Course Overview

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This class is consist of two modules which are described below. 

Module 1 Lectures 

Transportation and Urban Planning for Sustainable Cities

The first half of the course will consist of a series of lectures on various facets of transportation and urban planning that are designed to create sustainable cities.  WE will cover topics such as basics of planning, the structure of cities, transit design, and street and street network design.  The topics covered are meant to give a sampling of some of the factors cities at the cutting edge of sustainable planning are grappling to implement. The lectures are designed to help you formulate questions and develop frameworks for tackling your research activities in the second half of the course.

Module 2 Research

On Transportation and Urban Planning in Exemplar Cities

In the second half of the class you will conduct research on cities that are some of the most effective in the world in terms of sustainable transportation and land use planning.  This potion of the class will be entirely on-line.  This is a group project with groups of 4 or 5 members.  You assignment to a group will be based on your choice of city that you would like to study.  The project will largely be based on internet research.  You will need to coordinate your research effort with your group members as well as to coordinate the development and delivery of your presentations and report. The overall goal of the project is to learn from and be inspired by the work in all the cities we are studying in this class.  Please note that virtual attendance for all work sessions and presentations is  considered mandatory and will be factored in the grades.

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