Urban public transport systems

Summary

An introduction to urban public transport system planning, operations and management.

Content

Keywords

fixed route transit planning; railway operations; mobility service system design

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

CIVIL-355 Introduction to transportation systems (Ba4)

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Define and describe major forms of urban public transport
• Elaborate key concepts and fundamentals in the planning, operation and management of public transport systems
• Carry out design of stylised public transport systems

Transversal skills

• Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
• Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
• Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
• Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.

Teaching methods

Ex-cathedra with assisted exercises, course group projects

Expected student activities

Attending lectures, doing assignments and project, preparing for exames

Assessment methods

• Assignments: 20%
• Project: 30%
• Final exam: 50%

Resources

Ressources en bibliothèque

• UrbanTransit / Vuchic
• Public Transportation Systems / Daganzo