Transportation planning is the fundamental step for transportation-related construction and policy making. This course aims to inculcate the students with the underlying concept of the planning process to address the complexity of transportation systems. We will focus on travel demand modeling, while a broader context of demand-supply interaction will be discussed as well. The course covers both the traditional (popularly used) approaches and the challenges for transportation engineers nowadays, which involve the perspectives of social and environmental concerns. In addition to the planning process, operational and managerial contexts of a transportation system are further clarified and discussed. By the end of this course, the students should be equipped with theoretical understanding of the important issues in transportation planning and be capable of practically dealing with relevant real-world problems in a holistic and integrated manner.

This course is highly discussion-oriented. Class participation is strongly recommended (required).