(1) Understand city- and transportation-related terms and the characteristics of means of transportation (F).
(2) Understand the current situation of traffic problems and learn the concepts and methods of traffic surveys (F).
(3) Understand the mechanism of traffic generation and can predict future traffic demand (H).
(4) Can enumerate and develop alternative transportation plans and estimate their impact and benefits.
Outline:
This course will be taught by an instructor who is a member of a private think tank and was in charge of urban and regional planning and economic analysis. Traffic is an inseparable part of urban activities. The lessons will examine the characteristics of traffic which demands transportation facilities, and appropriateness of transportation means that supply transportation facilities, and lecture on the construction of a desirable transportation system from a broad perspective.
Style:
The course will be carried out in a balanced manner, combining textbook-based lectures, student presentations, and group discussions.
The overall evaluation will be based 60% on periodic exams, 30% on presentations, 10% on attitude toward class activities such as Q&A sessions. The minimum score for a pass will be 60%.
Notice:
This course's content will amount to 90 hours of study in total. These hours include the learning time guaranteed in classes and the standard self-study time required for pre-study / review, and completing assignment reports. Related courses include Planning, City Planning, and Traffic Engineering, which have been offered in the Civil Engineering Department. Although it is desirable to acquire basic knowledge of these subjects, lessons will be taught as simply as possible regardless of whether students are from the Civil Engineering or Architecture departments.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for a passing grade.
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| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
The history and mechanism of cities
Lecture on the historical background of urban development from the viewpoint of traffic generation mechanisms, given that transportation overcomes urban activities' space constraints. |
Can explain the historical background of urban development from the viewpoint of traffic generation mechanisms, given that transportation overcomes urban activities' space constraints.
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| 2nd |
Traffic problems
Explain traffic problems generated both inside and outside cities through mechanisms of cities and traffic generation. |
Can explain traffic problems generated both inside and outside cities through mechanisms of cities and traffic generation.
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| 3rd |
Traffic characteristics and means of transportation
Traffic is a derivative act associated with urban activities, and its nature varies greatly depending on them, too. Lecture on traffic characteristics and the means of transportation for servicing it. |
Can explain traffic characteristics and the means of transportation for servicing it.
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| 4th |
Actual traffic conditions and surveys
In addition to personal attributes, factors that define traffic include traffic purpose, land use, facility use, time, required time, means, and cost. Lecture on actual traffic conditions and survey methods, focusing on the Person Trip Survey. |
Can explain actual traffic conditions and survey methods, focusing on the Person Trip Survey.
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| 5th |
Traffic demand forecasts I (Occurrence-intensive traffic forecasts: Part 1)
Lecture on the synthetic function model method and the original unit method, etc., for the forecast of occurrence-intensive traffic that corresponds to the first stage of the four-stage estimation method for a traffic demand forecast. |
Can explain the synthetic function model method and the original unit method that are required for the forecast of occurrence-intensive traffic that corresponds to the first stage of the four-stage estimation method for a traffic demand forecast.
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| 6th |
Traffic demand forecasts I (Occurrence-intensive traffic forecasts: Part 2)
Following on from the previous lesson, lecture on the forecast of occurrence-intensive traffic that corresponds to the first stage of the four-stage estimation method for a traffic demand forecast. |
Can systematically explain the forecast of occurrence-intensive traffic that corresponds to the first stage of the four-stage estimation method for a traffic demand forecast.
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| 7th |
Traffic demand forecasts II (Distributed traffic volume forecasts: Part 1)
Lecture on the present pattern, gravitational model, and probability model methods, etc., for the forecast of distributed traffic volume (OD traffic volume) that corresponds to the second stage of the four-stage estimation method. |
Can explain the present pattern, gravitational model, and probability model methods, etc., that are required for the forecast of distributed traffic volume (OD traffic volume) that corresponds to the second stage of the four-stage estimation method.
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| 8th |
Traffic demand forecasts II (Distributed traffic volume forecasts: Part 2)
Lecture on the forecast of distributed traffic volume (OD traffic volume) that corresponds to the second stage of the four-stage estimation method, following on from the previous lecture. |
Can systematically explain the forecast of distributed traffic volume (OD traffic volume) that corresponds to the second stage of the four-stage estimation method.
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Traffic demand forecasts III (Forecast of assessment scale by transportation means)
Lecture on the present pattern, cost minimization, and utility maximization methods, etc., using a modal share curve for the forecast of assessment scale by transportation means that corresponds to the third stage of the four-stage estimation method, and from the viewpoint of disaggregated models in addition to that. |
Can explain the present pattern, cost minimization, and utility maximization methods, etc., using a modal share curve that is required for the forecast of assessment scale by transportation means that corresponds to the third stage of the four-stage estimation method.
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| 10th |
Traffic demand forecasts IV (Forecast of assigned traffic volume)
Lecture on the method for assigning automobile traffic to road networks from an actual assignment perspective, taking into account capacity constraints, for the forecast of assigned traffic volume that corresponds to the fourth stage of the four-stage estimation method. |
Can explain the method for assigning automobile traffic to road networks from an actual assignment perspective, taking into account capacity constraints, for the forecast of assigned traffic volume that corresponds to the fourth stage of the four-stage estimation method.
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| 11th |
Planning for transportation systems
Lecture on approaches and methods for creating alternative transportation plans based on the traffic situation assigned to the transportation network using the four-stage estimation method with future land use as a condition. |
Can explain approaches and methods for creating alternative transportation plans based on the traffic situation assigned to the transportation network using the four-stage estimation method with future land use as a condition.
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| 12th |
Planning for district transportation
In district-level transportation planning for smaller areas, safety and environmental considerations are more important than convenience. Lecture on the approaches and methods for district transportation planning. |
Can explain the approaches and methods for district transportation planning.
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| 13th |
Environmental problems and traffic
Various environmental problems are occurring as automobiles become more prevalent. Lecture on environmental problems such as air pollution and noise, and the measures to take into account scenery and the declining birthrate and aging population. |
Can explain environmental problems such as air pollution and noise, and the measures to take into account scenery and the declining birthrate and aging population.
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| 14th |
New transportation measures TDM and MM
Transportation planning has shifted from a demand-following type by way of a demand-restraining one toward mobility management. Lecture on the concepts and methods of new transportation measures, such as TDM and MM. |
Can explain the concepts and methods of new transportation measures, such as TDM and MM.
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| 15th |
Transportation strategies for town planning
The advent of automobiles has had a great impact on urban space. Lecture on transportation strategies to choose the appropriate method from the many planning methods related to trade-offs from the perspective of town planning. |
Can explain transportation strategies to choose the appropriate method from the many planning methods related to trade-offs from the perspective of town planning.
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| 16th |
Final exam
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