This course is designated to aid students in better understanding all the factors (tangible and intangible) involved in evaluating alternative transportation actions and plans. It is also to broaden students' knowledge and awareness beyond merely technical considerations to include community interaction and involvement and social, environmental and economic issues. The content includes methods of alternative analysis of transportation systems; discussion of current federally mandated studies such as MIS corridor evaluations; analysis of user costs; travel time value and safety improvements; benefit-cost and cost-effectiveness analyses; community concerns and environmental impact analyses; use of multimodal systems for balanced transportation. View course on website