JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• 1. Discuss systems approach of transportation planning
• 2. Discuss various principle of transit vehicles, their differing operating environments and how they affect urban street design.
• 3. Describe bus route networks and issues in route evaluation
• 4. Discuss measure to promote non-auto modes
• 5. Study the characteristics of advanced transit technology

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to

• 1. Understand TSM, the need for TSM and the objectives of TSM.
• 2. Understand the types of TSM strategies.
• 3. Recommend methods to manage a transit system to improve its management efficiency.
• 4. Understand the concepts of bus route networks and issues in route evaluation
• 5. Understand the importance of non-auto modes and advanced transit technology

UNIT - I

TSM philosophy: System approach to Transportation Planning; Long Term Strategies and Short Term Measures; TSM actions- Objectives and Philosophy; Relevance of TSM actions Indian Urban context. Board Spectrum of TSM actions. Measures for Improving vehicular flow – one way Streets, Signal Improvement, Transit Stop Relocation, Parking Management, Reversible lanes- Reducing Peak Period Traffic - Strategies for working hours, Congestion Pricing, Differential Toll Policies.

UNIT - II

Measures to promote transit: Preferential Treatment to high Occupancy Vehicles; Car Polling; Transit Service Improvement Measures; Transit Management Improvement Measure; Transit and Para transit integration; Para Transit Role in urban areas; Multi-Modal Coordination.

UNIT - III

Bus Route Network Planning and Management: Type of Bus Route Networks; Suitability for a given Urban Area; Types of routes – Corridor routes, activity routes and residential routes; issues in route networks evaluation – number of route, length of route; route alignment methods; service coverage and accessibility index.

UNIT - IV

Promotion of Non – Auto modes: Measures to promote non-auto modes; Pedestrianisation; Bicycle Transportation - advantages; Planning Bicycle Facilities - class I, Class II and Class III bikeways; Junction Treats for cycle tracks; LOS criteria for Pedestrian and bicycle Facilities.

UNIT - V

Advanced Transit Technologies: Conventional and Unconventional Systems; Rapid Transportation System; New technologies – LRT, monorail, Automated Highways- Hovercraft; System Characteristics and Suitability.

R19 M.TECH HIGHWAY ENGG.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Transportation System management Notes: S.R.Chari, REC Warangal
• 2. Metropolitan Transportation Planning, John W Dickey, Tata McGraw Hill
• 3. The Bicycle Planning, Mike Hudson , Open Books, UK R19 M.TECH HIGHWAY ENGG. M.TECH.- I YEAR- II SEMESTER HIGHWAY ENGINEERING