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  Module 1: Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Lecture 1 Introduction to transportation engineering
  

Summary

Transportation engineering is a very diverse and multidisciplinary field, which deals with the planning, design, operation and maintenance of transportation systems. Good transportation is that which provides safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of both goods and people. This profession carries a distinct societal responsibility. Transportation planners and engineers recognize the fact that transportation systems constitute a potent force in shaping the course of regional development. Planning and development of transportation facilities generally raises living standards and enhances the aggregate of community values.