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As our society and technology change the way we use and perceive public transit systems, contemporary professionals need to be equipped with the skills to manage transportation systems to keep up with modern demands and challenges. Information Communication Technologies and data ubiquity represent great potential advances in transport systems; however, the challenge of transferring the knowledge from research and academia remains a significant barrier. This paper contributes to the literature in two ways: it serves as a benchmark of the challenges in transit systems planning education today, and it is a reference guide for future educators to find resources to create and refine effective educational programs in this area. A case study of a sample teaching module for transit systems planning in the Greater Toronto Area is presented with guidelines to teach 1) models of data-driven flexible transit services; 2) technologies to integrate and visualize user and systems data; and 3) methodologies to evaluate demand for such services at a societal level.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABG20 Transportation Education and Training.

01503729

14-2894

English

18p

2014

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Case studies; Curricula; Education; Information technology; Public transit; Transportation planning; Universities and colleges

Toronto (Canada)

Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-2894

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 27 2014 3:00PM