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ME – SEMESTER – I (New)– EXAMINATION – WINTER-2019
Subject Code: 3711301 Date: 02-01-2020
Subject Name: Urban Transportation System Planning
Time: 02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) Explain: Urban transportation systems objectives and M.O.E. 07

(b) Discuss with a neat flow diagram ‘Lowry’s Land Use Model’. 07
Q.2 (a) Explain the schematic diagram of transportation planning process. 07
(b) Explain by drawing sketch urban spatial structure. 07
OR
(b) What do you understand about Friction factor and Adjustment factor in Gravity 07
model for trip distribution analysis? How will you calibrate these in Gravity
model?
Q.3 (a) Explain with formula Hansen Accessibly model with all parameters. 07
(b) The following information was collected during survey of city having 8 zones. 07
Travel Zone Population (in thousands) Trips (in hundreds)
1 25 11
2 27 10
3 31 17
4 32 14
5 23 13
6 31 16
7 20 09
8 25 13
Develop the linear regression equation for estimating trip generation.
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain TRC trip assignment model by giving formula. 07
(b) Develop the future trip matrix using Furness method. 07
O/D 1 2 3 ti Ti Fi
1 - 20 13 33 50 1.5
2 5 - 12 17 51 3
3 35 15 - 50 100 2
tj 40 35 25
Tj 100 60 40
Fj 2.5 1.7 1.6
Q.4 (a) Describe category analysis method for trip generation analysis. 07
(b) The number of trips produced in and attracted to the three zones 1,2,3. 07
Zone 1 2 3 Total
Trip 14 33 28 75
Produced
Trip 33 28 14 75
Attracted
The order of Closeness.
1
 O/D 1 2 3
1 1 2 3
2 2 1 3
3 2 3 1

The zone L Factor.

Zone L Factor
1 0.04
2 0.02
3 0.04
Distribute the trips between the Zones.
OR
Q.4 (a) What are the factors affecting individual’s choice of the travel mode? Briefly 07
discuss about Logit models for modal split analysis.
(b) Find maximum capacity per hour of BRT and METRO for the frequency of 60 07
trips per hour on any corridor.
Q.5 (a) Define the Terms: Urbanization, Migration, Growth, Ubiquity, Accessibility, 07
Urban form, Connectivity.
(b) Write and Explain characteristics and advantages of BRTS, Metro and Mono 07
rails.
OR
Q.5 (a) What is the demand responsive transit system? State its advantages and 07
disadvantages.
(b) Explain with sketches different types of urban street networks. 07

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