Table of Contents

• A. PREFACE
• 1. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND INTERMODAL SYSTEMS
• 2. TRANSPORT NETWORK PLANNING: THEORETICAL NOTIONS
• 3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MODELING AND EVALUATION
• 4. SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND SIMULATION FOR TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS
• 5. APPLICATIONS OF GIS IN TRANSPORTATION
• 6. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
• 7. TRAVEL DEMAND FORECASTING FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• 8. HIGHWAY CAPACITY
• 9. TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS: FREEWAY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
• 10. TRAFFIC SIGNALS
• 11. HIGHWAY SIGN VISIBILITY
• 12. TRAFFIC CONGESTION
• 13. GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
• 14. INTERSECTION AND INTERCHANGE DESIGN
• 15. PAVEMENT TESTING AND EVALUATION
• 16. TRAFFIC SAFETY
• 17. TRANSPORTATION HAZARDS
• 18. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
• 19. TRANSPORTATION NOISE ISSUES
• 20. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED AIR QUALITY
• 21. PEDESTRIANS
• 22. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION
• 23. RAILWAY ENGINEERING
• 24. RAILWAY TRACK DESIGN
• 25. IMPROVEMENT OF RAILROAD YARD OPERATIONS
• 26. MODERN AIRCRAFT DESIGN TECHNIQUES
• 27. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN
• 28. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN
• 29. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MODELING
• 30. TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
• 31. INNOVATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
• 32. PARKING MANAGEMENT
• 33. TRUCKING OPERATIONS
• 34. THE ECONOMICS OF RAILROAD OPERATIONS: RESURGENCE OF A DECLINING INDUSTRY
• 35. AIRLINE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
• 36. THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
• 37. FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
• 38. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
• A. ABOUT THE EDITOR

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• A. PREFACE
• 1. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND INTERMODAL SYSTEMS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DATABASES
  • EXAMPLES OF NATIONAL MODAL NETWORKS
  • MULTIMODAL NETWORKS AND INTERMODAL CONNECTORS
  • NETWORK MODEL APPLICATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• 2. TRANSPORT NETWORK PLANNING: THEORETICAL NOTIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • A FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
  • KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DESIGN METHOD
  • DILEMMAS ENCOUNTERED IN DESIGNING A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
  • FEASIBILITY OF DESIGN
  • THE DESIGN PROCESS
  • THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
  • APPLICATION OF THE DESIGN METHOD
  • EVALUATION OF THE NETWORK DESIGN
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• 3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MODELING AND EVALUATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION MODELS AND MODELING PARADIGMS
  • EXAMPLE STUDIES AND MODELS
  • WHAT ARE THE USES OF TRANSPORTATION MODELS?
  • SELECTING A MODEL
  • TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS EVALUATION
  • CLOSURE
  • REFERENCES
• 4. SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND SIMULATION FOR TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS
  • COMPUTATION VERSUS SIMULATION
  • SENSING TRAFFIC BY VIRTUAL DETECTORS
  • TRAFFIC SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
  • BASICS OF SIMULATION
  • ISSUES IN TRAFFIC SIMULATION
  • VISUALIZATION
  • FHWA NEXT GENERATION SIMULATION (NGSIM) PROGRAM
  • WHY SIMULATE? ADVANCED TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND OTHER
  • TRAFFIC SIMULATORS
  • ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION AND SMART CARDS
  • PLANNING TOOLS
  • RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
• 5. APPLICATIONS OF GIS IN TRANSPORTATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GIS-T
  • GIS APPLICATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION
  • IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
  • CONCLUSIONS
• 6. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
  • TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PRIMER
  • TRAFFIC STREAM PARAMETERS AND THEIR MEASUREMENT
  • TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY
  • CAPACITY ANALYSIS
  • CONTROL
• 7. TRAVEL DEMAND FORECASTING FOR URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAVEL
  • UNITS FOR MEASURING TRAVEL DEMAND
  • MEASURING EXISTING TRAVEL
  • FORECASTING FUTURE DEMAND
  • TRIP GENERATION
  • TRIP DISTRIBUTION
  • OTHER TYPES OF TRIP DISTRIBUTION MODELS
  • MODAL SPLIT
  • TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT
  • MODEL ADJUSTMENTS AND USE OF SYNTHETIC/BORROWED MODELS
  • TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING SOFTWARE PACKAGES
  • APPLICATIONS OF TRAVEL MODELS
  • TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY PLANNING
• 8. HIGHWAY CAPACITY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CAPACITY DEFINITION AND ESTIMATION METHODS
  • FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAFFIC FLOW
  • THE THREE COMPONENTS OF THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CAPACITY
  • CAPACITY OF UNINTERRUPTED FLOW FACILITIES
  • THE CAPACITY OF INTERRUPTED FLOW FACILITIES
  • SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS
• 9. TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS: FREEWAY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • FREEWAY MANAGEMENT
  • COMMUNICATIONS
• 10. TRAFFIC SIGNALS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • FIXED-TIME SIGNALS
  • TRAFFIC-ACTUATED SIGNALS
  • TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS
• 11. HIGHWAY SIGN VISIBILITY
  • MEASURES OF SIGN EFFECTIVENESS
  • VISUAL PERCEPTION
  • PHOTOMETRY
  • FEDERAL TRAFFIC SIGN REGULATIONS
  • SIGN VISIBILITY RESEARCH
  • FINAL REMARKS
• 12. TRAFFIC CONGESTION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DEFINING CONGESTION
  • THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONGESTION
  • QUANTIFYING CONGESTION
  • SOLUTIONS TO CONGESTION
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 13. GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HIGHWAY FUNCTION AND DESIGN CONTROLS
  • HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT DESIGN
  • VERTICAL ALIGNMENT DESIGN
  • CROSS-SECTION DESIGN
  • OTHER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
  • CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY
• 14. INTERSECTION AND INTERCHANGE DESIGN
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BASIC INTERSECTION ELEMENTS
  • INTERSECTION CONFIGURATIONS
  • BASIC INTERCHANGE ELEMENTS
  • INTERCHANGE CONFIGURATION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• 15. PAVEMENT TESTING AND EVALUATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • EVALUATION OF PAVEMENT STRUCTURAL CAPACITY
  • EVALUATION OF PAVEMENT ROUGHNESS
  • EVALUATION OF SKID RESISTANCE
  • PAVEMENT DISTRESS SURVEY
  • SUMMARY
• 16. TRAFFIC SAFETY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BASIC CONCEPTS OF ROAD ACCIDENT STATISTICS
  • SAFETY PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS: THE EMPIRICAL BAYES METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD SAFETY
  • IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING HAZARDOUS ROAD LOCATIONS
  • EFFECTS ON ROAD SAFETY OF SELECTED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MEASURES
  • HOW TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF ROAD SAFETY EVALUATION STUDIES
  • FORMAL TECHNIQUES FOR PRIORITY SETTING OF ROAD SAFETY MEASURES
• 17. TRANSPORTATION HAZARDS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HAZARD, VULNERABILITY, AND RISK
  • HAZARDS TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
  • TRANSPORTATION AS HAZARD
  • TRANSPORTATION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
  • NEW TECHNOLOGIES
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 18. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAFFIC INCIDENTS
  • INCIDENT IMPACTS
  • THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PROCESS
  • INCIDENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
  • MOTORIST INFORMATION
  • ASSESSING INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BENEFITS
  • INCIDENT MANAGEMENT WITHIN NATIONAL ITS ARCHITECTURE
  • PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  • BEST PRACTICE IN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
• 19. TRANSPORTATION NOISE ISSUES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SOUND AND NOISE
  • INSTRUMENTATION FOR MEASURING NOISE
  • PREDICTION OF TRANSPORTATION NOISE
  • HIGHWAY TRAFFIC NOISE
  • AIRCRAFT NOISE
  • RAIL NOISE
  • OTHER TRANSPORTATION-RELATED NOISE
  • OTHER NOISE INFORMATION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 20. TRANSPORTATION-RELATED AIR QUALITY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
  • TRANSPORTATION-RELATED POLLUTANTS
  • ESTIMATING TRANSPORTATION-RELATED EMISSIONS
  • DISPERSION MODELING
  • CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM VEHICLES
• 21. PEDESTRIANS
  • INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF PEDESTRIANS
  • PLANNING
  • PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
  • PEDESTRIAN FACILITY DESIGN
  • OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
• 22. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION
  • ARE BICYCLES REALLY TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA TODAY?
  • STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION
  • TYPES OF BICYCLE FACILITIES
  • THE BICYCLE AS A DESIGN VEHICLE—DEFINING PARAMETERS
  • HOW BICYCLES SHOULD OPERATE AS VEHICLES
  • DESIGNING BICYCLE LANES
  • DESIGNING SHARED ROADWAYS
  • DESIGNING SHARED-USE PATHS
  • BICYCLE PARKING AND INTERMODALISM
  • CONCLUSION
• 23. RAILWAY ENGINEERING
  • DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES
  • ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES
  • FREIGHT CARS
  • PASSENGER EQUIPMENT
  • VEHICLE-TRACK INTERACTION
• 24. RAILWAY TRACK DESIGN
  • INTRODUCTION
  • FUNCTIONS OF TRACK COMPONENTS
  • TRACK FORCES
  • TRACK SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
  • RAILS
  • TIES
  • FASTENING SYSTEMS
  • BALLAST
  • SUBBALLAST
  • SUBGRADE
  • TRACK DRAINAGE
  • MAINTENANCE IMPLICATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 25. IMPROVEMENT OF RAILROAD YARD OPERATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Types of Railroad Yards
  • RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN YARD EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS
  • THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLASSIFICATION YARD DESIGN AND OPERATION
  • YARD FRICTION MODIFIERS SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS
  • NEW RAIL SWITCH ENHANCER IMPROVES YARD OPERATION AND SAFETY
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 26. MODERN AIRCRAFT DESIGN TECHNIQUES
  • INTRODUCTION TO AIRCRAFT DESIGN
  • ESSENTIAL PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT
  • TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
  • VEHICLE OPTIONS: DRIVING CONCEPTS—WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
  • VEHICLE SIZING—HOW BIG IS IT?
  • CURRENT TYPICAL DESIGN PROCESS
  • MDO—THE MODERN COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN APPROACH
• 27. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN
  • INTRODUCTION
  • AIRPORT PLANNING
  • AIRPORT DESIGN
  • CONCLUSION
• 28. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN
• 29. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND MODELING
  • OVERVIEW
  • MODEL ATTRIBUTES AND INNOVATIONS IN MODELING
  • SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• 30. TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE METHODOLOGY OF PROJECT APPRAISAL
  • OBJECTIVES OF PROPOSED INVESTMENTS
  • ALTERNATIVES
  • COSTS
  • UNCERTAINTY
  • BENEFITS—QUANTIFICATION AND EVALUATION
  • EXPERT OPINION
  • THE MODEL
  • DISCOUNTING
  • CRITERIA FOR CHOICE AMONG ALTERNATIVES
  • SUBOPTIMIZATION
  • ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS
  • QUANTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF BENEFITS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
  • ROAD USER BENEFITS
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • SOURCES OF INFORMATION THROUGH THE WEB
• 31. INNOVATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CONCEPTS
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
  • TRAVELER INFORMATION
  • TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY
  • ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS
  • CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
• 32. PARKING MANAGEMENT
  • OVERVIEW
  • SURVEY AFFIRMS MANY PARKING MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS ARE MARGINALIZED
  • WHAT IS COMPREHENSIVE PARKING MANAGEMENT?
  • COMPREHENSIVE PARKING MANAGEMENT—SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS
  • FUNCTIONAL PARKING MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
  • GROWING THE PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTO A COMPREHENSIVE CITATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
  • CUSTOMER RELATIONS
  • SYSTEM VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION METHODS
  • MEASURING THE IMPACT AND EFFICIENCY OF THE PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
  • BENCHMARKS AND INDUSTRY TRENDS
  • SUMMARY
• 33. TRUCKING OPERATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES
  • CLASSIFICATION OF TRUCKING OPERATIONS
  • THE EVOLUTION AND IMPACTS OF REGULATION
  • THE INDUSTRY AND UNIONS
  • TRUCKLOAD TRUCKING
  • LESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD
  • EXPRESS SERVICES
  • PRIVATE FLEETS
  • THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS
  • MAJOR INDUSTRY ISSUES
  • CONCLUSION
• 34. THE ECONOMICS OF RAILROAD OPERATIONS: RESURGENCE OF A DECLINING INDUSTRY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RAILROAD OPERATIONS
  • THE DEFINITION AND EVOLUTION OF RAILROAD MARKETS
  • REGULATION AND PARTIAL DEREGULATION
  • MODELS OF RAILROAD DECISION-MAKING
  • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• 35. AIRLINE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OPERATING ENVIRONMENT AMONG AIRLINES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS
  • THE CHANGING AIRLINE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
  • AN ERA OF CHANGE IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY
  • CONCLUSION
• 36. THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OVERVIEW OF MARINE TRANSPORTATION
  • VESSELS
  • PORTS
  • TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES
• 37. FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
  • INTRODUCTION
  • FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS TODAY
  • PLANNING
  • THE FUTURE
  • CONCLUSION
• 38. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
  • DEFINITION OF TRANSPORTATION
  • INFLUENCE OF MIXED TRANSPORTATION SECTORS
  • THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
  • THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: ORGANIZATIONS
  • WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?
  • ARE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES GENERIC?
  • TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
  • ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS
  • MANAGERIAL ROLES
  • MANAGERIAL LEVELS
  • LEADERSHIP IN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
  • TYPICAL CHALLENGES FACED BY NEW MANAGERS IN TRANSPORTATION
  • THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
• A. ABOUT THE EDITOR