Develop your knowledge and skills in the theory and application of transport planning from experienced transport educators and practitioners. A three-day intensive course for transport planners, operators, managers and related professionals.

This short course provided an overview of conceptual and applied aspects of transport planning, covering topics such as strategic planning in transport, urban transport planning, travel demand modelling, data analysis, modelling strategic options, planning for public transport, transit oriented developments, freight, traffic, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, plus strategic evaluation of options and environmental assessment. Practical worked examples and real world case studies will form part of the course.

Course Program

Day 1: Monday 19 May 2008

Session 1.  Strategic & urban transport planning

1. • Strategic planning: what it is & what it is not
   

2. • The planning process
   

3. • The role of demand models
   

4. • Multi-modal evaluation of strategic options
   

5. • Case-study
   

Session 2. Travel demand modelling

1. • An overview of the 4-step transport modelling approach
   

2. • Alternative modelling approaches
   

3. • Land use/transport interaction models
   

4. • Data needs for modelling
   

Session 3.  Modelling strategic options: A case-study

1. • Long Term Public Transport Options for the Sunshine Coast, South East Queensland
   

2. • Using models to assess options
   

Day 2: Tuesday 20 May 2008

Session 4.  Data analysis for transport planning

1. • An introduction to statistical analysis
   

2. • Data needs: modelling
   

3. • Data needs: Performance monitoring and evaluation of options
   

4. • Worked examples
   

Session 5.  Planning for public transport

1. • Public transport: strategic options
   

2. • Capacity & quality of service in public transport planning
   

3. • Worked examples
   

Session 6. Planning for transit oriented developments

1. • TOD planning: success factors
   

2. • Case-studies from South East Queensland
   

Session 7. Freight Planning

1. • Data needs
   

2. • Freight generation rates
   

3. • Modelling freight flows
   

4. • Worked examples
   

Day 3: Wednesday 21 May 2008

Session 8. Traffic Planning: An introduction

1. • What is traffic management?
   

2. • Describing congestion
   

3. • Planning and data collection for traffic
   

4. • The role of intelligent transport systems for traffic management
   

5. • Future directions for traffic management
   

6. • Case study: Traffic incident management
   

Session 9. Planning for Pedestrian and Bicycle facilities

1. • Why is providing for walking and cycling important?
   

2. • Principles of pedestrian planning
   

3. • Walkability levels of quality
   

4. • Estimating demand for walking
   

5. • Cycle network planning
   

6. • Cycling levels of quality
   

7. • Evaluation of walking and cycling measures
   

Session 10. Strategic evaluation of options

1. • Multi-modal evaluation methodologies
   

2. • Introduction to cost-benefit analysis
   

3. • Multi-criteria analysis
   

4. • Air quality and energy assessment: modal comparisons
   

5. • Worked examples and case-studies
   

Faculty:

Damien Bitzios, Bitzios Consulting

Dr Jon Bunker, Queensland University of Technology

Professor Phil Charles, The University of Queensland

Professor Luis Ferreira, Queensland University of Technology

Chris Hale, The University of Queensland

Adam Pekol, Adam Pekol Consulting