WWU, Department of Environmental Studies, Winter 2018 Dr. Paul Stangl

Transportation Systems and Planning (ENVS 373) Office: Arntzen Hall 207

Location: ES 310 Phone: 650-2793

Time: M & W, 12:00 – 1:20 Email:

Office Hours: M 1:30-3:00; W 2:00-4:30

Transportation Systems and Planning - ENVS 373

This course will introduce students to concepts, issues and methods of transportation planning. A variety of transportation issues will be covered with special attention to the reciprocal relationship between urban land use and transportation systems.

Goal: Students will obtain basic literacy in transportation planning and knowledge of key issues

Objective 1 Gain familiarity with the nature of transportation flows in the city and the roles played by various modes

Objective 2 Obtain an understanding of components of the transportation planning process and methods

Objective 3 Gain insight to a range of transportation planning and policy issues, including finance, social equity, energy use, and environmental impacts

Objective 4 Learn about the critical relationship between land use and transportation, and become familiar with successful examples of joint land use -transportation planning

Readings

To be posted on Canvas

Grading

Grading will be determined as follows:

TDM Reports . . 5% Exam 1 . . . 40%

Local Planning Report . 5% Exam 2 . . . 30%

Term Paper . . 20% Attendance & Participation Potential adjustment to grade

Your final score will be converted to a letter grade as follows

94 - 100 = A 88 – 89 = B+ 77 - 79 = C+ 67 – 69 = D+ 0 – 59 = F

90 - 93 = A- 83 – 87 = B 73 – 76 = C 60 – 66 = D

80 – 82 = B- 70-72 = C-

Course Organization and Requirements

Lecture and Readings

Lectures will correspond to themes covered in course readings AND will present information complimentary to the readings, thus your attendance is critical to your success on the exams. The reading load is light, but you are expected to thoroughly read the articles.

Exams

Exams will include a mixture of essay, multiple-choice and true-false. The final exam will focus on material covered in the second half of the course, but concepts from the first half will be included as relevant.

Travel Demand Management (TDM) Reports

Select a topic from the list of TDM tactics posted on Canvas, or find another topic and have it approved by the professor. Your report can be a summary of an academic journal article or a case study of particular effort to employ a TDM tactic using any sources available, i.e. websites, newspaper articles, interviews, etc. The report must fit on one-side of one page and is due at the end of class. Discussion of your report is not required, but will contribute towards participation.

Local Planning Report

See Handout

Term Papers

Each student is responsible for developing a term paper topic that is related to course material. If you are unsure as to the appropriateness of a topic, please ask. On February 7, you will need to bring a printed term paper proposal to class (10% of term paper grade). This will include one or two sentences describing a research question, and a reference list with three sources. Term papers should be 7 - 10 pages in length, double-spaced with 12 pt. font. It is your responsibility to be aware of University policy on plagiarism. You must have a total of at least six sources, four of which must be peer-reviewed journal articles or chapters from edited books – articles posted on Canvas do NOT count as sources, but can be used. You can substitute major planning studies (25 pages or more) for peer-review sources. Four newspaper articles can be substituted for one peer review article. Term papers must be printed out and handed in during class on March 12.

Attendance and Participation

You will not receive a formal attendance and participation score, but this can positively or negatively affect your final grade

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Course Schedule

Date Topic ______Readings______

Jan 10 Course Introduction; Concepts and Trends; Overview of Modes *

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Jan. 15 MLK DAY – NO CLASSES *

Jan. 17 Transportation and Urban Form: Historical Overview Jackson

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Jan. 22 Public Transportation Mann & Abraham

Jan. 24 Non-Motorized Transportation I – Biking Buehler & Pucher

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Jan. 29 Urban Transportation Planning Process Handy

Jan. 31 Urban Transportation Planning Process *

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Feb. 5 Non-Motorized Transportation II –Walking Hess et al

Feb 7 Travel Demand Management (TDM)

Short Lecture & TDM Reports & Discussion *

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Feb 12 TIP; Short lecture and discussion of Term Paper Proposals Younger & O’Neill

Feb. 14 Exam 1 *

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Feb. 19 PRESIDENT’S DAY – NO CLASSES *

Feb. 21 Integrated Land Use/Transportation Planning Khattak & Rodriguez

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Feb. 26 Finance Rufolo & Bertini

Feb. 28 Land Use Impacts of Transportation Investments Cervero & Duncan

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Mar. 5 Energy Evans

Mar. 7 Environmental Issues Chester, et al

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Mar. 12 Sustainable Transportation Deakin

Term Papers Due

Mar. 14 Exam 2 (Final Exam)

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* Syllabus subject to change at instructor’s discretion.