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3:10-4:30pm

 

CE 527 SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

Spring 2010

Tentative Contents

Draft LONG version, April 26, 2010, Jud

(Office Hour Bldg. 4, Rm. 3: Tu 10am – noon

 

 

 

GUEST

LAB

Bldg. 13

Rm. 117

F 3:10-6:00pm

 

1A

 

1B

 

Tu. March 30

 

  Th. April 1

A. INTRODUCTION

Intro: Admin, organization

 

3:10  Sustainability in general

3:20  “Climate Change - Really?” Data of a physicist incl. world

         views

4:00  Organization of labs, and handout Lab #1

For Tue, April 6:

Recommended Reading (RR) : NK Ch. 1 and Appendix *)

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Randy Knight

 

 

 

 

 

#1    F April 2

TRIP DOWNTOWN

ADA, Bicycles, Ped, PT, Street Furniture

 

2A

 

 

 

 

 

2B

 

Tu. April 6

 

 

 

 

 

Th. April 8

B. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN  (RTP) +

3:10  SLOCOG: “RTP, Environment, GHG, AB 32, SB 375,

         Climate Action Plan (CAP), Community 2050”

         Views on the bicycle path to Morro Bay

4:00  Student: ……………(Alt. modes in the HCM)

         (Poss. Contribution by Brandon Haydu?)              (Jud:”B2Q”)

 

3:10  Politician: Supervisor Bruce Gibson ”Chorro Valley Path”

3:25  County Planning: “Experiences with Bike Paths, Hints about

         the SLO - Morro Bay Corridor, Data Availability” etc.

3:50  “Dealing with Caltrans”                      

4:00  Review for Q1, prepare Lab #2

For Tue, April 14: RR NK Ch. 2

 

 

Geoff Chiapella

+……………?

SLOCOG

 

 

 

Bruce Gibson

Jan Dileo,

(County Parks)

Larry Newland

(AICP,Caltrans)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 #2     F April 9

AVILA EXCURSION

Incl. bicycle paths, Stage area, Ped Zo. Trolley, P etc. RRM:   Mike Sherrod ASLA

 

 

3A

 

 

 

 

3B

 

 

Tu. April 13

 

 

 

 

Th. April 15

C. ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

Public Transit, Traffic Calming

3:30  Transit, Pref. Treatment; Models (2 Demos)

         TDM? TSM? Good Pla?

4:00  Student:…………...(“Complete  Streets”, Palo Alto, Davis?)

4:10  Theory traffic calming, website Jud ( South Street?)

 

Design Exercise, prepare Lab # 3

RR NK Ch.3

                                      

 

Q1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

# 3 F  April 16

LOS OSOS EXCURSION

(meet N. Perimeter /Dexter Rd.)

 

4A

 

 

 

 

 

4B

 

Tu. April 20

 

 

 

 

 

Th. April 22

Bicycles

3:10  Theory bicycles

3:30   Bicycle Planning Morro Bay - Cayucos

3:40   SLO City Bicycle Planning and Engineering Design

4:05   Student………(Bicycle Underpass 101 at Cuesta Grade)                       

                                                                                     (Jud:”B2Q”)

 

3:10  Mini course “Bicycle Operating” by licensed instructor(s)

4:00  Review for Q2, prepare Lab #4

                    “Proposals for Selected Work” due                           

RR NK Ch.4

 

 

Joe Yu  EIT

Kevin Christian

(Publ. Works)

 

 

……

 

 

 

 

 

 

#4 F   April 23

CYCLING CAMPUS +

with Mike Boswell

and …………….

 

5A

 

 

 

5B

 

Tu. April 27

 

 

 

Th. April 29

Pedestrians, ADA

3:30 Pedestrians, ADA

4:00 Safe routes to school

 

 

3:10 Prepare Lab #5a

3:15 Class walks across campus to see ped zones/ADA. At  Rec.

        Center entrance use wheelchairs (Natalie Rothell)

3:45 Short demo wheelchairs by Kinesiology Prof. Kevin Taylor

RR NK Ch.5

 

Q2

Kirt Collins

(Principal Haw-thorn E.School)

 

 

 

Prof.

Kevin Taylor

 

 

 

 

  

                     

 

# 5a  F  April 30

DISTR. OF LAB: Bicycle Path

 

 

6A

 

 

 

6B

 

Tu. May 4

 

 

 

Th. May 6

New Changes April 26: Noise, Health, Car Sharing

3:10 Prof. Dubbink: Noise demonstration

3:50 Student: Geoff Schneekluth(Car sharing)

4:05 Student: Ariana Green (Health and Mobility)         (Jud:”B2Q”)        

 

3:10 Ride-on/ Fun-ride          

3:35 Survey techniques, basic federal and state data    

4:10 Review for Q3           

RR NK Ch 6

 

D. Dubbink

 

 

 

Mark Shaeffer

Prof. Nuworsoo

 

 

 

 

 

#5b  F May 7

WORK ON LAB

(Little sketch up demo?)

 

7A

 

 

7B

 

Tu. May 11

 

 

Th. May 13

D. EXAMPLES

3:30  “Our Campus, Bus, Bike Stations and More”

         Alternative Modes on Campus

 

3:10  Specialties in ped/bike planning, roundabouts, etc.,

         Student Robin Johnson (Stockholm road pricing)

RR NK Ch.7

Q3

Mike Multari?

Susan Rains

 

W-Trans, Steve Weinberger

 

 

 

#5c  F May 14

INTERIM CRITIQUE WITH GUESTS (P/Fail) 3:15-5:40   13-202

 

8A

 

 

 

 

 

8B

 

Tu. May 18

 

 

 

 

 

Th. May 20

E. MISCELLANEOUS

Student Todd Wilkinson (Portland Oregon Bike Plan)

Student Anthony Adams (Prioritization of Ped/Bike Improvements) 

Student Stephanie Timm (LEED-ND)

4:00 Ethics;, NK Ch.7: G. White, E.F. Schuhmacher, Jane Jacobs

RR NK Ch.8

 

Class works on lab, a few members are at the CAP Conference downtown

 

Prof. Steven Lloyd-Moffett, Philos. Dept.?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#5d   F May 21

PREPARE

FINAL EXHIBIT

 

9A

 

 

9B

 

Tu. May 25

 

 

Th. May 27

 

“Selected Work” due, “Request for Speech” due

Probably work on lab

 

Work on lab, finalize exhibit

 

#5e  F May 28

FINAL EXHIBIT WITH GUESTS 3:45-5:30  

Downtown Library

 

10A

 

10B

 

Tu. June 1

 

Th. June 3

 

Speeches, Jeopardy

 

Reserve

 

        F June 4

Lab Report due at Jud office

3:10-4:30  pm