The lecture notes from the class are presented below. Each is courtesy of the lecturer named and used with permission.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Course overview, different perspectives from the instructors Transport modes and characteristics (speed, capacity, LOS, external impacts…) Traffic counts Energy use at MIT, "Walking the Talk" |
Fred Salvucci (PDF) Mikel Murga (PDF 1 - 8.9 MB) (PDF 2 - 2.2 MB) |
| 2 |
Transportation planning as a tool for urban design Traffic calming: Design and implementation | Mikel Murga (PDF 1) (PDF 2 - 5.9 MB) (PDF 3 - 2.7 MB) |
| 3 |
Thumbnail history of Boston transportation and analysis of historical developments: Interstate system, aviation, rail and transit The planning method | Fred Salvucci (PDF - 2.0 MB) |
4 |
Transportation and land use — chicken and egg The transit challenge | Fred Salvucci (PDF) |
5 | Highway revolt. Resurgence of transit. Was the revolt a rebellion or a revolution? Discussion of emerging transportation issues and strategic planning model to "map" different approaches. | Fred Salvucci (PDF) |
6 | Quantitative methods: GIS, 4-step model, traffic models, NEPA | Fred Salvucci and Mikel Murga (PDF 1 - 7.9 MB) (PDF 2 - 9.9 MB) |
7 |
Transit and parking policy Employment policies, housing finance, tax code Transportation and industrial policy | Fred Salvucci and Mikel Murga (PDF 1) (PDF 2 - 3.4 MB) |
8 |
Environmental concerns: Air quality, energy consumption, global warming NEPA, Environmental review Infrastructure sufficiency analysis |
Mikel Murga (PDF) |
9 | Spending other people's money — what are the rules? Economic evaluation, financial evaluation, programming, fiscal constraint, job generation, industrial policy, constituencies, Jack Sprat, and organization choices. | Fred Salvucci (PDF) |
10 |
Project selection Cost-effectiveness, prioritization, institutional roles MPOs and modal agencies FTA cost-effectiveness FHWA system completion method |
Mikel Murga (PDF) Guest Lecturers: Laurie Hussey and Tom Rossi, Cambridge Systematics Inc. (PDF) Astrid Glynn, Massachusetts Office of Commonwealth Development |
| 11 |
Intelligent transportation systems Congestion pricing Infrastructure reconstruction Operations and maintenance Airport access and international access |
Fred Salvucci (PDF) Mikel Murga (PDF) |
12 |
"Megacities" Perspective Holistic approach to transportation and land Use Course evaluations and wrap-up Information on Mikel's IAP modeling workshop | Mikel Murga (PDF) |