UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTICS (STML)

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA (UUM)
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Course
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Pre-condition :

1.0

BPMG 3013
TRANSPORT POLICY & PLANNING
BPMG 2013 TRANSPORT THEORY & PRACTISE

SYNOPSIS
The purpose of this course is to expose students with related processes of policy and
planning in transportation. Students will learn on factors influencing policy and
planning which acceptable by country, organizations and communities. Students
would be able to rationalize for better preparing transport policy through survey,
structuring the contents of policy, layouts, purposes, budgets, benefits, target group
requirements and its outcomes. Students will be able to expose the planning for
infrastructure, transport operations, related transport regulations, public amenities
and transport services. A proper policy and planning in transportation shall mitigate
related transportation problems; encounter the organizational and government
objectives. Through formulating an effective transports policy and planning could
produce better outcomes as well as increasing the operational efficiency in related
modes and budgets.

2.0

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the study, students will be able to:
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2.5

3.0

Explain the basic components and frameworks in transportation policy and

planning.
Know the factors influencing the planning and policy in transportation.
Formulate on the effective and sustainable of transport planning and policy for
the country and organisation.
Determine and evaluate on the effectiveness of planning and policies
frameworks.
Establish the effort, knowledge, skills, and ability as future transport planners.

COURSE CONTENTS

NO.

TITLES

HOURS

TRANSPORT POLICY
1

TRANSPORT POLICY
i. Why Transport Policy.
ii. The groups involved in formulating policies.
iii. The Government roles in formulating the Transport Policy
iv. The layout of the policy and evaluations
v. The impacts of policy for the country

THE POLICIES IN MALAYSIA

i. Policy and implications

ii. Malaysia incorporated policy, The Master Policy and The Nine
Malaysia Plan (9MP)- (2006-2010)
iii. Infrastructure and utilities

THE ROLES OF POLICY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

i. The History of economic policy and Impact of Transportation
ii. Mobility and Economic Development
iii. Modes of transport relate to economic development
iv. Transport as a Factor of Production and growth of logistical
reach and sources of growth and private sector expenditure.
v. The transport policy and regional economic.
vi. The policy instruments facilitate for spatial economic
vii. Supply chain management (SCM) concepts and Prospects for
the Malaysian Economics

THE EVALUATION OF POLICY

i. What are Theory-Based Evaluations?
ii. Summative and Formative Evaluations
iii. The evaluation of Policies, Programs and Projects.
iv. Evaluation and Unintended Outcomes.
v. The experimental, Qualitative and Economic Evaluations
vi. The Evidence-Based Policy and evaluations
vii. The Experiences and Experimental Evidences
viii. Judgment Research Evidence, Resource and Value Evidences
ix. Systematic Review Evidence and Framework for Strategic
Evaluation

THE INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND COMPARISON

i. The international transport policies, Comments on the Green Paper
and white paper.

ii. A Policy makers guide and benefit for public involvement

iii. Public involvement definition, techniques and principles
iv. Planning public involvement ,the pre-involvement stage
v. Formulating Towards a sustainable frameworks of Transport
Policy in Malaysia , Policy process and evaluations
vi. The Project Cycle, Key Outputs, Events and Better Policy Making
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FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC EVALUATION OF POLICIES

i. Types of Policy influence Transport policy overall structure
ii. Transport policy instruments
iii. Characteristic of Effective Transport Policies
iv. Goals of the Policy, Program and Project.
v. The sustainability of transport policy in Malaysia (Checklists)
vi.
Proposing of Sustainable Transport Policy in Malaysia
The question and discussions of transport policy
vii. Better Policy Making on Policy Hub
viii. The Transport policy appraisals
TRANSPORT PLANNING
THE IMPORTANCES OF TRANSPORT FOR THE COUNTRY
i. The employment opportunities
ii. Increases the Gross Domestic/National Product (GDP/GNP)
iii. Encourage the capital investments
iv. Development in the particular mode and areas
v.
TRANSPORT PLANNING

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Terms and planning processes.

The functions of planning in the organisation
The elements and frameworks in planning
The role of transport planners and government authorities in
planning processes.

THE PREFFERED PLANNING CONCEPTS

i. Public Involvement in Regional Transportation Planning Key
ii. Planning Activities
ii. Basic Framework of Transportation Planning and Modeling
iii. Planning in Rural Areas
iv.Planning Vision , Strategy and programme of work
v. Route and Transit assignment ,Systems Approach to
Transportation Planning and performance indicators
vi. Measuring Transport on Traffic, Mobility and Accessibility
vii. Perspectives in Traffic, Mobility, and Accessibility
viii. Measurements, factors affect accessibility and Evaluation

10

THE TRANSPORT AND PLANNING PROCESSES IN MALAYSIA

i. The functions of transport
ii. The roles of government authority in Malaysia
iii. Prime Minister Department Economic Planning Unit (EPU)
iv. The role of Planning Dept Malaysia

11

THE PLANNING STRATEGY

i. Transport planning ,Vision , Strategy and programme of work
ii. Route and Transit assignment, Systems Approach in
Transportation Planning
iii. Measuring Transport on Traffic, Mobility and Accessibility
iv. Transportation Performance Indicators and measurements
v. Perspective in Traffic, Mobility and Accessibility
vi. Land use factors affect accessibility and Evaluation
vii. Travel Plans

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TRANSPORT FORECASTING AND PLANNING

i. Trip generation, Trip distribution, and Mode of choice analysis.

ii. Diversion Curve techniques and Econometric
formulation
The GEH Statistics
iii. Traffic flow Planning in transport industry
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PLANNING AND INPLEMENTATION

i. Planning processes levels of Analysis, Activity, Goals, and

Objectives, Criteria and Performance Indicators.
ii. Generic Planning Process
iii. Public Involvement in planning
iv. DM Planning Tasks Possible Transportation Planning Goals and
Objective
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Group assignment and presentation

TOTAL

4.0

TEACHING METHOD

5.0

Lecturing
Discussion
Presentation
Critical Writing
Case Study

COURSE EVALUATION
Course Work
Final Examination
TOTAL

6.0

42

60%
40%
100 %

REFERENCE BOOKS
The main References

Michael Meyer; Eric Miller; McGraw-Hill Higher Education( 2001) 2nd Edition
Urban Transportation Planning ,
Sigurd Grava, McGraw-Hill Professional (2003) Urban Transportation
Systems, 1st Edition
Online Learning Centre (2007): www. mhhe.com/engcs/civil/meyer

Other References

Tolley, R., Turton, B. (1995), Transport System, Policy and Planning: A

Geographical Approach. Essex, England: Longman Group Ltd.
Banister, D. (1999), Transport and Urban Development, London: Chapman &
Hall
Coyle, J.J (2005), Transportation (6th Edition), London: Thomson Learning
Vukan R. Vuchic February(2005) Urban Transit: Operations, Planning and
Economics, , John Wiley Publisher
Hag, G (1997), Towards Sustainable Transport Planning, Aldershot,
England:Avebury
National Transportation Library(2008) : http://www.ntl.bts.gov
Policy Hub UK( 2007) The frameworks of public policy UK perspectives
Prime Minister Department Malaysia(2001-2010) The Malaysia and Outline
Perspective Plan- Malaysia.
The Sabatier and Mazmanian(2004) The Policy System , Planning and Policy
formulation(USA) perspectives.
Mustakim (2008) Transport Policy( 2nd Edition ) Formulating a transport
policy in Malaysia - UUM Publisher
Mustakim (2008) Transport Planning (2nd Edition) Perspective in Malaysia,
UUM Publisher