COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3313 URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HILMI EVREN ERDIN

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to describe and demonstrate the basic peculiarities, methodologies, techniques of transportation planning held in urban areas. Fulfilling this objective intention to interdisciplinary approaches will be highlighted. The interrelations among the different levels of planning are displayed in the course content in relation to transport decisions and implementation procedures. Instructions and sharing the knowledge in the course will be supplemented with local and global cases. Enrichment of the students of city and regional planning in order to comprehend the problems of urban transportation systems, solving them and to propose transportation projects in relation general planning efforts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students, will be able to analyze the urban transportation system (Perception),
2   Will be able to define the urban transportation problems (Knowledge),
3   will be able evaluate the techniques and methodologies of solving the urban transportation and traffic problems(Implementation),
4   Will be able to understand and evaluate the transportation decisions and investments with their economical, political and administrative aspects (Implementation),
5   Will be able to prepare comprehensive transportation plan proposals for urban areas (Synthesis).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, course objectives and content, approach.
2 The basic peculiarities of transportation and traffic systems urban settlements.
3 Descriptions for urban transportation planning system and its general structure.
4 Concept of modelling, functional identification, modelling in urban transport.
5 Transportation decisions in relation to urban planning implementations, interrelations with legal plans.
6 Transportation plans in relation to the different levels of planning and integration with urban traffic planning. Home Work Assignment
7 Transport model, sub-models, intra-relations, and their efficiencies.
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Methodologies of transport model. Meaning and content in relation to the planning.
10 Delineating the traffic generation zones. Types of urban trips and graphical presentations.
11 Urban transportation information system. Analytical approaches. Field Work of the Case.
12 Building the data system according to the aims of transportation planning.
13 Sub-models and their appraisal.
14 General Evaluations. Cost and Benefit Analysis. Submission of the Home Works

Recomended or Required Reading

Proposed Reference Books:
- A.G. Wilson. Urban and Regional Models in Geography and Planning. John Wiley & Sons, London 1974
- Brian J.L. Berry, Frank E. Horton. Geographic Perspectives on Urban Systems, (with integrated readings)
- R. Lane, T.J. Powell, P.P. Smith. Analytical Transport Planning. Duckworth. London, 1971.
- Hutchinson. Principles of Urban Transportation System Planning. Mc. Grawhill Book Co. Toronto, 1974.
- Pignataro, L. J., Traffic Engineering: Theory and Practice, Prentice Hall Inc., NJersey, 1973.
- Tunç, A., Trafik Mühendisliği ve Uygulamaları, Asıl Yayın, Dağıtım, Ankara, 2003.
- Yayla, N., Karayolu Mühendisliği, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2006.

Text Book:
- R. Lane, T.J. Powell, P.P. Smith. Analytical Transport Planning. Duckworth. London, 1971.

Supplementary Book:
- Pignataro, L. J., Traffic Engineering: Theory and Practice, Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 1973.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures and the students will learn by attending and listening to the lectures. Besides the midterm examination, students will be asked to prepare homework.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining and Discussing will be measured by Midterm Examination.
Using will be measured by Homework Assignments/Presentation and Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

: This course will be given through lectures and discussions over sample cases.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yildirim.oral@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10.30-12.00; Friday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 2 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.111
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.41
LO.511

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