This course focuses on topics and tools related to transportation planning, analysis and evaluation of passenger and freight transportation systems: Its detailed contents are as follows: • Introduction to Transportation Planning • Transportation Planning Models • Travel Demand Modeling - The four-step process in Travel Demand Modeling • Trip Generation – Theory and Applications • Trip Distribution - Theory and Applications • Mode Choice - Theory and Applications • Discrete Choice models • Traffic Assignment - Theory and Applications • Transportation Planning Software • Real World Application of the Four-Step Process • Advanced topics and simulation • Sustainability and low speed modes.
ECTS : 5
Language : el
Learning Outcomes : Upon successful completion of the course, the student develops skills and is able to: • Determine and analyze the role, structure, characteristics, peculiarities, and design requirements of transport systems. • Formulate and apply the general design process of transport systems (four-step process) and its individual methods and techniques. • Apply methods and tools for estimating and forecasting future travel demand, distribution, mode choice, and traffic assignment. • Apply the 4-step process for estimating the loads of a transport network. • Apply survey techniques and data collection in transport. • Analyze and evaluate the operation and performance of transport systems. • Design the basic elements of urban transport systems. • Develop the basic structure of sustainable urban mobility plans.