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Monday, August 9 and Tuesday, August 10: Short Course on Public Transit Planning and ITS with Professor Amer Shalaby, Professor Eric J. Miller and Brendon Hemily,
Ph.D.
Attractive and efficient public transit is an indispensable
component of any city to meet its strategic objectives. High quality
public transit has the potential for enhancing the mobility,
accessibility and economic viability of cities, while mitigating
problems of poor transport safety and air quality. However, the
provision of attractive public transit is faced with numerous
challenges such as low-density land use due to continuous
suburbanization, poor performance due to congestion effects and
constrained financial resources, to name a few. Given the challenges
facing public transportation, it is essential for transit planners to
acquire advanced analytical skills and knowledge to aid them in the
planning of attractive and efficient public transit systems. At the
same time, advanced technology such as Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) is playing an increasingly important role in the planning
and operations of public transit, and needs to be fully integrated
into internal business processes.
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