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Catalog : CIVE.5450 Public Transit Plan and Design (Formerly 14.545)

CIVE.5450 — Graduate

Id: 003036 Offering: 1 Credits: 3-3

Description

Planning and design of public transportation systems and their technical, operational and cost characteristics. Discussion of the impact of public transportation on urban development; the different transit modes, including regional and rapid rail transit (RRT), light rail transit (LRT), buses, and paratransit, and their relative role in urban transportation; planning, design, operation and performance of transit systems (service frequency and headways, speed, capacity, productivity, utilization); routes and networks; scheduling; terminal layout; innovative transit technologies and their feasibility.

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CIVE.5450 — Online and Continuing Education

Id: 003036 Offering: 2 Credits: 3-3

Description

Planning and design of public transportation systems and their technical, operational and cost characteristics. Discussion of the impact of public transportation on urban development; the different transit modes, including regional and rapid rail transit (RRT), light rail transit (LRT), buses, and paratransit, and their relative role in urban transportation; planning, design, operation and performance of transit systems (service frequency and headways, speed, capacity, productivity, utilization); routes and networks; scheduling; terminal layout; innovative transit technologies and their feasibility.

Prerequisites

Students with a CSCE or UGRD career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.

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