| Introduction |
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Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning?
Course Overview, Objectives, Expectations, Logistics, Student Interests, Basic Course Framework, Why Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning? |
Introductory Assignment (Your Neighborhood) out |
| Part I: Understanding the Metropolitan-"izing" World |
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Metropolitan-ization Forces, Patterns and Trends, Concerns |
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"Models" of the Metropolis |
Introductory Assignment due |
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"Regional Architectures": Institutions of the Metropolis |
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| Part II: The Basics of Activities and Travel |
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Accessibility: The Land Use-Transportation Link |
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Basics of Travel Demand: Persons and Firms |
Assignment I (Accessibility Management in the Metropolis) out |
| Part III: The Influence of Land Use on Mobility and Accessibility |
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Mobility/Accessibility = f (Land Use): Something New? |
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Mobility/Accessibility = f (Land Use): Conceptualizing the Effects |
Assignment I due |
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Mobility/Accessibility = f (Land Use): Analytical Approaches |
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Mobility/Accessibility = f (Land Use): A Matter of Scale |
Assignment II (Santiago de Chile) out |
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Measuring Urban Form and Urban Design |
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Implications for Planning Policies and Tools |
Assignment II due
Assignment III (North Point, Cambridge) out |
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Financial Instruments |
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| Part IV: The Influence of Transportation on Land Use |
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Transportation and Metropolitan Growth: History of Effects |
Assignment III due
Assignment IV (Passaic Urban Design Studio) out |
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Public Transportation and Metropolitan Growth |
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Public Transportation and Metropolitan Growth: Case Studies in Integration |
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Passaic Studio Presentation |
Assignment IV due (Student groups will present their results of the passaic studio analysis to the studio) |
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Roadways and Metropolitan Growth |
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| 19 |
Roadways and Metropolitan Growth: São Paulo Case
Guest Speaker: Ciro Biderman |
Assignment V (São Paulo Ring Road) out |
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Transportation and Metropolitan Growth: Financial Instruments |
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Transportation Networks and Travel Behavior |
Assignment V due |
| Part V: Metropolitan Futures |
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Pulling It All Together: Land Use, Mobility, Accessibility
Guest Speaker: Chris Porter, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. |
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Back to the Future? Land Use Mobility, Accessibility in Metropolitan China |
Assignment VI (China Metropolitan Futures) out |
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The Future of the Metropolis: Theoretical Speculations |
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The Future of the Metropolis: Tools and Models
Guest Speaker: Mikel Murga |
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Student Presentations |
Assignment VI due |