Transportation System Management
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The official GTU curriculum for Transportation System Management (subject code 2721309) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 6 units, covering 43 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 (2721309)Unit 1 Methodology & Data Collection
- Methodological frame work
- objectives and problems
- conflicts resolution
- strategic categories and action elements
- travel behaviour impact and response time
Unit 2 TSM actions combinations and interactions, impact assessment and
- monitoring and surveillance
- Area wide data collection methodology
- corridor data collection methodology.TSM Actions: Study of following TSM actions with respect to problems
Unit 3 Public transportation & HOV treatment - Toll discounts for car pools
- during peak periods
- park and ride
- car pooling
- exclusive lanes
- priority at ramp terminals
- bus transfer stations
- limited and skip-stop bus services
- shared ride
Unit 4 Demand Management
- Staggered work hours
- flexible work hours
- high peak period tolls
- shuttle services
- circulation services
- extended routes
Unit 5 Traffic Operations Improvement
- On-street parking ban, freeway ramp control & closure
- travel on shoulders
- one-way streets
- reversible lanes
- traffic calming
- Right turn phase
- right turn lanes
- reroute turning traffic
Unit 6 Parking Management
- Short term reserved parking
- increased parking rates
- time duration limits
- expanded off-street parking
- Non Motorized Transport- pedestrian only streets
- Dial-a-ride for elderly & handicapped
- Transportation System Management in 1980: State of the Art and Future Directions
- Transportation Research Board
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Transportation and Traffic Engg
- Hand Book
- Prentice Hall
- TRB Publications