- Written Questions (14)
24 hours prior to each class with a required reading assignment, each student will email one question to the instructor asking for clarification or additional information relating to a topic covered in the assigned reading.
- Transit Ride Report
Student reports on a public transportation trip they’ve made in the Paris
Date and Time of Trip
Route Number
What time did you arrive at the station or stop?
How long did you wait?
What is the vehicle number?
How many passengers were waiting with you for the vehicle?
Did any passengers get off the vehicle when it arrived at your stop?
How did you pay for the trip?
How much did you pay for the trip?
Was the vehicle crowded?
Was the vehicle late?
Where did you get off? What time?
Where there any problems or unusual events?
- Transit Transfer Report
Student reports on a transit transfer that they observe
Date and Time of Observation
Where did the transfer occur?
From Route and To Route
Route 1 Scheduled and Actual Arrival Time and Passengers Off
Route 2 Scheduled and Actual Arrival Time and Passengers On
Route 2 Scheduled and Actual Departure Time
Where there any problems or unusual events?
- Urban Bicycling Report:
Student reports on Vélib' Bike Rental trip that they make
Date and Time
Where did you get your bike?
How did you pay?
Where did you ride?
Did you feel safe?
Where did you return you bike?
Where there any problems?
5. Transportation Terminal Report
Student performs internet research to develop a short spoken presentation on a transportation terminal (airport, major train station, airport)
Terminal name and city
Terminal type
What services use the terminal?
What the typical daily, weekly or annual volumes of vehicle movements, passengers, tons or containers of freight?
How gates, berths or platforms?
Describe the areas for holding passengers or goods in transit
How is local distribution handled? Passengers walk? Passengers use local buses? Bicycles? Local trains? Automobiles? Freight is carried to the hinterland in trucks, trains, inland waterways?
Who are the principal users of the terminal? What do they use if for?
Other information:
History, recent problems, plans, other?
