About
Biography
Jason specializes in land use and transportation interaction, the effects of ICT on travel behavior, and planning for quality of life. He is internationally well-known for his research on residential self-selection in the relationships between the built environment and travel behavior. His recent work focuses on non-linear relationships in land use and transportation research and planning for travel satisfaction, neighborhood satisfaction, and life satisfaction.
Jason has been oriented toward international collaboration. He works closely with scholars from the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and China. Jason was the Chair of International Association for China Planning. He has been promoting urban planning scholarship in China by collaborating with Chinese researchers, uniting Chinese scholars, bridging Chinese and international scholars, and organizing international conferences and workshops.
Jason leads research development in the fields of planning and transportation by editing journals and special issues. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Part D, a leading journal in transportation research. He guest edited eight issues for six journals, including Journal of Regional Science, Journal of Transport and Land Use, Transport Policy, Transportation Letters, Transportation Research Part D, and Travel Behavior and Society.
Education
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering (University of California, Davis, 2006)
MS in Statistics (University of California, Davis, 2005)
MS in Management Science and Engineering (Tsinghua University, 2001)
BS in Civil engineering (Tsinghua University, 1998)
Recent Publications
Yang, L., Cao, X. J., Wang, Y., Lian, Y. & Guo, Z. (2024). Does metro expansion matter? Metro network enhances metro mode share of commuters living away from stations, but not those near stations, Travel Behaviour and Society, 34, 100664
Shao, Q., Zhang, W., Xinyu (Jason) Cao & Yang, J. (2023). Built environment interventions for emission mitigation: A machine learning analysis of travel-related CO2 in a developing city, Journal of Transport Geography, 110, 103632
Yin, C., Cao, J., Sun, B. & Liu, J. (2023). Exploring built environment correlates of walking for different purposes: Evidence for substitution, Journal of Transport Geography, 106, 103505
Tao, T. & Cao, J. (2023). Exploring nonlinear and collective influences of regional and local built environment characteristics on travel distances by mode, Journal of Transport Geography, 109, 103599
Huang, Y., Ma, L. & Cao, J. (2023). Exploring spatial heterogeneity in the high-speed rail impact on air quality, Journal of Transport Geography, 106, 103498
Wang, J., Xinyu (Jason) Cao, Liu, K. & De Wang (2023). Exploring the nonlinear effects of built environment characteristics on customized bus service, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 114, 103523
Tao, T., Wu, X., Cao, J., Fan, Y., Das, K. & Ramaswami, A. (2023). Exploring the Nonlinear Relationship between the Built Environment and Active Travel in the Twin Cities, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 43(3), 637-652
Ding, C., Zhou, X., Cao, X. J. & Yang, J. (2023). Spatial and mediation analysis of the influences of residential and workplace built environments on commuting by car, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 171, 103662
Dong, Y., Li, F., Cao, J. & Dong, W. (2023). What neighborhood factors are critical to resident satisfaction with old neighborhoods? An integration of ground theory and impact asymmetry analysis, Cities, 141, 104460
Emory, K., Douma, F. & Cao, J. (2022). Autonomous vehicle policies with equity implications: Patterns and gaps, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 13, 100521
Tao, T. & Cao, J. (2022). Examining motivations for owning autonomous vehicles: Implications for land use and transportation, Journal of Transport Geography, 102, 103361
Fan, L., Cao, J., Hu, M. & Yin, C. (2022). Exploring the importance of neighborhood characteristics to and their nonlinear effects on life satisfaction of displaced senior farmers, Cities, 124, 103605
Ding, C., Liu, T., Cao, X. & Li Tian (2022). Illustrating nonlinear effects of built environment attributes on housing renters’ transit commuting, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 112, 103503
Shao, Q., Zhang, W., Xinyu (Jason) Cao & Yang, J. (2022). Nonlinear and interaction effects of land use and motorcycles/E-bikes on car ownership, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 102, 103115
Sun, B., Liu, J., Yin, C. & Cao, J. (2022). Residential and workplace neighborhood environments and life satisfaction: Exploring chain-mediation effects of activity and place satisfaction, Journal of Transport Geography, 104, 103435
Ma, L., Liu, Y., Cao, J. & Ye, R. (2022). The impact of perceived racism on walking behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 109, 103335
Das, K., Ramaswami, A., Fan, Y. & Cao, J. (2022). Connecting the dots between urban infrastructure, well-being, livability, and equity: a data-driven approach, Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 2(3), 035004
Tao, T., Cao, J. & Wu, X. (in press). The Road Less Traveled: Does Rail Transit Matter?, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 1-15
