Public Transportation Planning
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The official GTU curriculum for Public Transportation Planning (subject code ME02069061) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 7 units, covering 61 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02069061)Unit 1 Development of Public Transit System
- Historical Growth
- Modes of public transport and comparison
- Public transport travel characteristics
- technology of bus, rail
- rapid transit systems
- Air-cushioned and Maglev System
- S-Bahn Dual mode busses
- Dial-a-Ride- Taxi-Jitney and Ride sharing – PRT Networks - DRTS technological characteristics
- basic operating elements
Unit 2 Transit Network Planning
- Intercity and Regional transit system considerations
- transit lines
- its capacity – types
- geometry and characteristics
- transit routes and their characteristics
- timed transfer networks
- prediction of transit usage
- network evaluation
- accessibility considerations
Unit 3 Transit Scheduling
- determination of service requirements
- patterns of Bus Services
- frequency of Services
- special services
- single route bus scheduling
- fleet requirement
- marginal Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Branch: Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) Subject Code: ME02069061 Subject Name: Public Transportation Planning ridership concept
- use of optimization technique
- load factor
- depot location
- spacing of bus stops
- scheduling procedure
- marginal ridership
- crew scheduling
Unit 4 Transit Infrastructure Facilities
- Design of bus stops
- rail transit stops
- design of terminals– principles of good layout
- types of layouts
- depot location
- twin depot concept
- crew facilities and amenities
Unit 5 Transit Agency and Economics
- Organizational structure of transit agency
- management and personnel
- transit system statistics
- performance and economic measures
- fare structure
Unit 6 Public Transport Management Measures
- RTC Act - ASRTU System Efficiency and Effectiveness Measures
- performance indicators
- preferential treatment to HOV: Exclusive Bus lanes
- Bus Streets
- Contra Flows
- Reversible Lanes
- Bus Bypass
- Bus Pre-emption Signals for Bus Operations
Unit 7 Transit Terminals and Performance Evaluation
- Transit Terminal Planning and Design
- Parking facilities
- Walk-way and non-motorized modes’ accessibility
- pedestrian facilities
- Approach for green energy application
- Performance Evaluation
- Productivity and Utilization
- Performance Evaluation Techniques and Application
- System Network Performance
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