CEE 571  URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING


WEEK   TOPIC                                        			DAY  	READINGS

1   9/3     Course Overview; 					T 	H Ch 1/M&M Ch 1
	    UTP:  Definition & Basic Principles
    9/5     Characteristics of Urban Travel and		    	R	M&M 2.0, 2.1, 2.2.1, 
	    Urban Transportation Systems				pp.37-44, 2.2.4, pp. 62-68
2   9/10    Transportation Planning Data Base			T	M&M 4.0,4.1 (Skip 4.1.2),
	    & Data Collection Techniques				4.2, Handout
    9/12    Home Interview O-D Data Collection       		R  	M&M 4.2/HD 101-118
3   9/17    Sampling Methods                         			T   	M&M 4.1.2
    9/19    Overview of Travel Demand Modeling       		R  	H 1.3/M&M 3.0, 3.1,
									pp.77-79,7.4 pp. 244-
									246, 7.6/HD 3.1,3.2
4   9/24   TRANPLAN Package                        		T   	Handout
    9/26   Trip Generation-Regression               		R 	H 2.1, 2.2/M&M 7.4.1
                                                      					HD 28-37
5  10/1    Trip Generation-Regression (continued) 		T
   10/3    TG-Category Analysis/TG Homework        		R    	H 2.3
6  10/8    Trip Distribution-Overview & Gravity Model 		T 	H 4.0,4.2,4.3 pp. 86-89										/M&M 7.4.2 HD 38-44
   10/10   Gravity Model-Calibration/Applications        	R   	H 4.3.2-4.3.4 pp. 89-99
7  10/15   Gravity Model Homework/Fratar Models          	T   	H 4.1  
   10/17   Exam I                                    			R                  
8  10/22   Modal Split Models                       			T   	H 3.1 pp.54-61/M&M 7.4.3
   10/24   Behavioral Models and Choice Theory      		R   	H 3.2/M&M pp. 257-260
									/HD 50-55
9  10/29   Logit Model Issues and Applications      		T   	M&M pp. 260-273
   10/31   Traffic Assignment-Route Building, 			R	H 5.1-5.4 pp. 121-139
	   Capacity Restraint & Multipath				/M&M 7.4.4
10 11/5    Incremental & Equilibrium Assignment       		T   	Handout/HD 63-67
   11/7    Traffic Assignment Hmwk 				R	H 8.1 to 8.5
	   /Urban Trans. Technology
11 11/12          Exam II                                  		T   
   11/14   Systems Evaluation-Economic				R	H 10.1,10.2.1/M&M 		 	    
	   Evaluation Concepts 						9.3.0,9.3.1,9.3.2
12 11/19   Systems Evaluation-Discounting Capital 		T	M&M 9.3.3., 9.4.1
	   Recovery, & Comparative Assessment
   11/21   System Evaluation & MOEs                 		R   	H 10.2.2,10.2.3/M&M 9.0,
                                                       					9.1,9.2,9.3.4

WEEK   TOPIC                                        			DAY  	READINGS
   11/26   System Evaluation--Rating & Ranking			T	H 10.6/M&M 9.4.2
	   Scales/Multiobjective Assessment
   11/28   THANKSGIVING RECESS                 			R
14 12/3    System Evaluation--Examples; 			T	M&M 9.5,9.6/10.7
	   Public Participation
   12/5    Student Presentations                    			R
15 12/10   Student Presentations 				T
   12/12   Review                                        	R
16 12/17       EXAM III [normally would be a Final Exam]  T    [scheduled during exam week]