CRP241 URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING
| Course Code: | 1210241 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | City and Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ELA BABALIK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will:
- Understand the fundamentals of urban transport systems and the role of transport policy and planning in shaping cities.
- Explore the interrelationship between transport systems and land-use planning, recognizing how urban form and mobility influence each other.
- Gain proficiency in key transport planning techniques, including transport modeling, traffic and demand management, road network design, and public transport planning.
- Evaluate sustainable transport policies and understand frameworks for promoting sustainable urban mobility.
Course Content
Fundamental knowledge about urban transport, transport policy, and transport planning, with specific emphasis on the links between transport and land-use, and similarly between transport planning and urban (land-use) planning; urban transport in its economic, social, political and environmental context; transport planning techniques, including transport modelling, demand and traffic management, road network planning, and planning of public transport systems; sustainable mobility and policy framework for sustainable transport; urban transport in developing country context; urban transport policy and projects in Ankara.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define and explain core concepts of urban transport, transport policy, and transport planning.
- Critically assess the role of transport in shaping urban economic, social, and environmental dynamics.
- Compare and contrast different approaches to traffic and demand management, and evaluate their effectiveness in real-world settings.
- Interpret and critique transport projects and policies, using a multidisciplinary and planning-oriented perspective.
- Develop informed policy recommendations for improving urban transport systems with consideration of local contexts.
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