Transportation Planning

Catalog description

Transportation planning is a key component of our communities and regions. This course addresses the various components of the transportation system of an urban area and the planning processes to provide transportation facilities as integral elements of the urban community. The primary geographical focus is the metropolitan area. The student will consider the various modes of the transportation system: automobile, rail, mass transit, air, water, bikeways and pedestrian components. Each mode is addressed in terms of systems elements: governance, financing, the planning process, environmental aspects and sustainability. The course is appropriate for the student new to community planning as well as the student who has focused interested in transportation planning and considerations it encompasses. The course serves as a base of career building in community planning; transportation planning; or serving as a base of knowledge for the informed citizen and user of the transportation system in a sustainable manner.