| Lecture Number | Text Readings | Notes |
Week 1 |
Intro to Course/Road User and Vehicle Characteristics Ch 2 |
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Week 2 |
Roadways and their Geometric Characteristics Ch 3; Intro to Traffic Control Devices Ch 4 |
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Week 3 |
Signs & Markings for Freeways & Rural Highways Ch 15; Intro to Intersection Control Ch 16 |
Ch 15 Notes |
Week 4 |
Traffic Stream Characteristics Ch 5; Statistical Applications in Traffic Engineering Ch 7 |
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Week 5 |
Speed, Travel Time & Delay, Ch 9; Accidents: Studies, Statistics & Programs Ch 10 |
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Week 6 |
Elements of Intersection Design Ch 19; Analysis of Unsignalized Intersections Ch 23 |
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Week 7 |
Basic Principles of Intersection Signalization Ch 17; Fundamentals of Signal Timing & Design Ch 18 |
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Week 8 |
Exam #1 |
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Week 9 |
Analysis of Signalized Intersections Ch 21 |
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Week 10 |
Applications of Signalized Intersection Analysis Ch 22 |
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Week 11 |
Signal Coordination for Arterials & Networks Ch 24; Analysis of Arterials Ch 25 |
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Week 12 |
HCM Applications Guide |
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Week 13 |
Beyond HCM |
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Week 14 |
Beyond HCM |
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Week 15 |
Final Exam |
Traffic Engineering,2004,Third Edition, Roess, McShane and Prassas
Late homework and assignmentswill not be accepted. .
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| Homework Assignments | 15% |
| Field Studies/Laboratory Assignments | 15% |
| Exam 1 | 10% |
| Exam 2 | 10% |
| Quizzes | 10% |
| Term Project (Final Report and Final Presentation) | 15% |
| Final Exam | 20% |
| Class Participation | 5% |
| Total | 100% |
The term project will consist of analyzing the quality of service and capacity of a multi-modal urban arterial. Student groups will be formed with between 3-4 participants in each group. Each group is to select an urban arterial that serves all modes of travel including bus service, pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicle traffic. The urban arterial should include signalized intersections and be at least 1 mile in length. Examples include the Ballston Metro area, near Fairfax Drive or Wilson Blvd. Once sites have been selected and approved, team members will be responsible for developing engineering grade drawings of the arterial, collecting peak hour volumes for all modes, geometric conditions for all modes, service schedules for transit, signal timing and signal coordination data, and any other information that is necessary to perform the HCM capacity and level of service estimations for all modes during the peak period.