Introduction to Multimodal Urban Transportation Systems (MUTS)

By Prof. Arkopal Kishore Goswami | IIT Kharagpur

Learners enrolled: 1632

This course is refined version of the Post-Graduate course (ID6004) “Planning, Operation and Management of Transportation Facilities” which is being currently taught to the students of Infrastructure Design and Management at IIT Kharagpur. The course’s primary objectives are to:
1. Identify the sustainability principles in transportation
2. Introduce the concept of Travel Demand Management (TDM)
3. Disseminate the techniques of urban public transit planning, operations and management
4. Imbibe the concepts of non-motorized urban transport
5. Demonstrate the applications in intelligent transportation systems (ITS)

INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG Civil Engineering, PG Civil Engineering (Transportation), UG Urban Planning, PG Urban Planning

PREREQUISITES : None

INDUSTRIES SUPPORT : Urban Local Bodies,Transport Network Companies (TNCs), Public transportation operating companies and administrators

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Civil Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	26 Jul 2021
End Date :	15 Oct 2021
Enrollment Ends :	09 Aug 2021
Exam Date :	23 Oct 2021 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Module 1: Overview of urban transportation

Lec. 1: Urbanization and Transport (0.5 hr.) Lec. 2: Key issues in urban transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 3: Challenges in urban transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 4: Travel demand modelling overview (0.5 hr.) Lec. 5: Vehicular Level of Service (LOS) overview (0.5 hr.)

Week 2: Module 2: Public Transportation

Lec. 6: Introduction to public transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 7: Basic operating elements of public transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 8: Basic operating elements of public transportation (contd.) (0.5 hr.) Lec. 9: Bus Transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 10: Bus Transportation (contd.) (0.5 hr.)

Week 3: Module 2: Public Transportation Lec. 11: Financing public transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 12: Transit marketing (0.5 hr.) Lec. 13: Rail transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 14: Intermediate Public Transportation (0.5 hr.) Lec. 15: Measuring performance of transit systems (0.5 hr.)

Week 4: Module 2: Public Transportation

Lec. 16: Advanced operation concepts of public transportation (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 17: Bus & Rail Transit Capacity (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 18: Bus & Rail Transit Capacity (contd.) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 19: Station Capacity (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 20: Transit Stop Location (0.5 hr.)

Week 5:
Module 3: Non-Motorised Transportation (NMT) Planning

Lec. 21: Introduction to NMT Systems (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 22: Assessing existing NMT scenario (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 23: Data collection and analysis in NMT Planning (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 24: Complementarity and Selection of Interventions (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 25: Alternative Selection through Economic & Financial Analysis (0.5 hr.)

Week 6: Module 3: Non-Motorised Transportation (NMT) Planning Lec. 26: Introduction to NMT systems (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 27: Basic NMT Characteristics (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 28: Pedestrian Data Collection and Flow Characteristics (0.5 hr.)
Lec. 29: PTS Case Studies Pedestrian flow characteristics on facilities (0.5hr.)

Lec. 30: Pedestrian Level of Service (PLOS) based on Flow models (0.5hr.)

Week 7:
Module 3: Non-Motorised Transportation (NMT) Planning

Lec. 31: Other types of Pedestrian Level of Service (PLOS) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 32: HCM 2010 Methodology for PLOS (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 33: HCM 2010 Methodology for PLOS (contd.) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 34: Bicycle Facilities and Level of Service (BLOS) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 35: BLOS and Bicycle Compatibility Index (BCI) (0.5 hr.)

Week 8:
Module 3: Non-Motorised Transportation (NMT) Planning

Lec. 36: NMT Design Principles (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 37: Design of Pedestrian Infrastructure (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 38: Design of Pedestrian Infrastructure (contd.) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 39: Design of Cycling Infrastructure (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 40: Design of Cycling Infrastructure (contd.) (0.5 hr.)

Week 9:
Module 4: Urban Transport & Sustainability
Lec. 41: Travel Demand Management (TDM) overview (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 42: Push measures cases (0.5 hr.) Lec. 43: Pull measure cases (0.5 hr.) Lec. 44: Parking Studies (0.5 hr.) Lec. 45: Transit Oriented Development (TOD) (0.5 hr.)

Week 10:

Module 4: Urban Transport & Sustainability

Lec. 46: Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (0.5 hr.)

