We are happy to announce that a team of researchers led by Mr. Dennis Smith of FSU’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning secured a $348,000 grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. This funding will be used to support planning research aimed at improving resiliency. I am happy to be a part of the team!
Category Archives: transportation
New Article on Mode Choice and Built Environmental Factors Published in TRR
Congratulations to Mr. Kyusik Kim of FSU Geography for having his paper entitled ‘The Role of the Built Environment on Travel Mode Choice across Different Age Groups in Seoul, Korea: A Random Forest Approach.”
New Article on Commuting and The Great Recession Published in JTRG
Congratulations to Mr. Kyusik Kim of FSU Geography for having his paper on commuting dynamics during the Great Recession published in the Journal of Transport Geography. The paper uses a massive dataset in the Atlanta area to explore impacts on public vs. private sector workers.
New Paper Published on Improving the Aging Population’s Access to Alternative Transportation Services
With colleagues from FSU’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning, some of our work with the Florida Department of Transportation looking at aging populations and alternative transportation services was recently published in Case Studies in Transportation. The paper makes use of a detailed survey of service providers.
New Research Grant Received to Study Autonomous Vehicles and Aging Populations
With lead PI Mike Duncan from FSU’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning, and a team of FSU investigators, we have been awarded a research grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to study issues at the intersection of autonomous vehicle adoption, technology, and an aging population. Among our activities, surveys of people’s perceptions of new technologies will be conducted.
Funding opportunities for new graduate students – accepting applications
Students interested in pursuing M.S. or Ph.D. degrees with a focus on transportation, GIS, commuting, disasters, and/or related topics encouraged to contact me and discuss their interests. There are opportunities for students wishing to enter one of our graduate programs beginning Spring or Fall 2019.
New Research Grants Received to Study Accessibility and Safety Issues
With co-PI Michael Duncan from FSU’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning, I have been awarded a grant from FSU’s University Transportation Center (ASAP) to examine accessibility issues in the context of aging populations. Among our activities, we will be developing GIS-based models of multi-modal accessibility.
I will also be collaborating on two other ASAP-funded projects with Eren Ozguven and Lisa Spainhour (College of Engineering) looking at disaster relief issues and roundabout safety dynamics, respectively.
FSU Awarded University Transportation Center
FSU was recently awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. DOT to start a University Transportation Center (UTC) . The Center will focus on safe and accessible transportation for an aging population. The full story may be found here.
Joining the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Transportation and Land Use
I’m pleased to announce that I recently accepted an invitation to join the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) of the Journal of Transportation and Land Use. I look forward to serving the transportation community in this capacity.
Joining the Editorial Board of Travel Behaviour and Society
I’m pleased to announce that I have joined the Editorial Board of the journal Travel Behavior and Society (Elsevier). I look forward to serving the transportation community in this new role.