SPT-E1041 - Transport Planning and Policy D, Lecture, 1.11.2021-8.12.2021
This course space end date is set to 08.12.2021 Search Courses: SPT-E1041
Topic outline
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This year's course will take place fully online. It would have been great to see you all in the classroom but face-to-face classes are not possible in Period 2 of 2021.
Responsible teacher
Dominic Stead, dominic.stead@aalto.fi
Other contributors
Meredith Glaser, University of Amsterdam (guest lecture, session 9)
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- explain the interactions between land use and transport policies
- elaborate how different stakeholders influence land use and transport plans
- differentiate between different types of policy instruments used in land use and transport plans
- analyze and assess the impacts of plans, policies and instruments
- identify the reasons for the constancy and flux of different policies
Course structure
The course comprises 11 sessions:- What’s the problem? Monday 1 November 2021
- Mobility and accessibility. Wednesday 3 November 2021
- Why and how do governments intervene? Monday 8 November 2021
- Who decides? Who wins, who loses? Wednesday 10 November 2021
- The public interest. Monday 15 November 2021
- Policy design and integration. Wednesday 17 November 2021
- Policy assessment and evaluation. Monday 22 November 2021
- Why do policy approaches differ? Wednesday 24 November 2021
- Policy learning and transfer. Monday 29 November 2021
- Developing policies for sustainable urban development. Wednesday 1 December 2021
- Q&A (on demand). Wednesday 8 December 2021
AssessmentThe grades for the assignments and home exam will be weighted as follows:
Assignment 1 14% Assignment 2 14% Assignment 3 14% Home exam 58% Total 100% Grading scale
Grade Verbal (EN) Verbal (FI) Verbal (SE) 0 fail hylätty underkänd 1 passable välttävä försvarlig 2 satisfactory tyydyttävä nöjaktig 3 good hyvä god 4 very good kiitettävä berömlig 5 excellent erinomainen utmärkt -
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Discussion groups will be held every Monday afternoon at 15:00-16:00* (after the lecture) and consider one specific question each week. Similar questions will feature in the final exam. PDF files of all the materials listed below can be found in the section 'Supporting materials'.
* except for the last discussion group which will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 8 December 2021 at 13:00-14:00 (rather than on Monday 6 December)
1. Why are some cities removing parts of their road transport infrastructure? 15:00-16:00 on 8 November 2021
Key material:
McKelvey, T. (2021). Biden’s unlikely plan to use roads to fight racism. BBC News 10 August 2021, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58106414 [news article]
Moss, S. (2015). End of the car age: how cities are outgrowing the automobile. The Guardian 28 April 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-cities-outgrew-the-automobile [extended news article]
Summers, N. (2009). New York City embraces a bold new traffic theory. Newsweek 26 February 2009, https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-city-embraces-bold-new-traffic-theory-82647 [news article]
2. How important is the influence of citizens and other stakeholders on the content of urban plans? 15:00-16:00 on 15 November 2021
Key material:
Eliasson, J. (2012). How to solve traffic jams. TED Talk September 2012, https://www.ted.com/talks/jonas_eliasson_how_to_solve_traffic_jams [video with transcript]
Moss, S. (2015). End of the car age: how cities are outgrowing the automobile. The Guardian 28 April 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-cities-outgrew-the-automobile [extended news article]
Ruming, K. (2019). Public perceptions of stakeholder influence on Australian metropolitan and local plans. International Planning Studies 24(2) 110-124, https://doi.org/10.1080/13563475.2018.1517037
3. To what extent are preferences for transport policies likely to be similar across Nordic countries? 15:00-16:00 on 22 November 2021
Key material:
European Commission (2020). Mobility and Transport. Special Eurobarometer Report 495. European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport and Directorate-General for Communication, Brussels, https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2226
Nadin, V. & Stead, D. (2008). European Spatial Planning Systems, Social Models and Learning. disP – The Planning Review 44(172) 35-47, https://doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2008.10557001
Stead, D. (2018). Policy styles and instrument choice for mitigating climate change impacts in the transport sector. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 61(14) 2445-2467 https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2017.1397505
4. To what extent does the use of cost benefit analysis result in rational planning decisions? 15:00-16:00 on 29 November 2021
Key material:
Mouter, N. (2017). Dutch politicians’ use of cost–benefit analysis. Transportation 44(5) 1127-1145, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-016-9697-3
Oliveira, V. & Pinho, P. (2010). Evaluation in Urban Planning: Advances and Prospects. Journal of Planning Literature 24(4) 343-361, https://doi.org/10.1177/0885412210364589
Sorensen, A. (2015). Taking path dependence seriously: an historical institutionalist research agenda in planning history. Planning Perspectives 30(1) 17-38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2013.874299
5. To what extent can the ‘15/20-minute city’ concept be applied across entire cities and all cities? 13:00-14:00 on 8 December 2021 (Note that this meeting is scheduled on a Wednesday and starts at 13:00!)
