CRP454 URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: PLANNING AND DESIGN
| Course Code: | 1210454 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | City and Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ELA BABALIK |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the students will have technical knowledge and design skills regarding urban transport systems. Its main objective is to improve urban planning and design skills through reinforcing students’ knowledge of form, capacity, magnitude, and design of transport systems, modes, stations, and other mobility related urban elements. The course also aims to support and integrate into teaching projects in Planning Studio classes of the Department of City and Regional Planning.
Course Content
Planning and design of transport networks, modes, systems, stations. Network and urban form considerations. Route and capacity planning for public transport systems. Planning pedestrian circulation, principles of city center pedestrianisation. New Urbanism movement and planning for pedestrian-oriented and transit-oriented neighbourhoods. Principles of traffic calming. Design considerations for planning car parks, road junctions, stations, and interchange facilities.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the students will have the theoretical and technical knowledge regarding the planning and design of urban transport systems; the design knowledge regarding the principles of urban design for creating pedestrian-oriented and transit-oriented neighbourhoods; and sufficient skills and knowledge in transport planning to analyse and criticise sketch studies on urban design prepared by each member of the class.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Knowledge and internalization of the concepts of social responsibility and public interest | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Giving priority to these concepts in planning and practice | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Commitment to professional ethics and values | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Capacity to independently carry out individual tasks and studies | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Ability to work as a responsible team member as well as a leader in team works | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Professional competency to carry out plans and projects with the utmost quality | ✔ | |||
| 7 | In the fields of planning and design: * Knowledge of planning theories * Ability to integrate theory and practice * Competency in problem definition, critical approach, and usage of analysis methods and techniques * Skills of inter-disciplinary and multi-dimensional thinking, analysis, synthesis, implementation, and development of alternative plans and design solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | In both Turkish and English: * Knowledge of professional terminology * Ability to carry out and present original studies * Skills of expressing oneself | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Lifelong learning skills and attributes | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Competency in process design and management | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution