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Introduction to Transportation Engineering

Tuesday, 14 January 2025 10:25 pm

Transportation - moves people and goods

IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION
Historical Social Economic Political Environmental

SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATION

DTC - Department of Transportation and Communications


OTS - Office of Transportation Security
OTC - Office of Transportation Cooperative
PADC - Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation
CAB - Civil Aeronautics Board
CAA - Civil Aviation Authority
PPA - Philippine Ports Authority
CPA - Cebu Ports Authority
MIA - Maritime Industry Authority
PNR - Philippine National Railways
MRT - Metro Rail Transit
NLRC - North Luzon Railways Corporation
LRT - Light Rail Transit Authority
LTFRB - Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board
LTO - Land Transportation Office
TRB - Toll Regulatory Board

Transportation Engineering - applied tech and scientific principles to designing, planning, and operating facilities for various modes of
transportation.

Four Major modes of Transportation


1. Roadways 2.Railways 3. Waterways 4. Airways

Road Transport
Advantages - Good commercial link between cities, quick and assured deliveries, lower cost roads, free from fixed schedules.
Disadvantages - Poor safety, Major cost of Environmental damage, low carrying capacity, parking problems, consumes greater energy.

Railway Transport
Advantages - Cheap for long distance, can handle heavier loads at high speed, convenient, easier transport of goods
Disadvantages - Constant maintenance, high cost, tracks are for trains only, operational requirements, specific services offer.

Water Transport
Advantages - International trade, low cost maintenance and construction, safer, carry bulk and heavy loads.
Disadvantages - Longer delivery time, weather dependent, monitoring difficulties, could be costly

Air Transport
Advantages - Fast, transport goods to inaccessible areas, convenient, provides support and defense.
Disadvantages - Expensive, Lighter bulks, susceptible to weather, not for short travel, heavier loss of goods and lives on accidents.

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Introduction to Urban Transportation
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 10:54 pm

1. Definition: Urbanization is the transition from a rural to a more urban society, marked by an increasing proportion of the
population living in urban settlements.
2. Demographic Trends:
o Natural Increase: Higher birth rates than death rates due to better healthcare.
o Rural to Urban Migration: A key factor in developing countries, contributing 40-60% of urban growth.
o International Migration: Drives urbanization in major gateway cities.

Urban Form and Spatial Structure


1. Urban Form:
o Spatial imprint of transport systems and physical infrastructures.
o Shapes cities differently based on socioeconomic and geographical factors.
2. Urban Spatial Structure:
o Centralization: Activities concentrated relative to the entire urban area.
o Clustering: Activities concentrated in specific parts of the urban area.
o Key elements:
▪ Nodes: Centers of urban activities (economic hubs or transport access points).
▪ Linkages: Infrastructure supporting flows (e.g., streets, roads).

Components of Urban Transportation


1. Pedestrian Areas: Spaces for walking.
2. Roads and Parking Areas:
o Roads take up 30% of a motorized city’s surface.
o Parking areas occupy another 20%.
3. Cycling Areas: Dedicated lanes and parking for bicycles.
4. Transit Systems: Shared road space with automobiles, impacting efficiency.
5. Transport Terminals: Ports, airports, rail yards, and distribution centers.

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Introduction to Urban Transportation
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 11:17 pm

Categories of Urban Transportation


1. Collective Transportation: Public transit systems like buses and trains.
2. Individual Transportation: Includes cars, bicycles, motorcycles, and walking.
3. Freight Transportation: Movement of goods to support production and consumption.

Eras of Urban Development and Mobility


1. Walking-Horsecar Era (1800-1890): Travel primarily on foot or horse-drawn vehicles.
2. Electric Streetcar Era (1890-1920s): Revolution in urban travel with electric traction.
3. Automobile Era (1930 onward): Expansion of automobile use in urban areas.

Types of Urban Spatial Structure


1. Type I: Completely Motorized Network - Automobile-dependent cities.
2. Type II: Weak Center - Peripheral activity-dominant cities (common in the U.S.).
3. Type III: Strong Center - Dense urban centers with efficient public transit (e.g., Europe, Asia).
4. Type IV: Traffic Limitation - Central areas dominated by public transit with traffic control.

Taxonomy of Urban Mobilities


1. Pendulum Movements: Commuting between residence and work.
2. Professional Movements: Work-related travel during business hours.
3. Personal Movements: Travel for shopping, leisure, or other voluntary purposes.
4. Touristic Movements: Travel in cities with historical or recreational attractions.
5. Distribution Movements: Freight movement for consumption and manufacturing.
Urban Transportation Dynamics
1. Trip Generation: Urban residents typically undertake 3-4 trips daily for various purposes.
2. Trip Destination: Changes in economic activity locations influence travel patterns.
3. Modal Split: Choice of transportation mode based on cost, time, and availability.
4. Trip Assignment: Selection of routes for urban journeys.

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Introduction to Four-Step Rule
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 11:17 pm

Transportation Systems Overview


1. Transportation System: Includes all transportation structures and services.
2. Activity System: Involves spatial distribution of land use and the related demographic/economic activities.

Study Area Components


• Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs): Basic zoning units for modeling, with origins and destinations.
• Zoning System: Aggregates trips into manageable data chunks for analysis.

Travel Demand
• Definition: Person-trips and goods movement generated/attracted by site development.
• Types:
o Person Trips: Attributes include purpose, origin, destination, time, mode, frequency, and route.
o Commodity Trips: Attributes include handling, volume, packaging, storage, weight, and shelf-life.
• Outcome: Becomes traffic loaded onto transport networks.

Four-Step Model
1. Trip Generation:
o Uses land use, population, and economic data to estimate trip productions and attractions in zones.
2. Trip Distribution:
o Establishes where trips from trip generation will end, creating origin–destination patterns.
3. Modal Choice:
o Allocates trips to available travel modes based on trip purpose, traveler characteristics, and mode features.
4. Trip Assignment:
o Assigns mode-specific trip data to alternative routes within the network.

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