Transportation engineering or transport engineering is the application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide for the safe, efficient, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible.As an academic journal, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition) provides a platform for exchange and discussion of novel and creative ideas on theoretical and experimental researches in transportation field. It publishes high-quality peer-reviewed papers on engineering, planning, management, and information technology of transportation. The journal is committed to rapid peer-review and publication. The scope of Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition) includes: • Road engineering, railway engineering, bridge and tunnel engineering • Automotive engineering, design, manufacture, and operation of vehicles • Air transportation, maritime transportation, road transportation, railway transportation • Analysis, operation, optimization, and planning of transportation systems and network • Travel behavior, information technology, traffic control, traffic flow theory • Economics, safety, and management of transportation • Multimodal transportation and logistics research • Intelligent transport systems • Materials science