Course # 32150 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu- Th Time(s) 11:00am-12:20pm Term Winter 2025 Specialization Municipal Finance Markets & Regulation Course Instructor Paula Worthington Syllabus Syllabus 1/9/25 This class will use applied tools of microeconomics and simple data analysis to analyze transportation policy choices, past and future, in the United States. We will consider surface transportation (roads, bridges, tunnels); airports and other aviation facilities; water transport (via inland waterways and coastal ports and harbors); intercity rail and bus; and public transit facilities. We will focus on policy impacts on efficiency (e.g., travel times, congestion, reliability), equity (e.g., fairness of service provision, funding), safety (e.g., injuries, fatalities, property damage), and the environment (e.g., carbon emissions). Class sessions will include lectures, small group activities, and discussions. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Transportation Policy Paula Worthington Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am-12:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor Thu., July 03, 2025 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025 Inside the Machinery of Misinformation: Konstantin Sonin Explores How Authoritarian Regimes Manipulate Minds Wed., June 25, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Harris Summer Mixer in Bogotá Sat., July 05, 2025 | 8:00 PM Andrés DC Cl. 82 #12 -21 Bogotá, DC, 110221 Colombia Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., July 07, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., July 09, 2025 | 8:30 AM