Principles and Practices of Transportation Planning and Engineering

Connie Kelly Tang and Lei Zhang's book "Transportation Project and Program Development" provides a comprehensive coverage of the entire surface transportation project and program development process,from planning to operations and maintenance. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration among professionals from various fields and highlights the knowledge and skills required to succeed in this complex field. The book is suitable for undergraduate students,graduate-level courses,and professionals in civil engineering,transportation engineering,planning,and project management.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Connie Kelly Tang and Lei Zhang have provided a holistic coverage of the entire surface transportation project and program development process from the beginning of planning through environmental approval, design, right-of-way acquisition, construction to operations and maintenance.

Transportation program and project development is complex. The process spans over planning, programming, environment, design, right of way, construction, operations, and maintenance. Professionals from civil engineering, planning, social and environmental sciences, business and project management, and data science, work together in a relay team to transform an idea into a highway, a transit hub, an airport or a water facility. It is challenging for any one person to master all the knowledge and skills needed to perform every relevant task. However, it is critical for all involved to understand how this relay works and how the societal, environmental, governmental, and regulatory contexts influence the process and the technical solution. Professionals who understand the process and see the big picture are those who rise to the top as leaders.

Transportation Project and Program Development provides holistic coverage on the technical subject matter, processes and procedures, and policy and guidance associated with transportation project and program development, which can help professionals become program leaders. For each phase of the process, key products delivered, processes used, governing principles, foundations of applicable science and engineering, technologies deployed, and knowledge required are discussed. While all coverages reflect the practices of the United States.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 154 x 235 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367714741