Winter 2019
Archived Seminars
Wes Marshall, Ph.D., PE, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Denver; Director of the CU Denver Human-Centered Transportation Program and the Transportation Research Center at CU Denver
The Origin Story of the High-Injury Network
Kendra K. Levine, Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
You’re looking for what? - The evolution of transportation research, vocabularies, and power
Ms. Margaret Gordon, Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (WOEIP)
Shifting Community Engagement to be the Root of Transportation Projects
Joan Walker, Department Chair and T.Y. and Margaret Lin Professor, UC Berkeley
Fireside chat with Dr. Joan Walker
Kelvin Wang, Professor and Director of the Western Transportation Institute (WTI), Montana State University
Pavement Evaluation: State-of-the-Art and Challenges
Greg Erhardt, Raymond-Blythe Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky, a Hans Fischer Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, and a Senior Advisor to Bay Area Metro
The Potential to Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled in the Twin Cities Region through Mode Shifts
Gregory Macfarlane, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering,Brigham Young University
The Potential for Transit to Improve Access to Quality Nutrition
Morgan Hughey, Associate Professor of Public Health & Faculty Fellow at the Riley Center for Livable Communities, College of Charleston
Bridging Mobility and Health: Promoting Physical Activity and Safety through Active Transportation Research and Advocacy
Julia Griswold, Director, UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC)
Toward Safe Speeds: A Multipronged Approach to Addressing Speed-related Crashes in California
Jiaqi Ma, Associate Professor at the University of California Los Angeles Samueli School of Engineering and Associate Director of UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
Resilient New Mobility Systems in the Age of Automation, Connectivity & Shared-Use Services
Sofia Perez-Guzman, Assistant Professor within the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Designing the Future of Autonomous Technologies: Public and Consumer Acceptance of Autonomous Trucking and Sidewalk Delivery Robots
Bethney Bonilla, Health Researcher, UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (CHPR)
Na’amah Razon, Family physician, medical anthropologist, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, UC Davis
Beyond a Ride: The Complexity of Transportation for Individuals with ESKD Treated with In-Center Hemodialysis
Marco Pavone, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University. Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory and the Center for Automotive Research
Rethinking AV Development with AV Foundation Models
Johanna Amaya, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain & Information Systems, Penn State University, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University
Space Management Policy for Urban Last-Mile Parking Infrastructure: A Demand-Oriented Approach
Seckin Ozkul, Assistant Professor and Director, Supply Chain Innovation Lab, School of Marketing and Innovation, University South Florida
Supply Chains in Motion: A Journey Through Research and Real-World Solutions
Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Research Engineer in the Transportation Systems Research Group, College of Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), University of California, Riverside
Assessing Charging Scenarios for Electrified Medium-Duty and Heavy-Duty Truck Fleets
Alvaro Cardenas, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz
Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Attacks in Autonomous Vehicles
Chris Mitchell, Fehr & Peers, CEO
The New Case for Transit: How 3 Major US Markets are Sparking a Transit Revival
Greg Rowangould, Director, Transportation Research Center & Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont
Exposure to Vehicle Traffic Emissions and Equity Outcomes in the United States During the Transition to an Electric Vehicle Fleet
Rick Geddes, Visiting Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; Professor, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, Cornell; Founding Director of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP)
Markets for Road Use: Eliminating Traffic Congestion through Scheduling, Routing, and Real-Time Pricing
Patricia Monahan, Commissioner for State of California Energy Commission
California leading the way to a zero emission transportation future
Barbara Glowacka, Visiting Fellow from European Union
Key lessons learned from the EU’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
Jeanie Ward-Waller, Fearless Advocacy, Director of Transportation Advocacy
Reforming Caltrans from Inside and Out
Jeremy Michalek, Professor of Engineering and Public Policy, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director Vehicle Electrification Group, Carnegie Mellon University
Recent Findings and Insights on Electric Vehicle Adoption, Environmental Implications, and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
Chiwei Yan, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley
Pricing Shared Rides
Daan Liang, Program Director for Humans, Disasters, and Built Environment (HDBE) program at the National Science Foundation
Critical Challenges and Funding Opportunities in Infrastructure Systems, Smart Communities, and Disasters for Climate Change Adaption
Aly Tawfik, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics Engineering, California State University, Fresno, and Director of Fresno State Transportation Institute
Can Telecommuting Reduce our Travel Footprint? The Impact of Telecommuting: An Analysis of Telecommuting Travel Behavior in the USA
Stephen Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, and leader of the Resilient and Sustainable Mobility and Evacuation (RESUME) Group
Resilience Hubs: Human-Centered Analysis of Transportation Considerations
Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Director of MTI’s National Transportation Finance Cente and Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, San José State University
From Fuel Taxes to the Phantom Tollbooth? Equity, Sustainability, and the Future of Road Pricing
Cynthia Chen, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington (Seattle)
Promises and “limitations” of big and small data for human mobility analysis
Ketan Savla, Associate Professor, University of Southern California
Case Studies in Data Driven Transportation Decision and Control
Scott Moura, Associate professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Integrating Power & Transportation Networks: The Opportunities and Challenges
Shoshana Vasserman, Assistant professor and faculty research fellow, economics, Stanford University
Can Usage-Based Pricing Reduce Traffic Congestion?
