The course uses problem-based case study learning to teach students how to plan, design, finance, and construct transformative infrastructure systems-those that meet traditional performance measures while also having positive effects on communities and the environment. Students will explore the complex decision-making behind these projects, including how to engage public and private stakeholders, creatively leverage multiple funding streams, frame risk and uncertainty based on stakeholder interests, and collaborate across disciplinary and perceptual boundaries. The projects discussed in the course address the technical, financial, social, political, behavioral, and other challenges students will face in their professional careers. The course is cross listed in engineering and planning, and students are expected to work collaboratively across disciplines.

• Synthesize best practices across diverse case studies and apply these to solve challenges in other project scenarios;
• Compare and contrast traditional development and redevelopment practices with those used in transformative infrastructure projects
• Articulate the roles, responsibilities, interests, and perspectives of the diverse stakeholders involved in transformative infrastructure projects;
• Communicate persuasively across disciplines and to the public about technical project constraints and goals;
• Practice industry best practices for including the public as a collaborative stakeholder.

• Tripp Shealy