USP 535 Planning Methods II (Winter)

This course builds upon Planning Methods I (USP 533), with a focus on quantitative methods. Planners often need to develop, analyze, and interpret quantitative information. This course should help you perform quantitative analyses and be a critical consumer of such analyses performed by others. We will emphasize how to ask and answer planning questions with quantitative information and how to convey those answers to our audiences. Continuation of USP 533 foucsing on statisitics, forecasting, interpretation and presentation of data in the context of planning practice. Prerequsisites: USP 533

Registration limited to PSU MURP students.

Winter 2010 Syllabus

USP 456/556 Urban Transportation: Problems and Policies (Spring)

An introduction to urban transportation policy from a historical and political perspective. Historical developments in transportation policy are traced from the early streetcar days up through the present. Federal, state, and local transportation policies are examined for their impact on urban spatial and economic development. An overview of current issues in transportation policy and planning includes transportation demand management strategies, transit-oriented design, road pricing, and alternative transportation modes. The intersection of environmental and transportation policy is also examined, as is the decision-making structure at the local, regional, and state level.

Spring 2011 Syllabus

USP 697 Urban Studies Research Seminar (Fall)

This seminar is required for second-year students in the Urban Studies Ph.D. and Master of Urban Studies programs. Students will apply their substantive background and methodological training to develop a research proposal: statement of focused research question, development of a theoretical/conceptual model, literature review, development of hypotheses, appropriate methodology, design of data acquisition strategy. The seminar is intended to gauge whether you are capable of succeeding in the Urban Studies graduate program.

Fall 2011 Syllabus

USP 407/507 Transportation Seminar (Fall, Winter, Spring)

This weekly seminar features a different speaker each week covering various topics in transportation research and practice. The seminar is open to the public. PSU students may take the seminar for one-unit credit. Course objectives:

• Introduce students to a variety of current transportation issues and topics;
• Provide an opportunity for students to interact with local professionals in the transportation field; and
• Provide a forum for students to present the results of their research.

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