SES-5529
Transportation Justice and Equity
The AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct identifies five principles to which people who participate in the planning process should aspire, including that “People who participate in the planning process should work to achieve economic, social and racial equity” and should “[s]eek social justice by identifying and working to expand choice and opportunity for all persons.” How should transportation planners in particular implement this charge? In this project-based course, students will engage with the arguments of moral philosophers including John Rawls, Amartya Sen, and Iris Marion Young to formulate their own definitions of equity and justice that are grounded in their understanding of that scholarship. They will apply those frameworks and definitions to propose plans and frameworks for public engagement and project evaluation for real clients working on current transportation projects in locations across the United States.