Land Use and Transportation Planning. Exploration of the technological and design aspects of urban transportation systems including discussion of land use patterns and transportation, facilities operations, congestion, and environmental issues. Highlights current policy debates revolving around mobility issues,at local,federal,and state levels. Overview of housing production, including finance, construction, and management from a current practitioner's perspective. Emphasis on housing for special needs populations.
Students meet with local affordable housing providers and consumers in preparing final project.
Planning Large Cities in a Global Society. Survey of large-city planning in the United States and abroad. Focuses on municipal strategies designed to maintain preeminent position. Cities examined include New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Introduction to the fundamentals of site planning.