Key material:
Marsden, G. & Stead, D. (2011). Policy transfer and learning in the field of transport: a review of concepts and evidence. Transport Policy 18(3) 492-500, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.10.007
Moreno, C.; Allam, Z.; Chabaud, D.; Gall, C. & Pratlong, F. (2021). Introducing the “15-Minute City”: Sustainability, resilience and place identity in future post-pandemic cities. Smart Cities 4(1) 93-111, https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4010006
Whittle, N. (2020). Welcome to the 15-minute city. Financial Times 17 July 2020, https://www.ft.com/content/c1a53744-90d5-4560-9e3f-17ce06aba69a [news article]
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PDF copies of all materials are available below!
Session 1: What’s the problem? Monday 1 November 2021
Banister, D.; Anderton, K.; Bonilla, D.; Givoni, M. & Schwanen, T. (2011). Transportation and the environment. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 36(1) 247-270, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-032310-112100
ITF (2021). ITF Transport Outlook 2021. OECD, Paris [see Chapter 1, pages 17-52], https://doi.org/10.1787/16826a30-en
Papa, E. & Ferreira, A. (2018). Sustainable accessibility and the implementation of automated vehicles: identifying critical decisions. Urban Science 2(1) 1-14, https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2010005
Renn, A.M. (2015). Have we really reached ‘peak car’? The Guardian 30 April 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/30/have-we-really-reached-peak-car [news article]
Session 2: Mobility and accessibility. Wednesday 3 November 2021
Banister, D. (2008). The sustainable mobility paradigm. Transport Policy 15(2) 73-80, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.10.005
Handy, S. & Boarnet, M.G. (2014). Impact of highway capacity and induced travel on passenger vehicle use and greenhouse gas emissions. Policy Brief. California Air Resources Board, Sacramento (CA), https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Impact_of_Highway_Capacity_and_Induced_Travel_on_Passenger_Vehicle_Use_and_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_Policy_Brief.pdf
McKelvey, T. (2021). Biden’s unlikely plan to use roads to fight racism. BBC News 10 August 2021, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58106414 [news article]
Summers, N. (2009). New York City embraces a bold new traffic theory. Newsweek 26 February 2009, https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-city-embraces-bold-new-traffic-theory-82647 [news article]
Session 3: Why and how do governments intervene? Monday 08 November 2021
Eliasson, J. (2012). How to solve traffic jams. TED Talk September 2012, https://www.ted.com/talks/jonas_eliasson_how_to_solve_traffic_jams [video with transcript]
Moss, S. (2015). End of the car age: how cities are outgrowing the automobile. The Guardian 28 April 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-cities-outgrew-the-automobile [extended news article]
Stead, D. (2021). Conceptualizing the policy tools of spatial planning. Journal of Planning Literature 36(3) 297-311, https://doi.org/10.1177/0885412221992283
Session 4: Who decides? Who wins, who loses? Wednesday 10 November 2021
Campbell, S.D. (2016). The planner’s triangle revisited: sustainability and the evolution of a planning ideal that can’t stand still. Journal of the American Planning Association 82(4) 388-397, https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2016.1214080
Forester, J. (1987). Planning In the face of conflict: negotiation and mediation strategies in local land use regulation. Journal of the American Planning Association 53(3) 303-314, https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01944368708976450
Ruming, K. (2019). Public perceptions of stakeholder influence on Australian metropolitan and local plans. International Planning Studies 24(2) 110-124, https://doi.org/10.1080/13563475.2018.1517037
Session 5: The public interest. Monday 15 November 2021
Arnstein, S.R. (1969). A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the American Institute of Planners 35(4) 216-224, https://doi.org/10.1080/01944366908977225
Grant, J. (2005). Rethinking the public interest as a planning concept. Plan Canada 45(2) 48-50, https://cip-icu.ca/Files/Awards/Plan-Canada/Rethinking-the-Public-Interest-as-a-Planning-Conce.aspx
