Aim
The course is aimed at giving the student an insight into the different traffic groups, and how the traffic network and traffic infrastructure are designed to best meet the groups’ characteristics.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

· have knowledge of the types and principles of the design of traffic installations

· have knowledge of methods for investigating transport mobility

· understand mobility and route choice

· understand how the assignment affects the various traffic modes’ prerequisites and competitive situation

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

· analyse the connection between design, traffic flow and mobility; apply this to a traffic infrastructure in a real environment and calculate and synthesise the expected effects of changes in this environment

· analyse the traffic network with regard to the local and overall effects

· synthesise the obtained knowledge of traffic installations and networks, implement it in an own traffic investigation and present the results both written and orally with appropriate illustrations

· have the ability to apply a scientific approach to a given problem, formulate hypothesis and argue and communicate in a group.

Contents
The course is divided into four main themes. Theoretical knowledge is obtained from the literature and alternated with practice in real traffic environments:

Traffic infrastructure – Study and analysis of different types of traffic infrastructure.

Mobility – Collection and processing of field measurements of level of mobility. Analysis of this in relation to the results of a mobility model. Predict the effects when conditions in the traffic infrastructure change.

Traffic network – Analyse the main arteries for car traffic, public transport, cycle traffic and pedestrians. Use this to identify conflict spots

Detail design – Suggest changes, based on the analysis of the traffic environment and behaviour at a chosen spot, to the detail design and predict the effects on local and overall levels.

Teaching/learning is conducted individually and in groups. Lectures are alternated with literature studies and exercises.

Literature
O’Flaherty C A (1997) ‘Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering’. London.UK.
The Institution of Highways and Transportation (1997) ‘Transportation in the urban environment’. London.UK.
TRB (1992) ’Traffic Flow Theory’ www.tfhrc.gov/its/tft/tft.htm
Vägverket, Lugna gatan
Vägverket, TRAST ’Trafik för en attraktiv stad’ www10.vv.se/vag_traf/vgu-trast/trast/index.htm
Vägverket, VGU ’Vägars och gators utformning’ www.vv.se/vgu