Transportation Planning

CE 573

Lecture 2

Topics

• Multimodal Transportation Planning

• Define sustainable transportation

• Measure sustainable transportation

Multimodal Transportation Planning

Sustainable Transportation

• What is it?– Capacity for continuance– Right to better life for everyone

• What is the problem?

Resource depletion

Environmental Impacts

Social progress

Economic growth

The Problem in Transportation

Transportation

Environmental Impacts

Social Impacts Resources

Economic Impacts

What outcome does the community want?

Conventional vs Comprehensive Transportation Planning

Narrow goal set

Broader goal set

Accessibility

Mobility

Information

Sustainability Principles

• Comprehensive analysis

• Integrated/strategic planning

• Goals focused (environmental, social, and economic)

• Market principles

• Transparency, accountability, and public involvement

Sustainability Indicators for Transportation

• pages 7 to 9 Reading 3

• page 28 Reading 2

• Selection example– Identify goals– Select indicators

Choosing Indicator Sets

• See page 6 Reading 2– Use more than 1– Should reflect goals– Perspectives and limitation are understood– Data are available– Generalized across time and jurisdiction– Useful for decisions

Campus Transportation Goals

• What should the goals be?

Campus Transportation Indicators

• How should we measure our progress?

Assignments

• No reading

• No homework