Photos from the last day of class

Final Syllabus Revision

Class	Topic(s)	Reading Assignment
1 F 15/10	Course Introduction Student Introductions Review of Syllabus Brief History of Transport	None
2 M 18/10	Surface Transportation Passenger Capacity:  Highway Capacity Transit Capacity	US DOT: Transit Cooperative Research Program:  Report 100: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual-2nd Edition Washington DC 2003 pp 1-7 to 1-22
3 F 22/10 pm only	Introduction to Freight and Passenger Railroading Track, rolling stock,  operations, management and control	John H. Armstrong “The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does”  Simmons-Boardman Books, Incorporated 1994 pp. 1-14 and 27-42
4 M 25/10	Transit Service Reliability	David O. Nelson and Kay O’Neil, “Commuter Rail Service Reliability: On-Time Performance and Causes for Delays” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board Transportation Research Board of the National Academies; Washington DC Volume 1704 pp 42-50 Year 2000 First student presentation Transit ride report
5 F 29/10	Bus Rapid Transit	US DOT: Transit Cooperative Research Program:  Report 118: Bus Rapid Transit Practitioner’s Guide | Chapter 2. Planning Framework pp 2-1 to 2-12 | Chapter 4. Component Features, Costs and Impacts pp 4-1 to 4-45
6 5/11 pm only	Transportation Terminals Terminal Functions Elements of Terminal Design Vehicles Passengers Employees Baggage and Freight	US DOT: Transit Cooperative Research Program:  Report 100: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual-2nd Edition Washington DC 2003  Part 7 Chapter 3 Passenger Circulation and Level of Service pp 7-7 to 7-21
7 8/11 am with 2nd Years	US Freight and Supply Chains (Part 1)	Scott M. Dennis, Ph.D. A Decade of Growth in Domestic Freight. Rail and Truck Ton-Miles Continue to Rise Bureau of Transportation Statistics Special Report U.S. Department of Transportation:  Research and Innovative Technology Administration July 2007 Supplemental Reading Richard Hillestad, Ben D. Van Roo, Keenan D. Yoho Fast-Forward: Key Issues in Modernizing the U.S. Freight-Transportation System for Future Economic Growth  Rand Supply Chain Management Center, Santa Monica, CA
8 8/11 pm	Transportation Marketing Guest Lecture: James Hartrich Chicago Air Express Case Study	None
9 15/11 am with 2nd Years	US Freight and Supply Chains (Part 2)	Scott M. Dennis, Ph.D. A Decade of Growth in Domestic Freight. Rail and Truck Ton-Miles Continue to Rise Bureau of Transportation Statistics Special Report U.S. Department of Transportation:  Research and Innovative Technology Administration July 2007 Supplemental Reading Richard Hillestad, Ben D. Van Roo, Keenan D. Yoho Fast-Forward: Key Issues in Modernizing the U.S. Freight-Transportation System for Future Economic Growth  Rand Supply Chain Management Center,  Santa Monica, CA
10 15/11 pm	Transfers: Scheduling for Connections	David O. Nelson and Tara Blakey “Regional Rail: Scheduling for Connections” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies Washington DC Volume 2112 pp: 77-85 Year 2009 Second student presentation Transit Transfer Report
11 19/11 pm only	Transportation and Climate Change	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. “Primer on Transportation and Climate Change”  April 2008 pp 1-5
12 22/11 am with 2nd Years	Intermodal Freight Transport Containerization  (Sea and Land)	The Intermodal Container Era: History, Security, and Trends Transportation Research News Number 246: September-October 2006 (pp 5-9)
13 22/11 Pm	Sustainable Transport Bicyclists, Pedestrians and other low impact modes	David O. Nelson & Kay O’Neil, “Urban Transport Investment Options for Developing Asia: Considerations Leading to a Balanced Sustainable Network” CODATU XIII November 12-14, 2008 Ho-Chi-Minh City, Vietnam.
14 26/11 am	Terminals and Special Event Transportation Sporting Events Concerts Festivals	David O. Nelson and Yawa Duse-Anthony MBTA I-90/I93 Coordination Contract, Coordination, Planning and Conceptual Design Services “Fenway Park Game Day Service Improvement Study. Technical Memo #2: Literature Review” June 8, 2000 Final Student Presentation Transport Terminal Report
15 26/11 pm	Mega Projects and Course Evaluation	None

Lecture Notes for Classes Ten through Fifteen

Class Ten Scheduling for Connections

Class 11 Transportation and Climate Change

Class Twelve Intermodal Containers

Class 13 Sustainable Urban Transport

Class 14 Terminals and Special Event Transportation

Class 15 Mega Projects and Course Evaluation

Reading for Class 11: Transportation and Climate Change

Transport and Climate Change Primer

Final Presentation: Friday 26 November 2010

Students have the choice of two presentation.  Either a presentation on the Velib program or presentation of research on a transport terminal.  Suggestions for both presentations are found below.


            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

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? 

Lecture Notes for Class Six: Transportation Terminals

Lecture Notes

Class 8 Lecture Notes

Chicago Air Express Concept
Chicago Air Express Market Study

Reading for Classes Seven and Nine: US Freight and Supply Chains

Scott M. Dennis, Ph.D. A Decade of Growth in Domestic Freight Rail and Truck Ton-Miles Continue to Rise Bureau of Transportation Statistics Special Report U.S. Department of Transportation:  Research and Innovative Technology Administration July 2007

Lecture Notes on US Freight and Supply Chains

Glossaries of English Language Transportation Terms

Public Transportation
General and Motor Freight
Maritime Shipping
Railroad Operations (UPRR)
Railroad Customer Terminology (UPRR)
Rail Intermodal and Container Traffic (UPRR)

US Largest Transit Expansion Project is Dead?

T.H.E. Tunnel News from NY Times

A very promising beginning with the first class

My thanks to Bienvenu, Grace, Yves, Charlotte, Clement, Felix and especially Pierre for all your help and kind attention today.

I'm looking forward to Monday.   When you review the reading pay more attention to Chapter 3 than Chapters 2 and 4.   I'm not planning to address Chapter 2 during the class.

Bienvenu suggested that I might want to post a transportation news article that we can discuss in class each day.  Quickly scanning my emails I suggest that we discuss this press release.  My company (Jacobs Engineering) has been working on this for more than 10 years and my staff have been working on it for at least a year.  Apparently our client(s) announced a milestone yesterday.

See you Monday 9:30 am at room 39.3.47.  Looking forward to your questions.

Profitez de votre week-end
David Nelson

Readings for First Six Classes

Class 1: Introductions (No Reading)
Class 2: Transit Capacity
Class 3: Introduction to Railroads
Class 4: Service Reliability
Class 5: Bus Rapid Transit
Class 6 Transportation Terminals

Preliminary Student Assignments

1. 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.

2. Transit Ride Report

Student reports on a public transportation trip they’ve made in the Paris area

            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?

3. 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?

           

4. 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?

Student Grading and Evaluation

Attendance and Participation Written Questions Class Attendance	50%
Student Presentation 1	10%
Student Presentation 2	10%
Student Presentation 3	10%
Student Presentation 4	20%
Total	100%

Format, Prerequisites and Student Requirements

Approximately 16 class meetings of two to three hours each.

Lectures, class discussion and short student presentations

Prerequisites

Modest ability to read and speak English language

Permission of the department

Student Requirements

• Short reading assignments for most classes
• Written question emailed to instructor regarding the reading before each class
• Three short class presentations (3-5 minutes each)
• One longer final class presentation (5-7 minutes)