Specialization Areas: Transportation

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Transportation Engineering is concerned with the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the infrastructure associated with vehicles, driver/passengers and rights of way.

Transportation Engineering Faculty
Lynne Cowe Falls, Alex de Barros, John Hunt, Lina Kattan, Chan Wirasinghe

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Transportation Planning

Transportation demand modelling and forecasting; transportation and land-use interaction analysis; urban system analysis; urban and regional transportation planning; pedestrian systems planning; non-motorized mode planning; travel behaviour; transportation systems analysis; transportation supply modelling; transportation policy and plan development; plan evaluation; measurement of public attitudes; transportation economics.

Traffic Engineering

Traffic engineering characteristics; traffic engineering studies; traffic flow theory; traffic models; highway capacity; intersection capacity; urban traffic control; traffic management, road safety; transportation impact assessment; intelligent transportation systems.

Highway Engineering

Planning and design of highways; two-lane highways; mountain highway engineering; traffic simulation on rural two-lane highways; low-cost operational improvements for two-lane highways.

Public Transport

Planning and design urban public transport systems; operational analysis of public transport systems; bus, LRT and metro heavy-rail systems; park + ride facility planning and design; integration of public transport and non-motorized modes.

Airports

Planning, design and operational analysis of airport and airport systems; airport terminals and landside systems; modelling at planning design and operation levels.

Transport in Developing Countries

Transport policy and planning in developing countries; roles of auto, public transport and non-motorized modes; urban, intercity and rural transport issues in developing countries.

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Research Resources
Centre for Transportation Engineering and Planning
Graduate Studies in Transportation Engineering