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11.527J Transportation Systems

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 1.221J / 11.527J / ESD.201J   FALL 1999   TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS   3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.   ROOM 5-234   FIRST HALF OF THE SEMESTER   Professor Joseph M. Sussman (Lecturer) Room 1-163 253-4430 <sussman@mit.edu>   Elton Lin (Teaching Assistant) Room 1-090 253-7429 <eltonl@mit.edu> TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (1.221J / 11.527J / ESD.201J) Fall 1999   Professor Joseph M. Sussman, 1-163, 3-4430, <sussman@mit.edu> 2-0-4 (H) Elton Lin (Teaching Assistant), <eltonl@mit.edu> Tues/Thurs 3-5 5-234 First half of the semester   Transportation Systems (1.221J/11.527J/ESD.201J) has two major goals: o To teach an understanding of the world of traveler and freight transportation: how it works and how to think about analyzing and designing transportation systems. o To teach an appreciation of the multi-dimensionality of transportation issues, emphasizing - Technology - Systems - Institutions and how transportation fits into a broader social/political/economic context involving - Environmental Issues - Energy Issues - Economic Development - Sustainability - Urban Structure - Land Use - Equity, etc. The subject focuses on fundamental principles of transportation systems, introduces transportation systems components and networks, and addresses how one invests in and operates them effectively. The tie between transportation and related systems is emphasized. We discuss operating characteristics of various modes and intermodal combinations (transportation supply) and offer a perspective on "customers" (e.g., freight shippers, travelers) of transportation services and how they make transportation decisions (transportation demand). We introduce quantitative modeling ideas and various techniques and philosophies of modeling complex transportation enterprises. Also, conceptual "frameworks" for qualitative analysis are introduced (e.g., framework for strategic regional planning, institutional change analysis, new technology development and deployment). 1.221J/11.527J/ESD.201J strives to be an interdisciplinary systems subject in the "open" sense. It looks at transportation as an integrated, complex system embedded within and linked to many other related societal systems, and recognizes the broad impact of transportation design and deployment decisions. 1.221J/11.527J/ESD.201J is required for all first-year Master of Science in Transportation students. It would be of interest to, as well as accessible to, students in Urban Studies and Planning, Political Science, Technology and Policy, Management, and various engineering departments. It is a good subject for those who plan to take only one subject in transportation and serves as an entry point to other transportation subjects as well. While conducted as a graduate subject, motivated undergraduates interested in transportation and a broad perspective on large-scale systems are welcome. CEE undergraduates can use 1.221J/11.527J/ ESD.201J as a subject in a transportation concentration, satisfying the SB requirement in Course I.   LECTURE OUTLINE - 1.221J / 11.527J / ESD.201J I. Introduction/Philosophy Subject Goals, Objectives and Approach The "Technology/Systems/Institutions" Perspective Teaching Approach Major Contemporary Transportation Issues II. Basic Transportation System Concepts Transportation System Components Underlying Principles of Transportation System Behavior and Analysis - Network Behavior - Level-of-Service - Supply/Demand/Equilibrium Framework - Resources/Investments/Operations - Relation of Transportation to Societal/Political/Economic Systems Models and Frameworks for Transportation Systems Analysis III. Freight Freight Level-of-Service - Inventory Model - Cost Allocation - Yield Management Modes - Railroads - Trucking - Ocean Shipping - Intermodalism/International Operations IV. Traveler/Passenger Differences and Similarities with Freight Transportation Key Statistics and Trends - Mode Choice, Safety, Household Structure - Work versus Non-work Travel - Urban and Intercity Travel - Urban Development and Implications for Transportation Highways - Level-of-Service Issues - Methods of Network Analysis For Planning For System Operations - Traffic Operations - Intelligent Transportation Systems Public Transportation - Industry Characteristics and Level-of-Service - Network Structures - Fleet Management - Maintenance Management Intercity Travelers - Mode Choice - The Airlines - Rail International Comparisons Technology Organizations High-Speed Rail Safety - Framework for Analysis - Modal Comparison - Safety Investments V. Subject Summary Themes in 1.221J/11.527J/ESD.201J -- Where we have been Where do we go from here?

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