Lecture Notes

LEC # TOPICS LECTURE NOTES
1 Introduction to public transportation planning (PDF)
2 Alternative services and modes (PDF)
3 Cost characteristics (PDF)
4

Organizational models and contract structure

Public transport organizational models: roles for the public and private sectors

(PDF)

(PDF - 1.6MB)

5-6 Service planning process (PDF)
7 Service standards and performance measurement (PDF)
8 Data collection: needs and techniques (PDF)
9 Design of data collection programs (PDF - 1.1MB)
10 Cost modeling (PDF - 1.2MB)
11 Ridership forecasting (PDF - 1.0MB)
12

Fare policy and technology

Guest lecture: Dan Fleishman, TranSystems

(PDF) (Courtesy of Dan Fleishman. Used with permission.)
13

Marketing

Guest lecture: Karla Karash, TranSystems

(PDF - 1.5MB) (Courtesy of Karla Karash. Used with permission.)
14 Performance of a single route (PDF)
15 Dwell time models (PDF)
16 Analysis methods for a single route (PDF)
17 Frequency determination (PDF)
18 Vehicle scheduling (PDF)
19 Crew scheduling (PDF)
20 Workforce planning (PDF - 1.3MB)
21 High ridership corridor strategies (PDF - 1.0MB)
22 Network and route structure (PDF)
23

Transit signal priority

Guest lecture: Peter Furth, Northeastern University

(PDF) (Courtesy of Peter Furth. Used with permission.)
24 Labor relations (PDF)
25 Real-time control strategies (PDF)
26

Service reliability measurement

Guest lecture: David Uniman, MIT

(PDF) (Courtesy of David Uniman. Used with permission.)