Principles and Practices of Transportation Planning and Engineering

ISBN-13: 9780367702380 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 352 str.

Connie Tang; Lei Zhang

Opis

Holistic coverage offers a systematic view of the transportation project development process and enables readers to both see the big picture and master the specific science and engineering. For each project development step, the book covers critical aspects of law, science, and engineering.

Spis treści

1. The Law and the ProcessThe LawOther ProgramsThe Transportation Project Development ProcessProfessional Disciplines 2. Transportation PlanningBasic ConceptsTransportation Planning OrganizationsTransportation Planning ProductTransportation Planning ProcedureTraffic Safety Data AnalysisTravel Demand AnalysisTransportation Conformity AnalysisFinancial Planning 3. Project Environmental Class of Action (COA) DeterminationNational Environmental Policy ActParties Involved during the NEPA ProcessClass of Action DeterminationEnvironmental Impact StatementCategorical Exclusion ProjectsEnvironmental AssessmentEngineering Alternatives for Environmental Analysis 4. Preliminary EngineeringFundamental ConceptsAppropriate Horizontal and Vertical Curve DesignRoadway and Bridge Cross Section DesignDesign ControlPreliminary Engineering Analysis and DesignEngineering Product and Deliverable 5. Environmental AnalysisHuman, Social, and Cultural Environmental Impact AnalysisNatural Environmental Impact EvaluationPhysical Environmental Impact EvaluationFinal Products and Deliverable 6. Final Engineering DesignFinal Engineering Design DeliverablesDesign Standard and SpecificationDesign ExceptionConstructability ReviewLand Surveying 7. Right of WayRight of Way DefinitionAcquiring Right of WayAcquisition ProcedureRelocationFinal DeliverableNext Step 8. ConstructionConstruction PersonnelConstruction Contract AdministrationConstruction Engineering and InspectionResolving Construction DisputeHighway Construction Safety 9. OperationsSignal and OptimizationRoadway SignsAccess ManagementIntelligent Transportation SystemTraffic Incident ManagementTransportation Demand ManagementTraffic Congestion Performance MeasuresSpot Speed 10. MaintenanceRoadside Vegetation ManagementWinter Snow and Ice ControlPavement MaintenanceTransportation Asset Management

O autorze

Connie Tang is a graduate of New York University, Abu Dhabi, with a B.A. in Economics. She also holds a master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of Maryland. Since graduation, she has provided technical assistance to a wide range of activities and programs in the transportation field, including her near-three years of service as an on-site consultant at the Office of the Assistance Secretary for Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation. She has had the opportunity to interview a wide range of professionals and leaders in local, state, and federal agencies and private businesses regarding issues related to transportation program and project development, gaining fundamental and practical knowledge on transportation issues. Currently, Connie Tang serves as the Assistant Director of Research and Outreach at the Maryland Transportation Institute. Lei Zhang is the Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor and Director of the Maryland Transportation Institute in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tsinghua University. He teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in areas of transportation engineering and perform advanced research in areas of transportation systems analysis; transportation planning; traffic control and management, transportation economics and policy; mathematical, statistical, and agent-based modelling and simulation supporting urban mobility and sustainability analysis.