CEE 123 Transportation Systems III: Planning and Forecasting -- Spring 2026

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • University of California Irvine CEE 123 Transportation Systems III: Planning and Forecasting Spring 2026 [Course Code: 15450] Instructor: Professor MG McNally <mmcnally-at-uci-dot-edu>
Overview	Schedule	Notes	Homework	Project	Exams	Links	Home

	Quote of the Week: "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron
Final	Final Exam on Monday, June 8th [4-6 pm]
Week 10	Evaluation: Performance; Project Evaluation
Week 9	Trip Assignment: Algorithms; Performance Evaluation [ HW 8 ]
Week 8	Trip Distribution; Trip Table Adjustments [ HW 7 ]
Week 7	Trip Distribution: Examples & Calibration [ HW 6 ]
Week 6	Trip Generation and Distribution: Connections [ Sample Midterm ]
Week 5	Trip Generation: Overview [ HW 5 Trip Generation ]
Week 4	Framework for Travel Forecasting: Travel Behavior & Trip Characteristics; Four Step Model
Week 3	Manheim's TSA: TSA provides a framework for the analytical portion of the Transportation Planning Process; Performance Functions Performance Notes ; [ HW 4 Equilibration ].
Week 2	Transport Planning: The summary of current Transportation Problems leads to an overview of the Transportation Planning Process. A simple example leads to extensions for realistic networks and to shortest paths. [ HW 3 Paths ]
Week 1	Systems and Networks: After presenting course requirements, an overview of transportation systems and networks is presented, leading to the lab project. [ HW 1 Review ; HW 2 TPP ]
Quarter Prep	There are two course web sites: Canvas (maintained by the TA, for quizzes and the lab project) and my course notes site on my home page (for course notes and additional course material). Site information will be updated throughout the quarter so please review the general organization. I use the Course Schedule to document lecture topics, assignments, and due dates, and all other relevant course material, so be sure to check this page before every class.
Prerequisites	CEE 123 has pre-requisites. Review requirements and complete HW 1 Review by April 8th.