A blended learning course, including short course, Brisbane, 5-6 May 2011
Develop your knowledge and understanding of traffic engineering, operations and management from experts and experienced practitioners.
The operation of road traffic networks is increasingly critical with the ongoing pressure of increasing travel demand and traffic congestion, resulting in extended delays and reduced travel time reliability. Transport users are demanding more sophisticated management of traffic.
About the course
This blended learning course will provide you with an overview of traffic engineering and management. The course is presented using a blended learning approach, combining pre-reading and reflection exercises, together with an intensive two-day face-to-face short course. This course aims to help you understand the terminology, principles, applications, issues, best practices and emerging trends, plus provides practical worked examples, case studies and exercises.
Key Benefits
At the completion of this course you can expect to:
- Learn the key concepts and applications of traffic engineering and management
- Understand current and emerging aspects relating to traffic
- Develop knowledge and skills in policy, technical and practical aspects in traffic engineering and management
- Become aware of some of the practical issues and approaches through real-world examples
- Gain an awareness of some of the management and public policy issues
- Think critically about underlying concepts, assumptions and arguments
- Know where to turn for more information.
Course Outline
1: Traffic Engineering and Management: Overview of traffic engineering & management; Challenges of traffic and congestion; Desired traffic management outcomes.
2: Traffic Management Concepts: Traffic flow concepts; Basic traffic management principles; Level of service; Queuing; Gap acceptance; Road user characteristics: drivers, pedestrians, cyclists.
3: Traffic Data & Analysis: Data collection and surveys for traffic planning and system performance; Traffic Generation and Impacts; Forecasting Traffic Impacts; Applications for traffic modelling.
4: Traffic Operations: Traffic network operating strategies; Traffic control and signals; Road based public transport; High occupancy vehicles; Active traffic management and use of transport technology.
5: Traffic Incident Management: Detection, response, site management, traffic management and traveller information; Traffic incident response planning; Evaluation; Case study.
6: Road Safety: Road crash data analysis; Human factors, Road safety engineering and risk management; Road safety audit and treatment of crash locations.
7: Traffic Evaluation: Evaluation methodologies and cost-benefit analysis; Evaluation of road network and traffic programs and projects; Measurement of traffic network performance.
8: Emerging Traffic trends: Advanced traffic systems operations.
Faculty
Professor Phil Charles from the University of Queensland, has been responsible for developing and implementing transport strategy and policy initiatives across Australia in government, as a consultant, researcher and educator.
Professor Luis Ferreira also from the University of Queensland, has a strong multi-modal teaching, research and management background encompassing road and rail, freight and passenger transport.
Guest Presenters
Dr Miranda Blogg, Kittleson & Associates, Brisbane
Dr Matt Burke, Research Fellow, Griffith University
Ahmad Tavassoli, Intelligent Transport Systems Researcher, The University of Queensland
Previous related courses:
Traffic Engineering and Management, Oct 2010 and Nov 2009
Traffic Engineering and Planning, Jun 2008
Traffic Planning and Management, Mar 2007 and Sep 2006