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CE 4710 and CE 5710

Case Study in Transportation Enginering

 

Class 1- Monday, August 27

 

Cities and Transporation

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No reading

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Class 2- Wednesday, August 29

 

Basics of Transporation Planning

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Biases in Transportatation Evaluation

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Homework 1 (due Wed, Sept. 05)

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No Class - Monday, September 03

 

Labor Day

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Class 3- Wednesday, September 05

 

Transportation and the Structure of Cities

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How Cities Work - Alex Marshall​

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Homework 2 (due Mon, Sept. 10)

 

Class 4- Monday, September 10

 

What ​is Transportation For?

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The Highway and the City - Lewis Mumford

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Class 5

 

The Fight for Bike Culture in 1960s Amsterdam

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In the City of Bikes - Pete Jordan

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Homework 3 (due Wed, Sept. 19)

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No Class - Wednesday, September 12

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Travel Day

 

No Class - Monday, September 17

 

Travel Day

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Class 6- Wednesday, September 19

 

How Transport and Urban Form Affect Energy Use

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Sustainability and Cities - Newman and Kenworthy

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Class 7

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Features of Effective Public Transit

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Human Transit - Jarrett Walker

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Homework 4 (due Wed, Sept. 26)

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Class 8- Monday, September 24

 

Introduction to the Term Project

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Project Selection Sheet

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Tips for Effective Presentations

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Class 9- Wednesday, September 26

 

Sustainability and Autodependency: The Case Study of Mississippi

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Homework 5 (due Mon, October 01)

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Study Guide for Exam 1

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Class 10 - Monday, October 01

 

Group Research in Computer Lab (CAST 117)

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Class 11 - Wednesday, October 03

 

Mid-semester Exam

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Class 12 - Monday, October 08

Class 13 - Wednesday, October 10

Class 14 - Monday, October 15

 

Group Research in Computer Lab

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Class 15 - Wednesday, October 17

 

Presentation 1

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Class 16 - Monday, October 22

Class 17 - Wednesday, October 24

Class 18 - Monday, October 29

Class 19 - Wednesday, October 31

 

Group Research in Computer Lab

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Class 20 - Monday, November 05

Class 21 - Wednesday, November 07

 

Presentation 2

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Class 22 - Monday, November 12

Class 23 - Wednesday, November 14

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Group Research in Computer Lab

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No Class - Monday, November 19

No Class - Wednesday, November 21

 

Thanksgiving Week​

 

Class 24 - Monday, November 26

Class 25 - Wednesday, November 28

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Group Research in Computer Lab

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Class 26 - Monday, December 03

Class 27 - Wednesday, December 05

 

Presentation 3

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To Be Announced

 

Final Exam

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