The course “Transport II. Transport Planning and Sustainable Mobility” aims at the introduction of under-graduate students to two distinct but related fields of transport engineering: A) Transport planning and modelling, and B) Sustainable urban mobility principles.
The overall objective of the course is to equip students with the basic knowledge and skills needed to support the assessment, development and implementation of integrated approaches to transport, urban and spatial planning.
LECTURE |
TOPIC |
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01 |
Introduction to transport and transport systems – Interaction of transport and land use |
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02 | Transport planning process. Models, the four-step transport planning model | |
03 | Traffic studies, counts, censuses, Origin-destination survey | |
04 | The process of transport planning I: Trip generation. Examples-case studies
The process of transport planning II: Trip distribution |
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05 | The process of transport planning III: Modal split and introduction to traffic assignment. Examples-case studies | |
06 | Transport networks – Organisation framework in Greece. | |
07 | The urban mobility system Public transport modes and systems | |
08 | Parking organisation – Demand assessment – Parking studies | |
09 | Sustainable urban mobility. Soft mobility in the urban environment
Low emission (low traffic) zones |
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10 | Pedestrian networks – walkways | |
11 | Bicycles – Cycling network alignment (bicycle paths) | |
12 | General framework for the conduction of traffic studies – Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) | |
13 | Trends and new technologies in transport |
Specified Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Criteria | Determination of weight |
Individual/ team projects | 20% |
Progress of a project | 20% |
Written exam | 60% |
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