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Week/ Date |
Mondays 8-9 |
Tuesdays (lab) 10-12 |
Wednesdays 8-9 |
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1: 8/25 |
1-1 Intro to Class and Transportation Planning |
Lab 1: Introduction to Travel Forecasting/Modeling · FHWA CD In Class Demo: Introduction to Travel Demand
Forecasting (ITDF or, the “Amarillo” CD).
Like your own copy of this CD ROM?
It’s free. Order Here (click on
“Order Documents” and choose “Intro to Travel Demand Modeling CD” or any
other publication you’d like). · what has changed??? We will revisit this later in
the semester · assignment:
complete the rest of the ITDF executive track on your own before next Tuesday; no report due next
week (see
note) |
1-2 Introduction to Travel
Forecasting/Modeling (cont). · QUIZ 1
due · QUIZ 2
due · Read: http://www.caliper.com/TCTravelDemand.htm |
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2: 9/1 |
Labor Day
Holiday |
Lab 2:
Introducing TransCAD and Quick Start Tutorial · Read Manual A (GIS user’s guide) Chapter 1; · Read and complete the exercises in Manual A, Chapter
2. · Read Manual B (Travel
Demand Modeling with TransCAD 5.0
user’s guide) Chapter 1; · QUIZ 3
due · QUIZ 4
due |
2-2
Networks ·
NHI
Session 3: Networks (Notes) · NHI Session 3:
Networks (Homework due Sept. 10)) · QUIZ 5 due · QUIZ 6 due |
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3: 9/08 |
3-1 Trip Generation Lecture and Productions
Example · NHI
Session 5: Trip Generation · NHI
Session 5: Trip Generation (notes) · NHI
Session 5: Trip Generation (workshop) Due as homework, next Monday
(submit paper/fill in by hand only) Please submit to Kathy Petersen, room 382 · QUIZ 7
due · QUIZ 8 due |
Lab 3: Complete TransCAD GIS Tutorials (Manual A) · Read the sections and complete the “60 second
tutorials” in Manual A (note, page 58.3 means 30% of the way down on page 58;
page 99 means all of page 99). See Lab
report requirement before beginning. - Chapter 3 pp. 47-58.3,
62-64.2, 68.6-79.7 - Chapter 4 pp. 81-89.4 - Chapter 5 pp. 98.4-99 - Chapter 6 pp. 105-121.4,
124-125.7, 129-132.7, 138 - Chapter 7 pp. 139-159 - Chapter 8 pp. 169-176,
184-187, 191.5-205.2 - Chapter 9 pp.
217.5-219.3 - Chapter 10 pp.
227-237.8, 244.5-251 - Chapter 11 pp. 253-257 - Chapter 13 pp. 291-297,
300.5-309.5, 319.3-323.5 - Chapter 14 pp. 327-339.7 - Chapter 15 pp. 352.5-353 - Chapter 18 pp.
419-430.4, 437-450.6 - Chapter 19 (all – skim –
you will use this in a future homework) - Chapter 20 pp. 483-491.5 - Chapter 24 pp. 561-580,
597.5-597.9 |
3-2
Planner Expectations: Iowa DOT District Planners/Planning Job Opportunities Guest Lecture – Phil Mescher, Principal
Transportation Planner, Iowa DOT Make a checklist of items we need to
learn about during the rest of the semester, and check them off as we go · QUIZ 9 due · QUIZ 10 due |
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4: 9/15 |
4-1 NO
CLASS – please submit quizzes and catch up on your labs/homework · QUIZ 11 due · QUIZ 12 due |
Lab 4 ON YOUR OWN (no partners or formal lab
meeting): FHWA/NHI Travel Demand Forecasting Workshop · Note: The program used in this assignment will not run
on the lab computers. You will need to
install the program on a program where you have install rights. You may obtain the setup files at Click Here (log-in as ctreftp, pword: ftpctre (case sensitive); hit F5 if “The page cannot be
displayed” appears. To view this FTP site
in Windows Explorer, click “Page” (or View on older IE versions), and then
click “Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.”
· Instructions: Click
Here (note: it is helpful to view these instructions on a neighboring
computer or laptop, or print them out) · Important: see errata Click
Here · Start on page 5.
Pages 5-17 is the intro you should read through. The tutorial exercise is on pages
18-28. Complete the steps in appendix
A, pp. 29-36. · Submit a one to two page
report describing what you learned.
Include also a summary html report as instructed on p. 36. Include detailed comments on any problems
(especially computer related) so we can improve the lab for next time. Include how you addressed the problem, even
if it was just caused by a simple mistake or reading too fast (so we can warn
future students). Please see 451 main page for general
lab requirements. |
4-2 Trip Generation – Attractions Example Finish lecture 3-1 (if needed) · Read and complete the
“60 second tutorials” in USER’S GUIDE Chapter 19 · In-class
Exercise For datasets, click
here. Due next Monday, submit by email only. · QUIZ 13
due · QUIZ 14
due |
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5: 9/22 |
5-1 Trip Distribution · NHI
Session 6: Trip Distribution Exercise due as homework, next
Monday (submit paper/fill in by hand only) · NHI
Session 6: Trip Distribution (notes) · QUIZ 15
due · QUIZ 16
due |
Lab 5: · Read Manual B Chapters 2, 3,
4, and 5 and complete the “60 second tutorials.” · Read Manual B pp.
418-462 Building Travel Demand Model Zones and Networks · Files
· Tips
on making good maps Courtesy Micah Cutler, Harrison Co. GIS Socioeconomic Data for Travel Models · Re-read this
excerpt from “Inside the Black Box” · Files
(log-in as ctreftp, pword: ftpctre (case
sensitive); hit F5 if “The page cannot be displayed” appears. To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer,
click “Page” (or View on older IE versions), and then click “Open FTP Site in
Windows Explorer.” |
5-2 External Analysis · NHI
Session 8a: “External Trips” portion · QUIZ 17
due · QUIZ 18
due |
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6: 9/29 |
6-1 Transit/Mode Split · Skim through Workbook Chapter 7 · NHI
Session 7: Mode Split (notes) · NHI
Session 7: Mode Split (workshop) |
Lab 6:
Trip Generation – Productions · Read and complete the “60 second tutorials” in
WORKBOOK Chapter 2 and pp. 358-361. SPECIAL!
Webinar: “Understanding the Transportation Models and Asking the Right Questions”
This webinar begins at 11AM and continues to 1PM. Pizza will be provided. We will use 10-11AM
for our regular lab 6. |
Exam
#1 covering
Weeks 1-5 |
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7: 10/06 |
6-2 Traffic Assignment · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||