| Concentration in Transportation Policy & Planning |
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(CY PLAN 21* course series) Faculty Advisors: Robert Cervero, Elizabeth Deakin, David Dowall, Michael Southworth, Paul Waddell The Transportation Concentration focuses on planning for urban transportation systems as well as the interaction between transportation and built, natural, and social environments. The concentration imparts the necessary knowledge and skills for rigorously analyzing contemporary transportation problems as well as a policy framework for probing the broader social, economic, and environmental implications of alternative choices. Contemporary topics covered in the transportation planning curriculum include: impacts of transit and highways on urban form and economic development; impacts of transit-oriented development and new urbanism designs on travel behavior; sustainable transport investments; highway and transit finance; congestion pricing; social and environmental justice; jobs-housing balance and regional mobility; streets and pedestrian-oriented designs; transportation planning in the developing world; and comparative international transportation policies. As concerns heighten over regional mobility, air quality, global climate change, energy, and equality of access, it is increasingly important that transportation planners apply a multi-disciplinary approach to the field. Accordingly, students in the transportation concentration are encouraged to augment the department’s transportation course offerings by designing a study program, in consultation with their advisor, that involves course work in other fields and departments. Students in the Transportation Policy and Planning Concentration can pursue one of two approaches: 1. Transportation Concentration Required Courses CY PLAN C213/CIV ENG 290U: Transportation and Land Use Planning (Fall, 3 units) Recommended Electives CY PLAN C214: Infrastructure Planning and Policy (Fall, 3 units) 2. Concurrent Degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering The second option confers both M.C.P. and M.S. degrees upon students who complete 60 units of course work (normally over five semesters) that satisfy both city planning and transportation engineering degree requirements. For further information about the concurrent degree requirements, contact Professors Robert Cervero at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Elizabeth Deakin at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . |