Fall 2007
Fall 2007
Norman W. Garrick FLC 330 (860) 486-2990 MW 4:00 - 5:15 pm FLC 201 Office Hours MW 2:30 - 3:30
Course Overview and Objectives
This course is for new Transportation and Urban Engineering graduate students and for advanced Civil Engineering undergraduates. The course objectives are as follows:
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Develop an understanding and knowledge of the elements of effective transportation planning |
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Develop an understanding of the interdependency of transportation and land use planning |
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Foster knowledge of the societal impact of transportation decisions |
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Foster knowledge of the economic, political and institutional structures that govern transportation policy making |
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Improve written and oral communication skills |
This class is fundamentally about transportation and land use planning. We will study cities that I consider to be some of the most advanced in terms of their transportation and land use planning. The goal of the class is to learn from these cities: How and why did they develop their approach to planning? What goals are they trying to advance? What procedures and techniques did they implement to achieve their goals? What changes were needed in policy and governance in order to achieve their goals? How successful have these places been in moving towards their goals?
Course Format
The course will be organized around the study and analysis transportation and land use planning in selected cities both in the USA and overseas. The students will conduct research, analysis and report on the work being done in their assigned city. They will report their findings both in oral and written form. The semester will be structured to provide the students with multiple opportunity for critique and feedback on their work. Class periods will include lectures, group discussions, project work and oral reports from the students. The students are expected to be active learners who fully participate in the discussion and evaluation process during the semester.
2007 Cities for Case Study (tentative)
Amsterdam
London, UK
Cambridge, MA Portland, OR Vancouver, Canada
Davis, CA
Washington, DC
Design Project
The projects will have both an individual and group component. However, each students will be fully responsible for their own section of the reports. The exams will be based on the readings for the HW assignments, the classroom discussions and on all the project reports. Each group will be required to summit a one page study guide for each of their project (this will count as part of the work for the group grade).
Course Grading
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Presentations |
20 % |
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Project Reports |
25 % |
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Homework |
10 % |
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Mid-term Exam |
20 % |
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Final Exam |
25 % |
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Total |
100 % |
Course Text
Cervero, Robert, The Transit Metropolis - A Global Inquiry, Island Press, 1998.
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DATE | SUBJECT |
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Lectures for Background Knowledge |
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M – Aug 27 |
Introduction |
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W – Aug 29 |
Cities and Transportation Reading: Marshall - Chapter 2 pg 41 - 59 |
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| M – Sept 03 |
Labor Day |
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W – Sept 05 |
Sustainability and Transportation Reading: Textbook Ch 2 pg 31-53 |
HW 1 Due |
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M - Sept 10 |
Sustainability and Transportation 4. Transportation and City Form Reading: Newman and Kenworthy |
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W – Sept 12 |
Transportation Planning in Stockholm 5. Stockholm Reading: Textbook Ch 4 pg 109-131 |
HW 2 Due |
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M - Sept 17 |
The Case for Controlling Cars |
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W – Sept 19 |
Streets and Cities 7. Streets and Cities (PP) |
HW 3 Due |
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M - Sept 24 |
The Role of Government Readings: Marshall - Chapter 6 pg 133 - 144
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Parking and Connecticut Cities Guest Lecturer: Wes Marshall 9. Parking (PP) |
HW 4 Due |
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Introduction to Case Studies |
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M – Oct 01 |
Present Cities for Case Study Presentation, Writing, Researching, Critique |
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W – Oct 03 |
Review: Fundamentals of Effective Transportation Planning |
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M – Oct 08 |
Mid-term Exam |
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Project Work |
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W – Oct 10 |
Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
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M – Oct 15 |
Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
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15 |
W – Oct 17 |
Group Presentation 1 |
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M – Oct 22 |
Transportation Planning in Practice Guest Lecturer: Lucy Gibson |
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W – Oct 24
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Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
HW 5 |
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M – Oct 29
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Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
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W – Oct 31
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Group Presentation 2 |
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M – Nov 05
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Group Presentation 2 |
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W – Nov 07
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Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
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M – Nov 12
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Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
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W – Nov 14
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Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
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M – Nov 19
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Thanksgiving Break |
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W – Nov 21
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Thanksgiving Break |
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Final Report and Presentation |
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M – Nov 26
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Group Work Day – Computer Lab |
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W – Nov 28
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Group Presentation 3 |
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M – Dec 03
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Group Presentation 3 |
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W – Dec 05
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Class Wrap-up |
Final Report Due |
photographic credit - Norman W. Garrick
