Transportation engineering

Transportation engineering or transport engineering is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation to provide for the safe, efficient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods. == Theory == The planning aspects of transportation engineering relate to elements of urban planning, and involve technical forecasting decisions and political factors.

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