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CEE Areas of Specialization

CEE Areas of Specialization. Construction Environmental Geotechnical Structures Transportation Water Resources. Security. Reliability. The science of safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Transportation Engineering. Transportation Cost.

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CEE Areas of Specialization

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  1. CEE Areas of Specialization • Construction • Environmental • Geotechnical • Structures • Transportation • Water Resources

  2. Security

  3. Reliability

  4. The science of safe and efficient movement of people and goods Transportation Engineering

  5. Transportation Cost • Total Government Revenues (2001) $125 Billion • Total Government Expenditures (2001) $183 Billion From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  6. Financing Transportation (2001 Data - Billions of Dollars) From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  7. Transportation contributes about 15-25% of US GHG emissions Approximately 40% of PM10 emissions in Seattle 50-60% NOx emissions Environmental Cost

  8. If you build it….

  9. They will come….

  10. Elasticity of demand • Have you been to Vancouver for the weekend? • What is the longest commute distance in the room?

  11. Air Transportation (2004/5) • Airports: 19,854 • Airports for Public Use: 5,270 • Certified Airports: 575 • (30+ seat passenger planes) • Major Air Carriers: 14 • All Air Carriers: 80 • Air Carrier Aircraft: 8,186 • Aircraft: 219,426 From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  12. Passengers Boarded (2005) From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  13. Rail Transportation (2004) • Class 1 Railroads: 7 • All Railroads: 556 • Class 1 Freight Cars: 473,773 • Class 1 Locomotives: 22,015 From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  14. Sea Transportation (2004) • Marine Vessel Operators: 798 • Self-Propelled Vessels: 8,994 • Non Self-Propelled Vessels: 31,296 • Recreational Boats: 12,781,476 From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  15. Top U.S. Ports by Tonnage (2004) From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  16. Vehicle Transportation (2005) • Centerline Miles of Road: 3,995,635 • Lane Miles of Road: 8,371,718 • Registered Motor Vehicles: 243,023,485 • Truck Combinations: 2,010,335 • Transit Buses: 81,033 • Total VMT: 3 trillion miles From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  17. Road Use Growth From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2003

  18. Highway Vehicle Trends From FHWA, Highway Statistics Series

  19. U.S. Interstate Highway Condition From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2005

  20. Infrastructure Condition

  21. Travel to Work (2005) • Automobile: 88.4% • Single: (79.3%) • Carpool: (9.1%) • Public Transportation: 4.4% • Bicycle or Motorcycle: 0.6% • Walk: 2.3% From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006

  22. Measures of Congestion (2003) From the Texas Transportation Institute

  23. Annual Metro Passenger Trips

  24. Annual Metro Trips per Capita(based on population of Seattle)

  25. Containerized trade is BOOMING

  26. World exports and GDP

  27. Transport Growth in Selected Developing Countries

  28. Changing business practices • Outsourcing of supply • Internet commerce • Tighter management of the supply chain • Inventory risk pooling, warehouse consolidation • Success of very large importers • Just in time operation • Productivity improvements

  29. 1950s Plan for Seattle freeways

  30. Infrastructure development is not the only answer congestion Ease congestion, allow for higher speeds, encourage more driving Provide more infrastructure

  31. The Transportation Engineering Challenge • To safely and efficiently move people and goods • Not just by designing and building the transportation infrastructure, but by managing the infrastructure and demand for the infrastructure • Design a transportation system that is sustainable

  32. Intelligent Transportation Systems • Our ability to do this has developed dramatically with electronic sensors and communication • Quantify congestion and compare congestion costs to rationalize investment • Use cost to distribute capacity rather than delay • Automatically detect and avoid dangers • Improve security • Operate more efficiently

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