Program Overview

Sustainability in the Urban Environment

Program Basics

Overview

The Sustainability in the Urban Environment program provides an introduction to planning transportation in metropolitan areas, focusing on contemporary urban transportation planning.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes the policy context for transportation planning in the U.S., methods of data collection and performance measurement, travel demand modeling, land-use transportation interactions, social and environmental impacts of transportation, financing of transportation systems, and emerging information technologies for transportation planning.

Employment Opportunities

The program prepares students for careers in urban transportation planning, with a focus on the application of theoretical concepts to real-world problems.

Governance & Faculty

The program is governed by a faculty committee, with instruction provided by experienced professors in the field of urban transportation planning.

Eligibility & Applications

Eligibility and application requirements are not specified in the provided context.

Course Details

SUS 8500B Urban Transportation Planning

Instructor

Professor Camille Kanga

Schedule

Mondays 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Location

Shepherd Hall, Room 374

Credits

3 credits, 3 hours/week

Description

This course provides an introduction to planning transportation in metropolitan areas, focusing on contemporary urban transportation planning.

Objectives

• Acquire a good overview of the history and process of transportation planning in the U.S.
• Have an understanding of the basic principles and methods used by engineers and planners in the planning of transportation systems.
• Understand the overall process behind travel models and forecasts.
• Use of computer solutions to transportation planning and design problems.
• Familiarize with the four-step travel demand modeling process.
• Use of models in the overall planning process.
• Expose students to real-world design and analysis of problems.

Reading

There is no required textbook for this course; resources will be provided throughout the semester.

Recommended Resources

• Michael D. Meyer and Eric J. Miller. Urban Transportation Planning, 2nd Edition. McGraw Hill, 2000.
• Juan de Dios Ortuzar and Luis G. Willumsen. Modelling Transport, 2nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons, 1994.
• C.S. Papacostas and P.D. Prevedouros. Transportation Engineering and Planning, 3rd Edition. Prentice Hall, 2001.
• The Geography of Urban Transportation, Third Edition. Ed. Susan Hanson and Genevieve Giuliano. The Guilford Press, New York, 2004.
• The Transportation Planning Process: Key Issues, A Publication of the Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration

Course Requirements

• Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend each lecture.
• Grading:
  • Critical analysis assignment: 10% of the final grade
  • Midterm exam: 45% of the final grade
  • Final exam: 45% of the final grade

Course Outline

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