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Transportation makes the world function: it’s how goods get around, how we access opportunities, and meet friends and family. And it often determines when life can’t function---and for whom. This course will provide an overview to transportation planning and policy-making, using case studies from the United States and around the world. Why does the NYC subway work (or not work) the way it does? How did bus routes in Colombia start to connect the rest of the world? How have Chinese cities been able to create full subway systems from scratch in just 15 years, while NYC’s Second Avenue Subway languished for nearly a century? How does your Amazon delivery get to your door so quickly? What is the role of bicycles in an automated future? These are just a few of the questions this course will explore.