1. Module overview
Today
- Transport Futures
- Course overview and assessment
- Transport policy introduction
- Group work
Module learning outcomes
- Define and critically assess the main environmental, social and economic impacts of a range of surface transport modes and spatial arrangements within wider issues of economic growth and accumulation
- Identify and implement key components of transport project appraisal in relation to achieving sustainability, liveability and accessibility.
- Assess the social, environmental and distributional impacts of a range of sustainable transport policies and mode choices.
- Critically examine the efficacy of contemporary solutions in a range of contexts. Key themes:
- sustainability
- liveability
- accessibility
Schedule
Week 1
Fri 3 Oct Assessment one and two already up. Presentations Week 9 -
Week 2
Fri 10 Oct -allan surface transport problems seminar mapping problems & generating insights
Week 3
Fri 17 Oct - away allan - lecture what Mirka - seminar preparing for Cogan site visit
Week 4
Fri 24 Oct 2.15 - Cogan station car park Cathay to Cogans, train
Week 5
Fri 31 Oct Allan - lecture accessibility and TfL PTAL Seminar - Mirka , calculating accessibilty with environmental? justice
Week 6 - reading week
Week 7
Workshop by Transport for Wales. Developing preferred options.
Week 8
Lecture - making policy - objectives, mechanisms, targets and option development Seminar - Assessment 1 surgery
Week 9
Individual presentation
Week 10
Workshop: WelTAG stage one, student led. Delivering active travel scheme
Week 11
Lecture - summary lecture Seminar:
Streets Ahead podcast - recommended
Assessment 1 - Invidivual site briefing presentation
- Policy Briefing on Cogan Site
- 40% of grades
Assessment 2 - Group report
- Cogal WelTAG Report
- 60% of grades
Main elements of report
- Assessment of site
- Identify key problems generated by movement
- Overview differential levels of accesss
- Objectives to remedy problems
- List options 3-4
- Prioritise list 1-2
- Existing policy context