Biliran Province State

University

Introduction to
Transportation
Planning &
Engineering
Julianne Lagariza
Riziel Vicedor
Transportation has always played an
essential role in the development of
society, originally with regard to trade
routes and harbors, but more recently
with regard to land- and air-based
systems as well.

Transportation helps shape an area’s

economic health and quality of life. Not
only does the transportation system
provide for the mobility of people and
goods, it also influences patterns of
growth and economic activity by
providing access to land.

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Transportation
Engineering
is a sub-discipline of civil engineering, which
deals with the application of technology, a
scientific principles to the planning, functional
design, operation and management of facilities
for any mode of transportation in order to provide
the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient,
economical, and environmentally compatible
movement of people and good transport.

It is the transportation engineer's responsibility to

plan, design, build, operate and maintain these
systems of transport, in such a way as to provide for
the safe, efficient and convenient movement of
people and goods.

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Transportation
Planning
consists of those activities that collect information
on the performance of the existing transportation
system; forecast future performance levels given
expected changes to key factors such as land use,
price of fuel, and growth in employment; and
identify possible solutions to expected problems in
system performance.

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Function of
Transportation
Engineering
• To identify highway system component
• To define transportation planning
• To recall the process and purpose of
construction planning design
• To identify 4 models of transportation

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Transportation
Planning Period
1. Short Term (Action Plan)
• (1-3 years) and medium-term (3-5 years)
• They are less complex and put no great
demand on construction activities
• require less capital expenditure

2. Long Term
• (More than 5 years)
• complex problem and requires huge financial
expenditure
• involves large and extensive construction programs
which affect the environment in economic, social and
natural aspects.

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Importance of
Transportation
Planning &
Engineering
 • Efficiency and Productivity: Well-designed
transportation systems enhance the efficiency
Economic of moving goods and people, leading to
increased productivity.
Impact
• Economic Growth: Transportation infrastructure
attracts businesses and stimulates local
economies by providing access to markets and
resources.

• Job Creation: The development and

maintenance of transportation infrastructure
create numerous jobs in construction,
engineering, and related industries.
 • Accessibility: Good transportation planning

Social ensures that all community members, including

those in underserved areas, have access to

Benefits essential services, jobs, and opportunities.

• Quality of Life: Reduced travel times, less

congestion, and safer transportation systems
improve the overall quality of life for residents.

• Equity: Proper transportation planning can

address social inequities by improving access to
transportation options for marginalized groups.
 • Reduction in Emissions: Efficient transportation
systems, including public transit and non-
Environmental motorized options like biking and walking paths,
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.
Sustainability
• Land Use Planning: Integrating transportation
planning with land use helps create sustainable
communities, reducing urban sprawl and
preserving natural resources.

• Energy Efficiency: Optimized transportation

networks reduce fuel consumption and promote
the use of renewable energy sources.
 • Accident Reduction: Engineering solutions such
as better road designs, traffic management
Safety & systems, and safety regulations significantly
reduce accidents and fatalities.
Health
• Public Health: Encouraging active
transportation modes (walking, cycling)
contributes to public health by promoting
physical activity.

• Emergency Response: Well-planned

transportation networks are crucial for effective
emergency response and disaster
management.

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Modes of a) Primary Mode
• Land Transportation (Highway,

Transportation Railway)
• Air Transportation (domestic &
international)
• Water Transportation
• Pipeline Transportation

b) Secondary Mode
• Ropeway (gravity ropeway, podway)
• Belt conveyors
• Canal

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 History of Modes of
Transportation

• Human beings learned to use • In 3500 BC, the wheel was invented
animals such as donkeys, horses, in Iraq and the first wheel was made
and camels for transportation as from wood. Initially, a canoe-like
early as 4000 BC. structure was used for water
transportation.

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 History of Modes of
Transportation

• In 3100 BC, Egyptians invented the • During the Industrial Revolution,

sailing boat while the Romans built John Loudon McAdam developed
roads across Europe. the first modern highway.

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 History of Modes of
Transportation

• The first steam-powered engine to be • The modern rail system was

used in trains was introduced by James developed in England in 1820,
Watt, a Scottish inventor. The first rail progressing to steam locomotives.
transportation was used to move coal
from mines to rivers.

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 History of Modes of
Transportation

• In 1880, electric trains and the trams were

• In 1825, Stockton and Darlington
developed. Today, most of the steam
Railways opened and underground
locomotives have been replaced by diesel.
railway was first built in 1863 in
The fastest commercial High Speed Rail
London. trains, which use magnetic levitation
technology, can go up to 431 km/hr.

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 History of Modes of
Transportation

• Jean Lenoir of France first patented • Orville and Wilbur Wright, pulled off
automobiles based on internal the first official powered flight in
combustion engine in 1860. 1903. In essence, they invented
the world’s first airplane.

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Thank
you