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Transportation engineering: an introduction

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1. Transportation as a System. 2. Transportation Economics. 3. The Land Use/Transportation System. 4. Vehicle and Human Characteristics. 5. Traffic Flow Characteristics. 6. Geometric Design of Highways. 7. Highway Capacity. 8. Intersection Control and Design. 9. At-Grade Intersection Capacity and Level of-Service. 10. Public Passenger Transportation. 11. Urban Transportation Planning. 12. Local Area Traffic Management. 13. Energy Issues Connected with Transportation. 14. TSM Planning-Framework. 15. Evaluation of Transportation Improvement. 16. Transportation Safety.

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Key concepts: Transport engineering, Intersection (aeronautics), Advanced Traffic Management System, Geometric design, Transportation planning, Level of service, Traffic engineering, Flow network