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Course Description This course will cover the basic controversies and issues associated with transportation, land use, and development practices. The objective is to provide an understanding of debates over these topics and provide students with sufficient knowledge to understand the consequences and relationships between transportation and various forms of land use development. The course will provide a theoretical grounding on the issues, based on economic theory and academic studies examining travel impacts. Various practical tools and methods will be presented for estimating trip generation and for evaluating land use impacts, providing students with a survey of practical applications. A major focus of the course will be on parking, which is one of the main land use impacts of personal motorized transportation.