Lane, M.B. (2005). Public participation in planning: an intellectual history. Australian Geographer 36(3) 283-299, https://doi.org/10.1080/00049180500325694
Session 6: Policy design and integration. Wednesday 17 November 2021
European Commission (2020). Mobility and Transport. Special Eurobarometer Report 495. European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport and Directorate-General for Communication, Brussels, https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2226
Givoni, M.; Macmillen, J.; Banister, D. & Feitelson, E. (2013). From Policy Measures to Policy Packages. Transport Reviews 33(1) 1-20, https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2012.744779
Stead, D. (2008). Effectiveness and acceptability of urban transport policies in Europe. International Journal of Sustainable Transport 2(1) 3-18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15568310701516614
Session 7: Policy assessment and evaluation. Monday 22 November 2021
Faludi, A. (2000). The performance of spatial planning. Planning Practice and Research 15(4) 299-318, https://doi.org/10.1080/713691907
Mouter, N. (2017). Dutch politicians’ use of cost–benefit analysis. Transportation 44(5) 1127-1145, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-016-9697-3
Oliveira, V. & Pinho, P. (2010). Evaluation in Urban Planning: Advances and Prospects. Journal of Planning Literature 24(4) 343-361, https://doi.org/10.1177/0885412210364589
Session 8: Why do policy approaches differ? Wednesday 24 November 2021
Nadin, V. & Stead, D. (2008). European Spatial Planning Systems, Social Models and Learning. disP – The Planning Review 44(172) 35-47, https://doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2008.10557001
Sorensen, A. (2015). Taking path dependence seriously: an historical institutionalist research agenda in planning history. Planning Perspectives 30(1) 17-38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2013.874299
Stead, D. (2018). Policy styles and instrument choice for mitigating climate change impacts in the transport sector. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 61(14) 2445-2467 https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2017.1397505
Session 9: Policy learning and transfer. Monday 29 November 2021
Macmillen, J. & Stead, D. (2014). Learning heuristic or political rhetoric? Sustainable mobility and the functions of ‘best practice’. Transport Policy 35(September) 79-87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.05.017
Marsden, G. & Stead, D. (2011). Policy transfer and learning in the field of transport: a review of concepts and evidence. Transport Policy 18(3) 492-500, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.10.007
Stead, D.; de Jong, M. & Reinholde, I. (2008). Urban transport policy transfer in Central and Eastern Europe. disP – The Planning Review 44(172) 62-73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2008.10557003
Session 10: Developing policies for sustainable urban mobility. Wednesday 1 December 2021
Hämäläinen, T. (2021). Inspiration for a “15-Minute City” Action Plan. urbanfinland, https://urbanfinland.com/2021/01/08/inspiration-for-a-15-minute-city-action-plan [blog post]
Michael, C.; McMullan, L. & Hulley-Jones, F. (2020). From garden streets to bike highways: four ideas for post-Covid cities – visualised. The Guardian 25 September 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2020/sep/25/garden-streets-bike-superhighways-cities-future-coronavirus [news article]
Moreno, C.; Allam, Z.; Chabaud, D.; Gall, C. & Pratlong, F. (2021). Introducing the “15-Minute City”: Sustainability, resilience and place identity in future post-pandemic cities. Smart Cities 4(1) 93-111, https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4010006
Speck, J. (2013). The Walkable City. TED Talk September 2013, https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_speck_the_walkable_city [video with transcript]
Speck, J. (2013). 4 Ways to Make a City More Walkable. TED Talk October 2013, https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_speck_4_ways_to_make_a_city_more_walkable [video with transcript]
Whittle, N. (2020). Welcome to the 15-minute city. Financial Times 17 July 2020, https://www.ft.com/content/c1a53744-90d5-4560-9e3f-17ce06aba69a [news article]
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