MTL509 Public Transportation Service and Operations Planning

Instructor: Dr Moazzem Hossain

Evolution and current roles of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services focusing on bus and rail modes. Description of technological characteristics and their impact on capacity, service quality, and cost. Current practice and new methods for service planning, data collection, performance monitoring, route and network design, and vehicle and crew scheduling. Effects of fares and service quality on ridership. Methods for estimating costs associated with proposed service changes. Means to improve operations through real time intervention and use of information technology.