Urs Walter: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021 |
| Name | Mr Urs Walter |
| Address | Bundesamt für Strassen 3003 Bern SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | 058 463 42 86 |
| Fax | 058 463 23 03 |
| uwalter@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101-0488-01L | Human Powered Mobility | 6 credits | 4G | U. Walter, E. Bosina, M. Meeder | |
| Abstract | Basics of pedestrian transport planning and planning of cycle traffic facilities, Transport-related attributes of the human being, Design of pedestrian and cycle traffic networks, Pedestrian and cycle traffic facilities, Microsimulation of pedestrian flows, Assessment of performance and level of service | ||||
| Learning objective | Acquirement of basic knowledge in the field of pedestrian and cycle traffic planning, Knowledge and understanding of the transport-related attributes of human beings and the consequences for the design and planning of appropriate transport facilities, Ability to assess level of service and performance, Basic knowledge about pedestrian microsimulation as an up-to-date instrument for planning and analysis | ||||
| Content | 1) Introduction to human-powered mobility 2) Characteristics of bicycle transport 3) Principles of bicycle networks 4) Exercise: design of a bicycle network 5) design and development of bicycle traffic facilities 6) Bicycle parking 7) Characteristics of pedestrians, walking speed 8) Quality of traffic conditions and capacity of cycling and walking facilities 9) design and development of pedestrian traffic facilities 10) Configuration and design of pedestrian traffic facilities in public transport hubs 11) Obstacle free traffic areas - Demands of people with disabilities 12) Counting pedestrian and bicycle traffic 13) Pedestrian simulations 14) Technologies for pedestrian micro-simulations 15) Exercise: Design of pedestrian facilities 16) Shared Space 17) Promoting pedestrian and bicycle transport 18) Excursions to selected topics in pedestrian and bicycle transport | ||||
| Lecture notes | Slides and other course materials will be provided on this course's Moodle page. | ||||
| Literature | References for further reading will be provided during the lectures. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | During the semester there will be 2 supporting exercises as well as 2 field trips covering pedestrian and bicycle transport. | ||||