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TRANSPOENG Module 1.1 - Land Use-Transportation Interaction

This document provides an overview of transportation engineering and principles of transportation systems. It discusses the five sub-specialties of transportation engineering including planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. It also describes the steps in systems analysis and the four basic elements of transportation infrastructure: links, vehicles, terminals, and management/labor. Finally, it covers key principles of land use planning and zoning and explains the functional classification of highways in terms of mobility and accessibility.

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TRANSPOENG Module 1.1 - Land Use-Transportation Interaction

This document provides an overview of transportation engineering and principles of transportation systems. It discusses the five sub-specialties of transportation engineering including planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. It also describes the steps in systems analysis and the four basic elements of transportation infrastructure: links, vehicles, terminals, and management/labor. Finally, it covers key principles of land use planning and zoning and explains the functional classification of highways in terms of mobility and accessibility.

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TRANSPOENG

Principles of Transportation Engineering

Module 1.1
Transportation Systems and Characteristics

Engr. Marlowe Labusnog


Instructor
Topic Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, the student should be able to:
1. Enumerate the sub-specialties of transportation engineering
2. Apply the steps in systems analysis in transportation;
3. Enumerate and explain the four basic elements of a transportation
system infrastructure; and
4. Develop basic understanding of the land use – transportation
interaction.
Sub-specialties in transportation engineering
1. Planning
• Determines whether a proposed
project will meet the stated needs
• Deals with the selection of projects
for design and construction
 Forecast future traffic
 Feasibility studies
 Knowledge on economics &
statistics is a must
Sub-specialties in transportation engineering
2. Design
• Must convert the planning concepts
into a practical facility or service
• Specification of all features of the
transportation system so that it will
function smoothly, efficiently, and in
accordance with physical laws.
 Geometric alignments, road
cross-section and pavement
 Bridges and drainage
 Traffic control devices, roadside
rest areas, and landscaping
Sub-specialties in transportation engineering
Properly designed and well-operated facilities are essential to an
efficient transport system.

Source: CTTO
Sub-specialties in transportation engineering
3. Construction
• Closely related to design and
involves all aspects of the building
process, beginning with preparation
surface, placement of the pavement
material, and preparation of the final
roadway for use by traffic.
• Depends on the assurance that
adequate funding is available
(government grants, bond issue,
revenue from operations, etc.)
Sub-specialties in transportation engineering
4. Operations
• Using the transportation system as
efficiently (and safely) as possible
• Responsibility of the traffic
engineer.
 Traffic engineering involves the
integration of vehicle, driver, and
pedestrian characteristics to
improve the safety and capacity of
streets and highways.
 Traffic accident analyses, parking,
traffic signs, markings, signals,
speed regulation, and highway
lighting.
Sub-specialties in transportation engineering
5. Maintenance
• Involves all the work necessary to
ensure that the highway system is
kept working properly to maximize
the service life.
 Pavement patching, repair
 Scheduling of work crews,
replacement of worn or damaged
signs and repair of damaged
roadway sections
 Economic evaluation of
maintenance programs.
Systems Approach to Transportation
 Systems Approach
 Represents a broad-based and systematic approach to problem-solving
that involves a system
 Problem-Solving philosophy to solve complex problems
 System
 A set of interrelated parts, called components, that perform a number of
functions in order to achieve common goals
 System Analysis
 Application of the scientific method to the solution of complex problems
Steps in Systems Analysis
1. Recognize community problems and values.
2. Establish goals.
3. Define objectives.
4. Establish criteria.
5. Design alternative actions to achieve steps 2 and 3.
6. Evaluate the alternative actions in terms of effectiveness and costs.
7. Question the objectives and all assumptions.
8. Examine a new alternatives or modifications of step 5.
9. Establish new objectives or modifications of step 3.
10. Repeat the cycle until a satisfactory solution is reached, in keeping with
criteria, standards, and value set.
Steps in Systems Analysis
Transportation System Characteristics
Four basic Elements of the Transportation System
Infrastructure
1. Links: roadways/tracks connecting 2 or more points

2. Vehicles: means of moving people and goods from


one node to another along a link
Transportation System Characteristics
3. Terminals: nodes where travel and
shipment begins or ends

4. Management and labor: people who


construct, operate, manage, and
maintain those elements
Key Principles in Land-Use Planning & Zoning
 Development and implementation of a zoning plan to separate incompatible
and conflicting land uses and the traffic they generate;
 Strong planning regulations to influence the location of new development
and to control access arrangements and parking;
 Land uses should be planned with the aim of minimizing travel and
maximizing accessibility to public transport;
 Residential development should be separated from heavy industry and
major commercial uses;
 Activities which generate substantial traffic should be located adjacent to
roads most suited to the type of traffic expected (e.g. if a primary school
generates many cycle or pedestrian trips, then it should be capable of being
reached directly via a network of bikeways or footpaths); and
 Light industry and service establishments can be located adjacent to
residential areas but vehicular access should not be via the residential
streets.
Key Principles in Land-Use Planning & Zoning
Functional Classification of Highways
 Functional Classification
 Useful in understanding the complexity of the total transportation
system
 Communicate with economists, sociologists, planners, and
administrators more effectively
 Recognizable series of distinct travel movements
• Freeway – Arterial – Collector – Terminal
Functional Classification of Highways

Main movement
along a freeway

Transition
to an
arterial via a
freeway off-
ramp
Where traffic from
an arterial is
collected

Further movement
along an arterial
where traffic is
distributed
Functional Classification of Highways
Functional Classification of Highways
Functional Classification of Highways
 Accessibility and Mobility
 Access and mobility are closely related
 Freeways and arterials have a high level of mobility because they allow
high speeds but do not provide sufficient accessibility
 Local streets offer the maximum accessibility, but users find the mobility
on such streets rather poor because of the slow speeds
 Provide the right proportion to offer balanced system
Functional Classification of Highways
Questions?

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