Urban Transportation Planning and Mobility Solutions Course

Training Outlines

Introduction

Urban mobility is a system of land use, networks, services, prices and traveler choices. Effective planning must improve access to jobs and services while addressing congestion, safety, emissions, equity and constrained street space. Isolated transport projects rarely deliver these outcomes without an integrated evidence base.

This five-day course develops a practical planning process from problem definition to implementation. Participants analyze travel data and demand, design multimodal networks, evaluate public transport and active-mobility measures, apply parking and demand-management tools, and assess digital mobility solutions. The course culminates in a phased urban mobility strategy supported by clear objectives, appraisal evidence and performance indicators.

Objectives

• Diagnose urban mobility and accessibility problems.
• Interpret travel-demand and network data.
• Develop defensible demand forecasts.
• Design integrated multimodal networks.
• Evaluate public and active transport measures.
• Apply parking and demand-management tools.
• Appraise mobility investments and impacts.
• Produce an implementable mobility strategy.

Course Content

Day 1: Urban Mobility and Land Use

• Accessibility versus movement
• Land-use and transport interaction
• Mobility objectives and policy hierarchy
• Street functions and network roles
• Stakeholder and equity analysis
• Problem-definition workshop

Day 2: Data and Travel Demand

• Household and intercept surveys
• Counts, GPS and mobile data
• Origin-destination pattern analysis
• Four-step modelling concepts
• Scenario and uncertainty testing
• Demand-analysis exercise

Day 3: Multimodal Network Design

• Public-transport network structure
• Service frequency and interchange
• Walking and cycling continuity
• Road hierarchy and junction performance
• Freight, curb and first-last mile
• Multimodal corridor design

Day 4: Demand Management and Technology

• Parking supply and pricing
• Congestion and access management
• Transit priority and traffic control
• Intelligent transport systems
• MaaS and shared-mobility governance
• Policy-package evaluation

Day 5: Appraisal and Implementation

• Economic and multicriteria appraisal
• Safety, emissions and health impacts
• Equity and distributional assessment
• Funding and institutional delivery
• Phasing, KPIs and monitoring
• Urban mobility strategy capstone