CIVE 440Transit Planning and Operations
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Civil Engineering
- Cross-listed
- PLAN 478
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course will focus on the evolution of transit in cities, including the technological innovations that have made transit possible. Students will learn about various transit modes, system operational characteristics, and transit network planning objectives. Students will also develop knowledge of transit vehicle motion, optimizing scheduling, assessing travel times, and transit ownership structures and financing. Students will develop their methodological skills for selecting appropriate transit modes and analyzing transit network geometries.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- CIVE241 - Transport Principles and Applications (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4530 | 0 / 50 | MW 16:00–17:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1789 | 29 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
| TUT 101 | 4563 | 0 / 50 | T 08:30–09:20 |
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 4 threads mention CIVE 440, October 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2021
[deleted by user] 1 point, 1 comment
u/theRealJ-Dawg: “I'm in the same boat. Taking MSCI 542 and CIVE 440 which both seem alright. I'm looking for one more so lmk if you find anything”
Spring 2020
here's an incredibly niche meme for the transpo gang 21 points, 2 comments
u/VelocityGoose: “What’s the backstory to the $200/hr value of time? (it’s insane, if anything the values of time being used sometimes seem too low, Metrolinx uses $17.36 in their business cases). Didn’t take this course but took Casello’s CIVE-440 transit course.”
Winter 2020
There’s a course on Transit this term 22 points, 11 comments
u/VelocityGoose: “… Then PLAN-478/CIVE-440 might be for you. It’s Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6;50. As for the pre-reqs, it’s easy to get an override if you show up to the first lecture. …”
Fall 2015
Hi, I am a bot. 75 points, 98 comments
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u/lotuschan: “[[CIVE 440]]”
u/UWRedditBot: “CIVE 440 LEC,TUT 0.5 | Transit Planning and Operations | Course ID: 004249 The historical evolution of transit in cities; the technological innovations which made transit possible; and transit mode definitions. …”
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