Economics and Equity in Transportation Systems and Policies

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, three hours. Discussion of different transportation systems and operational characteristics, and how these reflect on individual traveler experiences. Study of individual aspects of urban travel—why and how people travel—and introduction to a range of microeconomic concepts for understanding and analyzing individual traveler behavior. Introduction to the ways transportation system and policy challenges can be addressed and to a range of microeconomic concepts and tools. Development of skills for applying these tools in transportation systems and policy evaluations. In transportation engineering and public policy, a basic understanding of how decisions are made (at various scales), and how the impacts of those decisions can be distributed across society, is critical for future transportation professionals and creating a transportation system that serves the broad needs of society. Letter grading.