Johannes Royset, Professor, University of Southern California
Risk-Adaptive Approaches to Learning and Decision Making
Deborah Salon, Associate professor and senior global futures scientist, Arizona State University
Car-Free Living in Car-Dependent America?
Angelo Guevara, Associate professor, Fulbright chair, and director of the Civil Engineering Department at Universidad de Chile (UChile)
Using Wearable Mobile and Psychophysiological Sensors to Enhance Granularity and Ecological Validity of Travel Behavior Analysis
Cassiano Isler, Civil Engineer and assistant professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Attitudes, behavior and cognitive dissonance: avenues for future research and applications
Jake Berman, Cartographer, historian, and lawyer. Author of The Lost Subways of North America
They Don't Build Them Like They Used To: Historical Patterns of Transit Construction and TOD
Claudio Barbieri da Cunha, Professor, Department of Transportation Engineering, Polytechnic School at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Transit Network Design (TND): An Introduction and Some Practical Aspects
Hani Mahmassani, William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation, Northwestern University and Director of the Northwestern University Transportation Center
Will taking to the air solve urban congestion? Evolving technology and service supply models in Urban Air Mobility
Kari Watkins, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Davis
UC Davis as a Living-Learning Laboratory for Sustainable Transportation
Fengxiang Qiao, Professor and Co-director, Innovative Transportation Research Institute, Texas Southern University
Measurement, Modelling, and Impacts of Vehicle Exhaust Emissions
Lukas Wernert, European Union Fellow for the 2023-24 academic year
Sharing insights on EU hydrogen policy developments
Zong Tian, Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research (CATER), University of Nevada, Reno
Traffic Signal Coordination Principles and Timing Development – An International Perspective
Anson Stewart, Deputy Director | MIT JTL Urban Mobility Lab, Research Scientist | MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Computing New Dimensions for Use in Multimodal Access Metrics
Celeste Chavis, Associate Professor, jointly appointed in the Departments of Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Studies and Civil Engineering at Morgan State University
E-Bikes’ Effect on Mode and Route Choice: A Case Study of Richmond, VA Bike Share
Michael Hyland, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), University of California, Irvine
Operating and Designing Microtransit Services with Virtual Stops
Andisheh Ranjbari, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Goods Delivery in Urban Areas: Parking Behaviors, Challenges, and Solutions
Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Transportation Planning Manager, City of Sacramento, Department of Public Works
Transportation: Idea to Implementation
Ian Griffiths, Policy Director, Seamless Bay Area
Advancing a Seamless Transit System in the Bay Area and California
Josie Kressner, Strategic Advisor for Motionworks and Illoominus
PhDs and Entrepreneurship: My Experience with and Thoughts on Both
Tamika Butler, Ph.D. Student, Urban and Regional Planning, UCLA
Lawsuits and Consent Decrees: Tools for Transit Equity?
Carolyn Abrams, M.U.R.P., Sr. Transportation Planner, Caltrans
Henry McKay, Sustainable Transportation Analyst, Caltrans
Caltrans: Developing the Statewide Transportation Equity Index
Regan F. Patterson, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Freeway Removal: Lessons from the Past to Inform an Equitable Transport Future
Lisa Aultman-Hall, Professor and Chair of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo
Estimating Aviation vs Passenger Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Surveyed Intercity Trips
Tony Tavares, Director of the Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Caltrans: Linking Transportation Innovation to a Greater Future
Avipsa Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy, UC Irvine
Spatial analytics approaches for equitable transportation planning
Adonia Lugo, Equity Research Manager, UCLA
Defining a Mobility Justice Research Agenda for Transportation Equity in California
Anne Brown, Assistant Professor, School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon
Planning for Equitable Micromobility
Noah Wexler, PhD Student, Public Policy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Public Attitudes and Preferences Toward a Hypothetical Future System of Shared Automated Vehicles - Ryuichi Kitamura Award for the Best Paper authored by a student
Kristina M. Currans, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, University of Arizona
Is Online Grocery Shopping as Sticky as In-person Shopping?
