School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (SPAB), established by the Government of India, is an Institute of National Importance, imparting education at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in planning, architecture, and allied fields. SPA-B is one of the three SPA’s in India under the Ministry of Education. The School is committed to take up the challenges of physical and socio-environmental development of global standards.

The Department of Transport Planning is one of the eight Departments of SPA-B. It was established in the year 2018 to nurture academic excellence in the field of transport planning and to foster the integration and development of logistics & freight management. The Department aims to train the future transport planning and logistics management professionals, to cater to the human resource needs and hence to contribute for a sustainable future. The Department has well qualified and committed faculty members having expertise in the field of freight management. Besides, it is well-equipped with the state-of-the-art Transportation & Survey lab with high-end work stations and the latest transport related software VISSUM, VISSIM, ArcGIS and ERDAS Imagine; along with drone technology, GPS, DGPS etc. The institute library abounds with a number of books and journals in the field.

The Department of Transport Planning offers a two-year (four semesters) postgraduate degree programme ‘Master of Planning (Transport Planning and Logistics Management) abbreviated as M. Plan (TPLM). It is one of the unique programmes in the field of transport planning and logistics management. The programme is multidisciplinary in nature and is the first of its kind in the country.

M. Plan (TPLM) is designed to comprehend and address the issues concerning the discipline of transport planning and logistics management. A special emphasis is laid to the freight management in the programme. This programme primarily offers various subjects of emerging importance such as public transport planning, intelligent transport systems, logistics and freight management, equity and mobility planning, railway, airport and port planning and management, transport policy etc. Besides, this programme also encompasses inter-cross disciplines and inter-disciplinary fields such as transport engineering, geography, economics, sociology, management, urban planning, planning legislation etc. This multi-disciplinary character makes the discipline of transport planning and logistics management very interesting.

1. Logistics and freight management
2. Multi-modal freight operations
3. Smart cities
4. Commodity sensitive logistics planning
5. Urban transport planning and governance
6. Traffic management and network optimization
7. Facility location and resource optimization

1. Inter-modality, an approach towards improving rail corridor transportation freight case of Delhi- Mumbai freight corridor
2. Planning for distribution cost optimisation in textile market of Indore
3. Dynamics of front haul and back haul freight traffic- Case of Nagpur
4. Planning for urban freight distribution of agricultural produces– Case study of Gurgaon
5. Impact of landslide on transport network in hilly region: A case of Kullu district.
6. Shared mobility and its impacts : A case of Bangalore
7. Sustainable mobility alternatives for hill cities
8. Promoting active school transportation
9. Accessibility plan for railway station in sub-urban areas: A case of Chennai Metropolitan
10. Spatial pattern of road transport network system
11. Planning the transit infrastructure for place making
12. Modelling departure time choice of metro passengers: Case study of Delhi
13. Feasibility study for providing subsidized Public Transport
14. Enhance the efficiency of urban freight transport in medium sized cities
15. Internalizing the external cost of transport for urban private transport users
16. Water transport tourism development
17. Promoting active transport for university students
18. Evaluation of passenger behaviour parameters at an interchange
19. Critical analysis of water transport as a service in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
20. integratingnon-motorizedtransportwithpublictransport-acaseofambalacity
21. Safety of non-motorized transport user
22. Integration of digital technologies for smart public transport planning
23. Viability of consolidation centre in urban freight delivery management
24. Planning for formalizing in formal public transport in intermediate public transport sector.
25. Feasibility of dedicated powered two-wheeler (PTW) lane in Indian cities
26. Usability of bicycle as a mode and the role of physical environment
27. Factors affecting lower adoption of four-wheeler EV
28. Impact of land use and cross-sectional elements upon safety of road user
29. Cost optimization in urban distribution of dairy supply
30. Framework for mobility as a service (MAAS) for India
31. Impact assessment of disasters on coastal area road network and port logistics: A case study of Kakinada coastal zone
32. Feasibility of maglev for long distance travel
33. Comprehensive integration of different transport services- Case of non-metro cities
34. Assessing the viability of electric buses- A case of Bhopal
35. Viability of electric vehicles in last mile delivery for e-commerce
36. Efficient management of EMSS vehicles- A case of Warangal.

1. Comprehensive mobility plan for Bhilwara and Rajsamand, Rajasthan
2. Post-harvest Agri-produce optimization plan for Indore region, Madhya Pradesh,india
3. Comprehensive traffic and transportation study for hi-tech city, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
4. Logistics plan for Tuticorin port region, Tamil Nadu, India
5. Comprehensive traffic and transportation study for greater Imphal, Manipur, India

The alumni are well placed in the profession contributing to various national and international organisations. Their success stories and achievements in the field of transport planning and logistics management stand as a testimony to our initiatives and endeavours clubbed with their hard work.

Name: PProf. Dr. Natraj Kranthi Head, Department of Transport Planning

E-mail ID: natraj.kranthi@spabhopal.ac.in