Subject(s): Urban Development -- Operation and Management -- Urban transportation policy -- Pricing and Finance -- Urban transportation problem, major issues involving transit -- History of urban transit : Major movers of 19th century, subway and elevated systems, interurban electric railways, arrival of motor vehicle, decline of street car, ridership trends -- Federal role in Urban transit : Background of highway programs, revival of interest in transit, federal transit legislation, US department of transportation, federal transit aid programs, planning requirements, federal polices -- Institutions and issues : Role of states, electrons on transit issues, transit manufacturing industry, labour/ labor unions, privatization, suburban gridlock -- Conventional transit modes : Suburban railroad, heavy rail, light rail, bus, rail v/s bus -- Paratransit : Dial-a-ride, taxi, jitney, ride sharing -- Innovative technology : Personal rapid transit, people movers, rail transportation, guided busway, highway transportation, water/ air transportation, -- Planning transit networks : Planning methodology, configuration of network, designing a single route, spacing of routes, spacing of stops, frequency of service, bus size -- Operation and management : Operating cycle, adhering to schedule, special service patterns, fare collection, marketing, accidents, crime, subway graffiti -- Transit and urban development : Symbiotic relationship, past impact of transit, impact of transit today, impact of highways, land use theory and simulation, measuring benefits of transit, issues of desirable urban form -- Energy and environmental impacts -- People who ride transit : Characteristics of transit travel and riders, attitudes of travelers, modal split models -- Special groups of users : Transportation- disadvantaged, poor, elderly and disabled, accessibility issue, women -- Estimating system costs : Construction costs, vehicle costs, operating costs, user costs -- Pricing and financing : Elasticity of demand, pricing, fee transit, subsidies, source of fund for transit, earmarked taxes and trust funds, equity in transit finance -- Policies for future : Future trends, major policy issues, reforming automobile, land use policy, how to solve urban transportation problems