Susan Handy, Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Policy Director, National Center for Sustainable Transportation Chair, Transportation Technology & Policy Graduate Group Associate Director for Education, Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Davis
A Sneak Preview of Shifting Gears
David Blekhman, Professor in the Sustainable Energy and Transportation at California State University Los Angeles
Beyond Three Revolutions: Hydrogen Economy
Carlos Paternina, Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems Department, San Diego State University
Smart Information Systems for Sustainable Decision Support in Ports
Meghan Winters, Professor, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Population Health Intervention Research: experiences of population health researcher working in transportation space
Adam Millard-Ball, Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Turning wide streets into housing
Eleftheria Kontou, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Electric Vehicles-Buildings Nexus: Urban Charging Management in Multi-Unit Dwellings and Offices
Theresa Chen, Director, Equity Research | Midstream, Refining, and Biofuels
Key considerations in renewable fuels investments
Atiyya Shaw, Postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley and an incoming assistant professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Data and Methods for Prioritizing User-Centered Outcomes in Transportation
Trisalyn Nelson, Professor, Department of Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Data for Active Transportation Research and Planning
M.A. Figliozzi, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Transportation Technology and People Lab, Portland State University
E-commerce, Equity, and Accessibility: Case studies from Portland, OR
Don MacKenzie, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
Planning EV Infrastructure: Theory and Practice
Stefan Eriksen Mabit, Associate Professor in the Division for Transport at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Demand for plug-in electric vehicles in the future Danish vehicle market
Laurel Paget-Seekins, 2021 Leadership in Government fellow with Open Society Foundation
Transit Research in Practice: Making change from inside an agency
Jonathan K. London, Department of Human Ecology/ Community and Regional Development, UC Davis
Environmental Justice Perspectives on Transportation
Sabrina Bradbury, Senior Program Manager, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)
Bike Share in the Sacramento Region: Lessons Learned and What’s Next
Eric Fredericks, Freight Integration Manager, Caltrans Office of Sustainable Freight Planning
What Does Sustainable Freight Look Like for Caltrans?
Fatemeh Ranaiefar, Senior Associate, Fehr & Peers
Data analytics for Warehousing Transportation Analysis
Trilce Encarnación, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Direct impacts of off-hour deliveries on urban freight emissions
Meredith Alexander, works with Hua Nani Partners. Formerly Policy Director with CALSTART
You can’t drive what you can’t charge: unique infrastructure policy needs for commercial electric vehicles & the critical role of utilities
Jean-Daniel Saphores, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Irvine
Not Your Father’s Heavy-Duty Trucks: Electric trucks as a substitute for new road infrastructure
Dillon Fitch, Co-Director BicyclingPlus Research Collaborative, Research Faculty, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
From psychology to sustainability: how bikes and scooters can reshape urban mobility
Autumn Bernstein, Executive Director, Yolo County Transportation District
Freeway tolling in California and implications for climate and equity
Chandra Bhat, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
How might people spend time when traveling in a fully automated vehicle, and what effect might it have on the intensity of travel?
Toks Omishakin, Director of the Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Caltrans’ Transportation Network: Equitable, Safe and Sustainable
Rick Bohan, Vice President of Sustainability, Portland Cement Association
The Cement Industry’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality Across the Value Chain by 2050
Jacob Teter, Transport Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris France
The IEA’s Net-Zero by 2050 Scenario
Lew Fulton, Director of the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS+) program and the Energy Futures Program within the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis
Reaching carbon neutral transportation in California by 2045: opportunities and challenges
Elizabeth Deakin, Professor Emerita of City and Regional Planning and Urban Design, University of California, Berkeley
Transportation's Linkages to the Affordable Housing Problem
Scott Kelley, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Nevada
The Geographic Relationships between Stations and Places that Matter: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Adoption and Implications for Planning Future Networks
Gillian Gillette, California Integrated Mobility Program Manager, Caltrans
Lilly Shoup, Shoup Strategies
The California Integrated Travel Project: Building a Modern Transit Experience in California
Prediction/Causality Tradeoffs and Data Size Issues in Transportation Modeling: The Example of Highway-Safety Analysis
Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Pandemics, and Urban Mobility Data-Driven Modeling and Analysis of Transportation Systems under the Threat of Major Disruptive Events
Deployable Decentralized Routing Strategies using Envy-Free Incentive Mechanisms for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Environments
UC ITS Webinar: How Are Heavier Alternative Fuel Vehicles Expected to Affect California Pavements and Bridges?
Measuring, Managing, and Maximizing Transportation Happiness using Smartphone-Aided Day Reconstruction Method
Transforming Transportation: accelerating the transition to a cleaner, more equitable, and more resilient future
Zoom Seminar: The Future of Transportation: Making the Sacramento Region A Lab for Mobility Innovation
Planning and Policymaking for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport in California Cities
The Importance of Life Cycle Assessment in Evaluating the Environmental Performance of Future Electric Vehicles
California Accomplishments in Addressing Climate Change and the Role of the State in the Coming Decade
Time Allocation Behavior of 20th Century American Generations: GI Generation, Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials
New Relationship Models between Vehicle Speed Profile, Roadway Characteristics, Pavement Roughness, and Vehicle Operating Costs
Insights from the California Energy Policy Simulator into Policy Priorities for Reaching 2030 Goals for Zero Emission Vehicles and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
Assessing the Transportation Impacts of Affordable Housing Developments? What can we learn from California
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