Transportation Systems Engineering

  1. Public Transportation Systems
    1. Transit System Characteristics
      1. Service Types and Classifications
        1. Fixed-Route Services
          1. Demand-Responsive Services
            1. Specialized Services
            2. Performance Measures
              1. Service Effectiveness
                1. Service Efficiency
                  1. Service Quality
                  2. Accessibility and Equity
                    1. Geographic Accessibility
                      1. Economic Accessibility
                        1. Physical Accessibility
                      2. Transit Modes and Technologies
                        1. Bus Systems
                          1. Conventional Bus Service
                            1. Express Bus Service
                              1. Limited-Stop Service
                                1. Bus Fleet Management
                                2. Bus Rapid Transit
                                  1. Dedicated Busways
                                    1. Queue Jump Lanes
                                      1. Signal Priority
                                        1. Station Design
                                        2. Rail Transit Systems
                                          1. Light Rail Transit
                                            1. Track Design
                                              1. Vehicle Characteristics
                                                1. Signal Systems
                                                2. Heavy Rail Systems
                                                  1. Subway Systems
                                                    1. Elevated Systems
                                                      1. Third Rail vs Overhead Power
                                                      2. Commuter Rail
                                                        1. Service Patterns
                                                          1. Station Spacing
                                                            1. Integration with Local Transit
                                                          2. Emerging Transit Technologies
                                                            1. Personal Rapid Transit
                                                              1. Automated Guideway Transit
                                                                1. Magnetic Levitation
                                                              2. Transit Network Design
                                                                1. Route Structure Types
                                                                  1. Radial Networks
                                                                    1. Grid Networks
                                                                      1. Hub-and-Spoke Networks
                                                                        1. Hybrid Networks
                                                                        2. Route Planning Process
                                                                          1. Demand Analysis
                                                                            1. Route Alignment
                                                                              1. Stop Location
                                                                                1. Service Frequency
                                                                                2. Network Connectivity
                                                                                  1. Transfer Facilities
                                                                                    1. Intermodal Connections
                                                                                      1. Feeder Services
                                                                                    2. Transit Operations
                                                                                      1. Service Planning
                                                                                        1. Schedule Development
                                                                                          1. Headway Determination
                                                                                            1. Peak and Off-Peak Service
                                                                                            2. Vehicle Scheduling
                                                                                              1. Vehicle Requirements
                                                                                                1. Deadhead Minimization
                                                                                                  1. Maintenance Scheduling
                                                                                                  2. Crew Scheduling
                                                                                                    1. Driver Assignments
                                                                                                      1. Work Rules
                                                                                                        1. Labor Agreements
                                                                                                        2. Real-Time Operations
                                                                                                          1. Service Monitoring
                                                                                                            1. Schedule Adherence
                                                                                                              1. Passenger Information
                                                                                                            2. Transit Performance and Evaluation
                                                                                                              1. Ridership Analysis
                                                                                                                1. Boarding and Alighting Counts
                                                                                                                  1. Load Factors
                                                                                                                    1. Passenger Miles
                                                                                                                    2. Financial Performance
                                                                                                                      1. Operating Costs
                                                                                                                        1. Revenue Analysis
                                                                                                                          1. Subsidy Requirements
                                                                                                                          2. Service Quality Assessment
                                                                                                                            1. On-Time Performance
                                                                                                                              1. Passenger Comfort
                                                                                                                                1. Safety and Security

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