CRP 384.9, PA 388K, CE 397
M 2:00PM–5:00PM, BTL 104
Open to ARC grads, CRP grads, LAR grads, U D grads, LBJ Public Policy grads, and Civil Engineering grads
Instructor: Gian-Claudia Sciara
Twenty-first century transportation planners and policymakers operate in a context of profound institutional and technological shifts and daunting challenges, from budget constraints to widening social inequities to inevitable climate impacts to an ever evolving suite of transportation choices. This course prepares students for productive engagement and creative leadership in transportation planning and policy in today’s fast changing urban environments. It introduces graduate students of community and regional planning, engineering, urban design and architecture, public policy, and allied fields, to the role and function of transportation in society, the formation of transportation plans, current challenges, and approaches to addressing them. Major course themes include linkages among planning, policy, and institutions; the evaluation of transportation performance, benefits, and costs; and the application of planning strategies in an era of uncertainty. Connections between transportation and other professions and disciplines—for example, housing and environmental planning, civil engineering, and public health—are emphasized, readying students to collaborate in the communities where they live and work.