Background of Development of Traffic Engineering · ISTEA&TEA-21 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency and Transportation Equity Act for 21st Century. (1991 to 1997 and 1998 to 2004) The focus is to encourage use of high occupancy vehicles and transit. Apart from that, it allows the flexibility for states and localities to use funds
• ISTEA & TEA-21 --- Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency and Transportation Equity Act for 21st Century. (1991 to 1997 and 1998 to 2004) The focus is to encourage use of high occupancy vehicles and transit. Apart from that, it allows the flexibility for states and localities to use funds. Background of Development of Traffic Engineering
Brief history of development of traffic engineering Automobile industry Urbanization Computer and Its (Intelligent Transportation System) Environmentalism (green transportation system and sustainable development concept)
• Automobile industry • Urbanization • Computer and ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) • Environmentalism (green transportation system and sustainable development concept) Brief history of development of traffic engineering:
京业小学 Development of traffic engineering in China Open undergraduate program in 1980 at Beijing University of Technology Second place of freeways in terms of mileage worldwide(second tO USA) About 60 colleges and universities to offer traffic engineering course High investments in highway and traffic engineering studies
Development of traffic engineering in China: • Open undergraduate program in 1980 at Beijing University of Technology • Second place of freeways in terms of mileage worldwide (second to USA) • About 60 colleges and universities to offer traffic engineering course • High investments in highway and traffic engineering studies
Responsibility and liability(责任和义务) as traffic engineers Public safety Community pI protection -- traffic calming 静社区交通设计) Legal obligation -- control devices Communication with people traffic engineers work for
Responsibility and liability (责任和义务） as traffic engineers • Public safety • Community protection --- traffic calming （宁 静社区交通设计） • Legal obligation --- control devices • Communication with people traffic engineers work for
Technical terms Traffic engineering -automobile, engineering oriented Transportation engineering ---all modes, social, legal, political-oriented, Transport engineering -- British usage having same meaning of transportation; used as a verb · Communication
Technical terms • Traffic engineering --- automobile, engineeringoriented • Transportation engineering --- all modes, social, legal, political-oriented, • Transport engineering --- British usage having same meaning of transportation; used as a verb • Communication ---