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Sustainable Mobility for the Future: Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Transportation Planning Course

Oswald Beiler, Michelle R.

The field of transportation engineering has become more sustainable as challenges of the twenty-first century continue. Sustainable mobility topics such as pedestrian and cycling travel, smart growth development, and transit-oriented design are being adopted and implemented. As a result, there is the need for higher-education curriculum on transportation engineering to adapt as well. Efforts to integrate sustainable and multimodal design into introductory transportation courses have emerged, as well as new courses in the transportation field. This paper describes the development and implementation of an upper-level course, Sustainable Transportation Planning, at Bucknell University. Course objectives, pedagogical tools, activities, and assessment methods are discussed in depth to provide insight into how other institutions can adopt a similar course. An emphasis is placed on active learning techniques and the need to balance the three components of sustainability (environment, economy, and society) into the course material. Courses such as this can expose students to transportation planning challenges and inspire them to pursue careers in sustainable transportation.