ClassInfo

The topic for the spring 2018 capstone workshop is "Thinking Differently: Integrating Land Use, Technology, and Equity into Transit Planning." Teams of Humphrey School graduate students will work with Metro Transit on three projects to investigate a variety of issues dealing with transit planning and how the region could include equity, land use decisions, and changing technology to drive decision making and/or policy direction. The three client-based projects are:

• Shared Mobility Policy and Planning Issues

• Bus Stops as a Community Asset

• Measuring TOD Districts and Corridors

This workshop is designed to provide a learning opportunity for students to think critically about how transportation projects impact community and economic development and vice versa. It is a structured process for meeting client-based capstone workshop requirements for Humphrey School MURP, MPP and MPA students.

Teamwork (15%)

• Class participation and presentations
• Weekly team meetings outside of class
• Team contracts
• Team member evaluations (10%)

Strategy report (70%)

• Diagnosis draft (10%)
• Vision draft (10%)
• Action plan draft (10%)
• Final draft (10%)
• Final report (15%)
• Team presentations (15%)

Reflective paper (15%)

Each class period will be a combination of lectures (including multiple guests) and work time.