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RegionalPlanning Syllabus PDF
RegionalPlanning Syllabus PDF
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description
Overview of urban transportation planning approaches, introduction to 4-step planning approach,
quantitative methods for the individual steps (trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice, and
traffic assignment), and drawbacks of 4-step approach, recent advances in travel demand models.
Course Objectives
In this course, the students will gain conceptual understanding of the 4-step method – a common
planning framework employed in metropolitan agencies in United States. The first part of the
class provides knowledge of the various components of the 4-step process focussing mainly on
the quantitative methods. The second part of the course focuses on providing students with a
hands-on experience in developing the four modules through a group project. Finally, in the third
part, a critique of the 4-step method and recent advances to address the drawbacks are discussed.
Assessment
Assignments - 75 %
Class Participation* - 10 %
Term Paper - 15%
I will adopt the plus/minus grading system. All grades for the assignments and term paper will be
posted on webcourses.
*For distance learning students 10% is equally allocated to the assignments and Term Paper.
Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 3.00 – 4.15 pm or by e-mail
Office Location Engr 2, 301D
Email: naveen.eluru@ucf.edu
Pre-requisites
It is required that the student have a background in basic calculus and statistics
Software
SPSS and BIOGEME will be used for the course as needed. Other software including R, SAS,
and STATA will be permitted
Lectures
Classes will be conducted in a lecture/discussion format. Students are encouraged (and expected)
to contribute to the discussions: 10% of the global mark is based on the student involvement.
Term Project
The objective of the term project is to provide exposure to the class to existing transportation
planning frameworks. Towards this end, each individual will review an urban transportation
planning frameworks under application for a metropolitan region. The projects can also include
frameworks in development with the approval of the instructor. The individual will describe the
framework, identify critical components and provide a critique of the application. The students
will do an oral presentation of their project to the class. The final written submission will be in
the form of a report (10-12 pages) documenting the various sections.
Textbook
The course does not have a required textbook. Lecture slides/notes and references to other
reading material (such as journal publications, book chapters, and web sites) will be made
available electronically via the course web site or provided as hand-outs in class.
Reference Texts
1. Ortuzar, J. D. and L. G. Willumsen (2011). Modelling transport, Wiley. 4th ed.
2. Meyer, M. D. and Miller, E. J. Urban Transportation Planning: A Decision Oriented
Approach, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
3. Ben-Akiva, M. and Lerman, S. R. Discrete Choice Analysis: Theory and Application to
Travel Demand, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.
Acknowledgements
The instructor acknowledges Prof. Chandra Bhat, Prof. Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Prof. Siva
Srinivasan, Prof. Abdul Pinjari and Prof. Karthik Konduri whose material from previous
offerings of similar courses was used as guidance in this offering of the course.
Academic Honesty
Plagiarism and Cheating of any kind on an assignment or term project will result at least in an
"F" for that assignment (and may, depending on the severity of the case, lead to an "F" for the
entire course) and may be subject to appropriate referral to the Office of Student Conduct for
further action. For further information visit the following websites:
http://osc.sdes.ucf.edu/
http://goldenrule.sdes.ucf.edu/
Disability Statement
The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all
persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students
with disabilities who need accommodations in this course must contact the professor at the
beginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations. Students who need
accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services, Student Resource Center
Room 132, phone (407) 823-2371, TTY/TDD only phone (407) 823-2116.
Course Outline
Week 1 Introduction
Assignment 4
Assignment 5
Week 14 Summary of the Trip-based Approach
Florida Standard Urban Transportation Model Structure (FSUTMS)
Week 15 Recent advances in state of the art transportation modeling
A critical assessment of the state-of-the-practice approach
Operational activity-based models
Week 16 Project presentations