e-Learning Course on Urban Rail Development
Rising urban populations are putting pressure on urban transportation systems, which must expand to meet growing mobility and accessibility needs in cities around the world. To serve this increasing demand for mobility without the congestion, air pollution, road safety, and social exclusion associated with motorization, many cities are looking to rapid transit systems to provide high-capacity and high-quality transportation that is economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable. When appropriately planned and properly implemented as part of a larger public transportation network, urban rail systems can provide rapid urban mobility and enhance quality of life. Therefore, urban rail projects must be carefully approached as development projects.
This e-learning course is based on The Urban Rail Development Handbook, a recent publication from the Transportation and Digital Development Global Practice of the World Bank that brings together the expertise of World Bank staff and numerous international specialists to synthesize international “good practice” for the development of urban rail projects.
This course is organized into 7 modules that walk through critical considerations at each stage of project development, empowering you to ask the right questions and introducing you to the key tools available to answer them: system and corridor planning, preliminary design, detailed design, procurement and financing, construction, and operations and maintenance.
What you'll learn
- This course will help you navigate the critical considerations involved in each step of urban rail project development.
- By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Assess whether urban rail is the most appropriate choice of rapid transit for a given corridor.
- Build the institutional structure and management capacity to govern urban rail projects and harness the expertise of external consultants.
- Identify appropriate analyses to ensure your urban rail project is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable during project implementation and operations.
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Length | 7 weeks |
Effort | 7 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
Cost | $5 |
From | WBGx, World Bank Group via edX |
Instructors | OLC and SURR, OLC WBGx |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Social Sciences Science |
Tags | Environmental Studies |
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Urban Forester 1 $49k
Rail/Ship Scheduler $51k
Urban Planner 2 $62k
Rail Cad Technician $62k
Rail Tariff Analyst $66k
Transit & Rail Engineer $69k
Construction Engineer-Rail $84k
Civil/Rail Engineer $86k
Rail Designer 1 $92k
Rail Traffic Controller $96k
Rail Engineer $96k
Superintendent of Rail Operations $154k
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 7 weeks |
Effort | 7 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
Cost | $5 |
From | WBGx, World Bank Group via edX |
Instructors | OLC and SURR, OLC WBGx |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Social Sciences Science |
Tags | Environmental Studies |
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