PORTFOLIO
Mazen Chaanine
Master of City Planning ‘15 University of Pennsylvania
INTRODUCTION I am a firm believer in transportation’s capacity to spearhead economic growth and development. As a graduate transportation planner from the University of Pennsylvania, I am primarily interested in devising sustainable transportation strategies for cities to promote efficiency, resilience, and quality of life. My career goals are to plan, design, and finance large-scale transportation projects, primarily in the aviation and rail sectors. My background in economics, experience in working for the public sector, and thorough planning education, have reinforced my technical, analytic, and communication skills which I aim to put to good use in the transportation field. This portfolio highlights the work I have accomplished during previous work experiences and my graduate years at the University of Pennsylvania. The projects I have focused on span everything from market analyses for specific economic sectors, to airport growth evaluation, and rail infrastructure assessment. The maps and diagrams presented here are entirely my work.
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1. STUDY: INDIAN BUS MANUFACTURING SECTOR This report was drafted as part of a summer internship at EMBARQ India, a think-tank that promotes sustainable transportation policies around the world. Through comprehensive data collection and analysis, it evaluated the existing market trends and production specifics of the bus industry in India, as a means to better understand its impact on public transportation. In other words, given current conditions, how can the manufacturing processes of buses be modified or improved to provide more cost-effective public transit, and serve an expanding population base?
- Production Trends of Passenger Commercial Vehicles (CVs) in India
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- Sale Prices of Buses by Type in India
- Production & Demand of Commercial Vehicles (CVs) in India
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2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GAUTRAIN The final project of the Multimodal Transportation Seminar focused on Gautrain, South Africa’s latest dive into infrastructure investment. The $4 billion heavy rail system hopes to ease congestion in the ever-growing Gauteng province, the nation’s economic powerhouse, home to over 12 million people. But Gautrain’s success as a mega-project depends extensively on its ability to serve a broader stratum of the region’s population, which to date remains limited. In this report, I explored the pros and cons of Gautrain, and its impacts on South Africa’s economy, while simultaneously analyzing the costs and benefits of alternatives. The resulting paper was published in the School of Design’s bi-annual magazine, Panorama.
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- Construction timeline of Gautrain
- Gautrain ridership levels (2011-2012) Mode
- Gautrain line (blue) alongside the existing Metrorail line (red) at Johannesburg International Airport. The two modes remain fragmented.
Fare (USD)
Trip Duration (At Peak)
Gautrain
4.00
40 minutes
Metrorail Express
2.60
90 minutes
Metrorail Regular
0.80
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Taxi
3.00
120 minutes
- Transit Fare Comparison from Johannesburg to Pretoria 5
3. EVALUATING AIRPORT ATTRACTIVENESS This project identified and ranked the most attractive airports in the United States, those with the highest growth potential and capacity to lure investors. In particular, twenty secondary airports were examined, defined as those that serve metropolitan areas with a population between one and two million. Using ArcGIS, attractiveness indices were generated and subsequently mapped. These indices are based on geographic location, regional demographic and economic growth, enplanement growth, and airport financials. The results found Austin, Salt Lake City, and Oklahoma City airports as the most attractive.
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- Normalized Enplanement Normalized Passenger Enplanement Growth (1992Growth - 2012) Source: Bureau of the Census (1992 - 2012)
- Normalized Distance-Based Attractiveness
MILWAUKEE SALT LAKE CITY
O
BUFFALO O
ROCHESTER HARTFORD
O
INDIANAPOLIS
OKLAHOMA CITY
SALT LAKE CITY
O
O O
RICHMOND
O NASHVILLE
O
O O PROVIDENCE
COLUMBUS
LOUISVILLE
O SAN JOSE
MILWAUKEE
O
O
INDIANAPOLIS
Attrativeness Level
O
NEW ORLEANS
O
OKLAHOMA CITY
AUSTIN
O
Best Performing Airports
High
1) Salt Lake City (Index = 1.00)
Medium
2) San Jose (Index = 0.45)
Low
3) Oklahoma City (Index = 0.43)
ROCHESTER
NASHVILLE
O
O O PROVIDENCE
O
O
O
RICHMOND
O
RALEIGH/DURHAM
O
O NORFOLK
O
MEMPHIS O BIRMINGHAM O
JACKSONVILLE
O
O
COLUMBUS
LOUISVILLE
O SAN JOSE
O NORFOLK
BIRMINGHAM O
AUSTIN
BUFFALO O
HARTFORD
O
RALEIGH-DURHAM
MEMPHIS O
O
Enplanement Growth High (> 60%)
O
NEW ORLEANS
JACKSONVILLE
O
O
Best Performing Airports 1) Austin
Medium (15% - 60%)
2) Jacksonville
Low (< 15%)
3) Milwaukee
SALT LAKE CITY OKLAHOMA CITY
AUSTIN
NASHVILLE
RICHMOND
- Most Attractive Secondary Airports 7
4. NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY CROSSRAIL The New York - New Jersey Crossrail was the focus project of the second-year transportation studio at university. The main idea behind this potential infrastructure investment is to integrate the fragmented regional rail system of the New York metropolitan area, currently operated by New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad, and Metro North. Through a series of strategic transportation developments, the project would have greater socio-economic benefits for the entire region. For this, I worked within the transportation team, which was tasked with devising a phasing and service plan for the rail project, and coming up with a suitable rationale and cost estimates for all construction components.
- The Northeast Corridor Snaking Through New York
- The New Hudson Tunnels Under Construction
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- Vision Plan of the NY-NJ Crossrail
- An Integrated Regional Rail Network
To Stamford
Am tr
4
ak
Hud s
4 PENN STATION
To Port Washington
SECAUCUS
20
20
16
24
24
22
JAMAICA To Hicksville
20
PENN
PATH Uptown Tubes
15 20
Holland Tu nnel
To Babylon
NEWARK Penn JFK Airport
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15
EWR Airport
LEGEND To Trenton
Linc oln Tun on T nel unn e ls
PATH Do
wntow
n Tub es
Eastbound Through-Running Trains per Hour Westbound Through-Running Trains per Hour
- Proposed Service Plan of the NY-NJ Crossrail
- Existing Tunnels Under the Hudson
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5. TRANSIT OPTIONS ON WASHINGTON AVE. Part of the Transportation Planning Methods class, this final project involved analyzing various transportation alternatives on Washington Avenue in Philadelphia, and deciding on the most suitable option. The alternatives included: (i) a BRT line, (ii) a light-rail line, and (iii) a bicycle and pedestrian boulevard. Additionally, the analysis required the use of VISUM in order to simulate ridership changes on the proposed systems. Based on the evaluation, the bike and pedestrian boulevard and BRT alternatives both scored the highest.
- Proposed Alignment of the Washington Avenue BRT Line, the “Washington Express� 10
- Volume and Volume to Capacity Maps for Private
- Traffic Flow Bundles on Washington Avenue
Transportation
(Eastward & Westward)
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CONTACT Mazen Chaanine - Address: 135 South 19th Street Philadelphia 19103 PA, United States - Phone: +1 215 350 8086 +961 70 183 410 - Email: mazenchaanine@gmail.com mazenc@upenn.edu
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