TRANSPORTATION

PLANNING

INTRO
For development of a nation planning
in all spheres of activities is an
essential requirement. For all
national building sphere a target for
various activities on annual basis as
well as on five yearly basis is an
essential requirement

OBJECTIVES
understand how important to
build transportation facilities.
understand functions of the
transportation planning.
understand how transportation
planning process works.

WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING?
Transportation planning is a
preparation planning to
move/transfer human, animal or
other item to some place to another
place.
This planning will related to the
operation of the highway system,
geometry, and operation of traffic
facilities.

TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING
Stages of transportation planning
a) Survey and analysis
Survey - the first stage of transportation planning, after
initiation of the proposal, is to survey the area
concerned respect of the followings.
b) Forecast analysis
c) Evaluation
d) Programme adoption
e) Continuing study

FUNCTIONS
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

IMPORTANCE
Efficiency to achieve efficient
management and better
management of existing resources.
Quality - to reduce a negative impact
to the traffic that produce a pollution.
Equity - to meet travel demand and
response for all communities.

CHARACTERISTICS

determine the transportation needs

make/built a transportation formulas
study the profitability
traffic/travel pattern is clear, stable and
can be control
relationship between the various modes of
transport
the transportation system can influence
the development for that area and ready
to serve it.

GENERAL POLICY OF
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
SOCIAL ASPECTS
improve the social aspects as can be done safely and
comfortably

ECONOMIC ASPECTS
with the existence variety of travel pattern, activities
such as employment, population and household income
will be increase.

PHYSICAL ASPECTS
create an efficient transportation system because there
are various modes of transportation introduced.

RAIL TRANSPORT
PLANNING

Aims to stimulate the quality of service for

railway passengers and freight customers by
improving the knowledge on effectiveness and
efficiency of capacity management, timetabling,
management and safety of railway operations.
Major development programmes on railways are
largely determined by the requirements of
freight traffic.

AIR TRANSPORT
Air transport plays an important role in
communication, commercial, commercial tourism
and social exchanges, both domestic and
international

Benefits to national economy

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Oil companies
Flying clubs
Travel agents
Customs
Hotel industries, and catering
Other employments at airport
Meteorology and communications
Aircraft industry

The End