72858 - Transport Planning M

Learning outcomes

The course provides the main theoretical and methodological tools for planning transport systems, to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions on the infrastructure and service network, particularly regarding sustainability. The topics of the course, starting from a theoretical basis, are developed with an applicative focus through the use of simulation models and the application to practical cases. The course aims to provide the elements for the definition of the planning process and for the simulation of sustainable transport systems, with particular reference to cycling and local public transport networks, providing models for evaluating the economic and environmental feasibility of alternative design scenarios.

Course contents

Requirements/Prior knowledge

A prior knowledge and understanding of basic topics of the engineering of transportation system is required to attend with profit this course.

Fluent spoken and written Italian is a necessary pre-requisite: all lectures and tutorials, and all study material will be in Italian.

Introduction

Transportation systems engineering and planning process, levels, objectives and analysis tools in transport planning. Structure of the models for the simulation of transportation systems.

Monitoring activity.

Monitoring techniques and indicators

Pollution produced by traffic flows.

Environmental capacity constraints in urban transport networks: air pollution modelling. Environmental capacity.

Elements of sustainable mobility.

Manual and automatic methods for bicycle counting both on- and off-street. Cycling mobility modeling. Cyclist gender gap. Sustainable transportation demand estimation. Demand assignment to sustainable transportation networks.

Methods for the comparison of alternative projects.

Methods for choosing among alternative transportation projects: Multi-criteria analysis. Compensatory and non- compensatory methods. Practical examples.

Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP)

Objectives, actions (time and resources), areas of application. The SUMP of Bologna.

Urban public transport network

Hyperpath. Demand assignment to the minimum cost hyperpath.

Freight Transportation

Intermodality, combined transport. Maritime and inland waterway transport. Transhipment.

Readings/Bibliography

P. Ferrari, Fondamenti di pianificazione dei Trasporti, Pitagora Editrice, 2001.

E. Cascetta, Transportation System Analysis: Models and Applications, Springer, 2009

E. Cascetta, Modelli per i sistemi di trasporto Teoria ed applicazioni, ed. UTET, 2006.

A. Pratelli, Ingegneria dei sistemi di trasporto Esercizi ed esempi, Pitagora Editrice, 2007.

M. Ben-Akiva e S. R. Lerman, Discrete Choice Analysis, The MIT Press, 1985.

M. Lupi, Dispense del corso “Tecnica ed Economia dei Trasporti”, 2002

P. Volta, F. Rupi, "Trasporto merci: da Babele a sistema. Il valore della programmazione nella movimentazione delle merci", Gruppo24ore, 2011

S. Maffii, R. Parolin, R. Scatamacchia, "Guida alla valutazione economica di progetti di investimento nel settore dei trasporti", FrancoAngeli, 2011

Teaching methods

The course will include lectures and exercises.

Assessment methods

Achievements will be assessed by the means of a final exam. This is based on an analytical assessment of the "expected learning outcomes" described above. In order to properly assess such achievement the examination is oral with discussion of the project.

Higher grades will be awarded to students who demonstrate an organic understanding of the subject, a high ability for critical application, and a clear and concise presentation of the contents. To obtain a passing grade, students are required to at least demonstrate a knowledge of the key concepts of the subject, some ability for critical application, and a comprehensible use of technical language. A failing grade will be awarded if the student shows knowledge gaps in key-concepts of the subject, inappropriate use of language, and/or logic failures in the analysis of the subject.

Teaching tools

The slides that are shown in class are made available to students through the link Virtuale Unibo. Software for the project and lecture notes are made available to students too.

Office hours

See the website of Federico Rupi