Lec 47: ITS components, applications and communication (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 48: ITS Architecture (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 49: Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 50: Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) System with ITS (0.5 hr.)

Week 11:

Module 4: Urban Transport & Sustainability

Lec. 51: Multimodal transportation (MMT) environment (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 52: Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 53: Multimodal Level of Service (MMLOS) (contd.) (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 54: Design of multimodal transfer facilities (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 55: Park & Ride (P&R) Facility Planning (0.5 hr.)

Week 12:

Module 4: Urban Transport & Sustainability

Lec. 56: An Introduction to Pedestrian Road Safety and associated Risk Factors (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 57: Road crash estimation and elements of predictive methods (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 58: Predicting Vehicle-Pedestrian and Vehicle-Bicycle conflicts (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 59: Environmental Concerns of Urban Transport (0.5 hr.)

Lec. 60: Sustainable strategies for Urban Transportation (0.5 hr.)

Books and references

BOOKS:

1. Travel Demand Management and Road User Pricing: Success, Failure and Feasibility, edited by Gerd Sammer & Wafaa Saleh (2009), AshGate

2. The Implementation and Effectiveness of Transport Demand Management Measures -An International Perspective, edited by Stephen Ison, Tom Rye, (2008), Ashgate

3. Sustainable Transport: Planning for Walking and Cycling in Urban Environments, edited by Rodney Tolley (2003) Woodhead Publishing Ltd.

4. Fruin, J.J. Pedestrian Planning and Design, McGraw Hill Publication, 1987

5. Hudson, M. The Bicycle Planning, Open Books, 1982

6. Fundamentals of Intelligent Transportation Systems Planning, by Mashrur A. Chowdhury, Adel Wadid Sadek, (2003) Artech House, Inc. Boston

7. http://local.iteris.com/itsarch/index.htm

8. Perspectives on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), by Joseph M. Sussman, (2008) MIT, Springer.

9. Ceder, A., 2016. Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice and Behavior, 2nd Ed., CRC Press

10. Traffic & Highway Engineering, Garber, N.J., and Hoel, L.A., 5 th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2015

STANDARDS AND GOVERNMENT REPORTS:

1. IRC 103:2012, Design of Pedestrian Facilities. Indian Road Congress

2. IRC 11: 2015 Design & Layout of Cycle Tracks. Indian Road Congress

3. Indo-Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), CSIR-CRRI, 2018.

4. TOD Guidance Document. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, GoI

5. NMT Guidance Document. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, GoI

6. PBS Guidance Document. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, GoI

REFERENCE LINKS:

1. http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/index.php

2. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/mitigation/publications/reference_sourcebook/page05.cfm

3. TDM Training Document :- https://www.sutp.org/files/contents/documents/resources/H_Training-Material/GIZ_SUTP_TM_Transportation-Demand-Management_EN.pdf

Instructor bio

Prof. Arkopal Kishore Goswami

IIT Kharagpur

Dr. Arkopal K. Goswami is currently a faculty member in the Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, IIT Kharagpur, where he specializes in Transportation Infrastructure. He earned his Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from NIT Jamshedpur, after which he was awarded a full academic scholarship, along with a research assistantship (RA), to pursue his high studies from the University of Virginia (UVa). He graduated with a Doctorate in Civil Engineering from UVa in the year 2008, under the tutelage of Professor (Emeritus) Dr. Lester A. Hoel. Dr. Goswami specializes in the field of sustainable urban transport, having over 13 years of experience in consulting, public sector, and academia, both in India and United States of America (USA). He is currently a Principal Investigator (PI) of multiple projects that aim to enhance urban transport sustainability in India. To further the cause, Dr. Goswami is collaborating with researchers from around the globe, including Japan, Germany, United Kingdom (UK), and USA. His work has been recognized worldwide, where he has received the Jack H. Dillard best research paper award, and has published in reputed peer reviewed journals including the ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Transport Reviews, and Energy. He has also presented his work at national and international conferences, including the Annual Conference of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS). He is a member of the Transportation Research Group (TRG), India; and Eastern Asian Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS). He is currently leading a group of researchers that include 7 PhD students, 8 Masters’ students, as well as multiple project personnel. Arkopal loves travelling and is an avid sports enthusiast, where he follows cricket, tennis and basketball.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 23 October 2021 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

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