本都市運輸課程有厚實的理論基礎，並以講稿中提出的三個深入案例研究突顯重點。這些案例研究清楚描繪出Mexico, Curitiba及Santiago都市地區所面臨的議題，三者皆為中南美洲的大都會。

This class on urban transportation has a broad base, but is highlighted by the three in-depth case studies presented in the Lecture Notes section. These case studies detail clearly the issues facing urban areas of Mexico City, Curitiba, and Santiago, all three metropolitan areas in Central and South America.

這門課程對象目標為對拉丁美洲都市運輸和環境問題有興趣的有志策劃人，政策擬定人或者工業決策者。 課程將著重於該地區城市目前面對的運輸相關主題，包括︰迅速的汽車化和郊區化，和其對運輸基礎設施和生活質量的影響；管理公共運輸部門及改進私人經營的交通運輸系統之道；運輸所造成之空氣污染問題及其可能的解決方法。

This course is aimed at the aspiring planning practitioner, policy-maker, or industry decision-maker with an interest in urban transportation and environmental issues in Latin America. The course will focus on current transport-related themes confronting many cities in the region, including: rapid motorization and suburbanization and subsequent impacts on transportation infrastructure and quality of life; public sector management and improvement of privately-owned and operated transit systems; and, transportation air pollution problems and potential solutions.

課程將利用學生在制度分析，策略分析，工程計畫評估及實施方面的技能和經驗，以互動的方式處理問題。學生不需對運輸規畫有深入瞭解；相反地，課程將試圖把一般從業人員置於特定運輸公共政策情境，並以其原有技能設想出真正的解決辦法。為符合此解決問題導向，將課程分成兩個部分。第一部份是一系列演講，主題包括：開發中國家的運輸議題(汽車化，財政壓力，城區的無計畫擴張)，因與都市運輸有關而納入的永續概念，地區性策略規畫的方法，運輸政策，技術選項，及成功施行的範例。在這些演講之後，課程的第二部分將致力兩案例研究，學生將利用在第一部分得到的知識，對兩座城市所面臨的『運輸---土地使用---環境』困境提出策略解決的方法。

The course will be geared towards interactive problem-solving, taking advantage of students' skills and experiences in: institutional analysis, policy analysis, and project and program evaluation and implementation. Detailed knowledge of transportation planning is not required; instead, the course will attempt to place the general practitioner into a specific transportation public policy situation and draw from her skills to devise real solutions. To fulfill this problem-solving orientation, the course will be divided into two parts. Part I of the course will consist of a series of lectures on the principal issues surrounding transportation in the developing world (including motorization, fiscal pressures, urban sprawl), concepts of sustainability as they relate to urban transportation, regional strategic planning approaches, and transportation policy and technology options and examples of successful implementation. After these lectures, Part II of the course will be dedicated to the two case studies, where students will apply the knowledge gained in Part I to develop strategic solutions to the transport-land use-environment challenges in two different cities.