level of Service (Congestion) - Modeling of Transportation - Land Use Interactions - Bicycle Travel Demand and Systems Analysis - Development and Applications of Behavioral Travel Demand Models - UTP for Smaller Urban Areas - Synthetic Models - Use of Census Data for UTP - Analysis of Activity Patterns in Urban Areas Based on Disaggregrate Household and Person Data - Travel Time Budget Analysis and Implications for Travel Demand Forecasting - Analysis of Transportation for the Elderly and Handicapped (Estimation of Travel Demand) - Alternatives Analysis for Madison - LRT versus Express Bus - Time series Analysis of Urban Travel Choices (Development of Dynamic Travel Demand Models) - Emergency Evaluation Models (Assignment Models for Natural or Industrial Disasters) - Shortest Path Algorithms - Time-Dependent Shortest Path Algorithms - Quick Response, Simplified Travel Demand Estimation Techniques - Estimation of Transportation Impacts of Major New Developments (Shopping Centers, Industrial Parks, Office Buildings, Apartment Buildings) - Estimation of A Full Trip Matrix from Partial Observations or From Observed Network Link Volumes - Equilibrium Traffic Assignment Models - Treatment of Errors in UTD Models - Analytical Techniques for Evaluation of Transportation Alternatives

4. Transportation Planning Software Package

- Applications of Microcomputers to Travel Demand Forecasting - Application of TRANPLAN to UTD Modeling for Madison - Calibration of Single UTD Models for Madison Using Census Data - Using TRANSCAD to UTD Modeling for Madison - Comparison of Different UTD Software/Tools

Periodicals for Transportation Planning and Engineering

Transportation Research Record (initially called Highway Research Records). US. HE151 T62 No.xxx Issued irregularly. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is an agency of the US National Research Council - National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of the Board is to advance knowledge concerning the nature and performance of transportation systems. Original research is reported at annual meeting each January at Washington D.C. Many of the papers presented are published in TRR. About 50 Records are issued each year.

Highway Research Board Bulletin. US. Issued irregularly until 1962. HE 151.T62

Highway Research Information Service (HRIS Abstracts), US, issued Quarterly. Third floor index section. Abstracts of papers pertaining to the highway and transportation fields published in other than Highway Research Board publications. This is a good source for uncovering papers of interest published in the US and other countries.

Urban Transportation Abstracts, Urban Mass Transportation Research Information Service, UMTRIS.

Highway Safety Literature (Index), Third Floor Index Section.

National Cooperative Highway Research Program Reports. US. S N21 C88 Vol.xx

Transportation Research Board Special Reports. US. +S N21 R28 SR xxx

Highways and Transportation. Great Britain. S.H56T68

Journal of the Institute of Highways and Transportation

Journal of Advanced Transportation (prior to 1979, High Speed Ground Transportation). US. S.H505 SP3

ITS Journal

ITS Review

TR News (Transportation Research News). S.T109 R105

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. US +S IN5 EL24 T VT

Journal of Urban Planning and Development US. American Society of Civil Engineers. S.AM3P JUP

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy. Great Britain. AP.J85 T772

Transportation Quarterly (formerly Traffic Quarterly). US. S.T683 QU2

ITE Journal (formerly Transportation Engineering). US. S.T6725

Operations Research. US.

Traffic Engineering and Control. Great Britain. S. T6726

Transportation. The Netherlands. S.T683

Transportation Research. Great Britain. S.T683 R315 Part A. General, Part B. Methodological, Part C. New Technology

Transportation Science. US. S.T683 SCI25

Journal of Transportation Engineering of ASCE. US. S.AM3 P JTE

Urban Transportation Research and Planning; current literature (Memorial Library). +z5942 U73

Transportation Planning and Technology. S.T683 P69

Transportation Research Forum. HE 1/T7

Transport and Road Research Annual Report. +S +T86.R53

Transport and Road Research Laboratory, TRRL Report. S/H22/EN32 & EN5

Reports/Papers of PATH Program as well as many ITS related reports/papers can be found in Prof. Ran’s office.

Other Major Library Sources:

Northwestern University Transportation Library University of California at Berkeley Library Wisconsin Department of Transportation Library

Internet Resources

ITS On-Line: http://www.itsonline.com ==> News/Discussions/Articles on ITS TRB: http://www.nas.edu/trb/trb.html/ ITE: http://www.ite.org ==> Traffic Engineering ITSA: http://www.itsa.org ==> ITS America Homepage Galaxy Transportation: http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Engineering-and-Technology/Transportation.html ==> Engineering, Technology and Transportation Transportation Resources: http://dragon.princeton.edu/~dhb/systems.html INFORMS: http: //mjmi.engin.umich.edu:8000/ ==> Operations Research/Transportation Science