Transport networks planning

Introduction to Transport Planning and Engineering

: Transport Planning - Transport as a complex system -Transport and the shape of the city - Transport, accessibility and social inclusion

Sustainable mobility

: Sustainable development - Transport and Energy - Climate change - The future oftransport - Mobility Management

Modes of Transport

: the components - road transport - soft mobility and micromobility - rail transport - watertransport - air transport

Public transport

: classification of transit systems - transit planning, design and management - design criteria(frequency and load diagram - optimal distance between stops - network design - Transit OrientedDevelopment) - Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT)

Mechanics of locomotion

: propulsion - adhesion - equation of motion - resistances to motion - internalcombustion engines - electric and hydrogen mobility

Transport demand

: Zoning - OD matrix - Demand estimation - mathematical, descriptive and behavioral models- discrete choice models - Random utility - Logit model - four-stage model

Transport supply

: network graph - generalized transport cost - Dijkstra algorithm

Supply-demand interaction

: Assignment models - Congested and non-congested networks - Networkequilibrium - Wardrop principles - Optimal fare

- traffic microsimulation

Traffic flow theory

: capacity - the Greenshields Model - Level of

Service - traffic modelling and microsimulation

Transport planning

: steps of the planning process - European, national and regional level - local level (PUMS -PUT) - Catania case study - Environmental Assessments (VIA - VAS)

Smart Mobility

:

sharing mobility - Mobility as a Service (MaaS) - Intelligent Transport Systems - Autonomousdriving

Strategies for Mobility Safety

: safety of mobility users - traffic calming solutions - extended solutions

Mobility Management

: Home-Work Travel Plan - Unict case study

Evaluation of transport projects

: Cost-Benefit Analysis - Multi Criteria Analysis

Contribution of the course to the Objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Goal 3 -

Ta

rget 3.9: By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardouschemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination.

Goal 7 -

Target 7.3: By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency.

Goal 9 -

Target 9.1: Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure, including regional andtransborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordableand equitable access for all.

Goal 11 -

Target 11.2: By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transportsystems for all, improving road safety, especially by expanding public transport, with special attention to theneeds of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.

Goal 13 -

Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and naturaldisasters in all countries.

Textbook Information

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Course notes provided by the teacher, available on

studium.unict.it

2.

Marino de Luca, Manuale di Pianificazione dei trasporti, Franco Angeli

3.

Vukan Vuchic, Urban Transit Systems and Technology, Wiley

4.

Juan Ortuzar e Luis Willumsen, Pianificazione dei sistemi di trasporto, Hoepli

5.

Stefano Ricci, Tecnica ed Economia dei Trasporti, Hoepli

During the lessons, it is possible to provide one or more ongoing tests, consisting of theoretical and practical questions. The final grade will be determined taking into account the positive outcome of these tests, as well as the result of the final oral exam. Students who do not take or do not pass the ongoing tests can also take the exam through a single oral interview, aimed at verifying the theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics covered during the course

The evaluation of the exam is based on the following criteria: level of knowledge of the required topics,expressive ability and language skills, ability to apply knowledge to simple case studies, ability to connect thedifferent themes of the teaching program, ability to resolve simple problems (calculation of the flows of atransport network, locomotion mechanics exercises, design criteria for a collective transport line, etc.).

Information for students with disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) to guarantee equalopportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students can request a personal examination inorder to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on the educational objectives andspecifications needs. It is also possible to contact the CInAP (Centro per l’integrazione Attiva e Partecipata-Services for Disabilities and/or SLD) reference professor of the Department.

Transport engineering

: the evolution of transport and the structure of the city - difference between mobility andaccessibility - the 3 dimensions of sustainable mobility - internal and external costs - the components of atransport mode - types of cycle lanes - advantages and disadvantages of rail transport - possible roles of portsin maritime transport - airport layout

Public transport systems

: Classification of transit systems (location, technology, service type, diffusion) -Advantages and disadvantages of the different transit systems - Relationships between public transport andmobility on-demand - Performance indicators related to transit - transit planning phases - definitions of thebasic transit-related metrics - Definitions (traction unit, operating frequency, fleet, fleet size, headway, capacity,load factor,...) - calculation of frequency and headway of the service - calculation of the fleet size - load diagrammethod - method of the optimal frequency - optimal distance between stops - design criteria and shape of thenetwork - density-km traveled relationship - TOD concept

Traffic flow theory

:

Fundamental Relations of Traffic Flow

- the Greenshields model - maximum theoretical flow- Level of Service of a road

Mechanics of locomotion

: mechanical conditions for motion - Road and railway adhesion - general equation ofmotion - resistance to motion (ordinary and accidental) - characteristic curves of internal combustion engines -ideal engine - advantages of the electric engine

Demand analysis

: The phases of the study on the mobility of an area - Study area and plan area - Zoning ofthe study area - OD matrices - Demand estimation methods - Demand estimation with mathematical models -Estimation of the OD matrix with a gravitational model - Statistical descriptive models and behavioral models -Random utility theory - Logit model - four-stage model (emission, distribution, modal choice, path choice)

Supply analysis

: Definition of supply model - graph theory - generalized transport cost - Definition of route andcircuit - cost functions of an arc - Centrality indexes

Assignment models

: purpose of assignment models - congested and non-congested networks - NetworkLoading Models - User Equilibrium Models - Classification of assignment models - Supply-Demand Equilibrium- Wardrop Principles - Calculation of the optimal fare - Dijkstra's algorithm - Braess

Paradox

Transport planning

: definition and levels of planning - the approaches to planning - the actors involved in theprocess - transport planning at European, national and regional level - the TEN-T network - the levels ofplanning according to the Code of public contracts - the PUMS (guidelines, objectives, participation,monitoring) - the PUT (differences with PUMS) - definition and measures of Mobility Management - contents ofa

Home-Work Travel Plan

Strategies for sustainable mobility

: traffic calming interventions - regulation strategies - ITS technologies formobility - the concept of MaaS

Project evaluation

: principles and methods of a Cost-Benefit Analysis - financial and economic analysis -indicators of a CBA - advantages and disadvantages of the Multicriteria Analysis and comparison with CBA -Phases of a MCA