International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2009

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Transportation Engineering, held in Chengdu, China, July 25-27, 2009. Sponsored by China Communications and Transportation Association; the Transportation and Development Institute of ASCE; Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Education Fund. This collection of 735 peer-reviewed papers covers all forms of transportation: rail, highway, waterway, and air. China has embarked on the construction of an expansive high-speed rail network that will not only revolutionize passenger transportation throughout China, but will influence global changes in rapid and long distance commuter and freight transportation. Topics include: transportation planning and system optimization; ITS theory and applications; traffic control and information technology; transportation and socioeconomic development; transportation security, environmental protection, and sustainable development; urban public transportation planning and management; high-speed railway planning, construction, and operation.