Transportation

Professor Jason Cao and Tao Tao (PhD '22), currently a postdoc researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, published the paper, “Exploring nonlinear and collective influences of regional and local built environment characteristics on travel distances by mode,” in the Journal of Transport Geography. This work was funded by the University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.

Professor Yingling Fan is co-leader of a $6 million grant project to address transportation insecurity, funded by the Federal Transit Administration. The Center for Transportation Studies is leading the research.

PhD student Noah Wexler and Professor Yingling Fan published their paper, "Transitway investment and nearby commercial gentrification," in Multimodal Transportation Journal. Their research examined the impact of mass transit projects on business investments nearby. 

Professor Yingling Fan has developed an innovative “Transportation Happiness Map” that captures the positive emotions tied to biking, reliable public transportation, safe and scenic paths, and avoiding traffic behind the wheel. 

Professor Samuel Myers Jr. has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Contracting Equity. He began his three-year term in April. 

Faculty, staff, and student researchers affiliated with the Institute for Urban and Regional Infrastructure Finance (IURIF) have won the 2022 Robert C. Johns Research Partnership Award from the Center for Transportation Studies, for their Minnesota Distance-Based Fee Demonstration.

Humphrey School PhD candidate Tao Tao and Professor Jason Cao published the paper, “Examining motivations for owning autonomous vehicles: Implications for land use and transportation,” in the Journal of Transport Geography.

Professor Jason Cao co-edited a new book, Urban Transport and Land Use Planning: A Synthesis of Global Knowledge, recently published by Elsevier Academic Press.

PhD candidate Tao Tao, Professor Greg Lindsey, Professor Jason Cao, and recent alum Dr. Jueyu Wang recently published the paper, “The Effects of Pedestrian and Bicycle Exposure on Crash Risk in Minneapolis,” in the Journal of Transport and Land Use.

Jason Cao and Tao Tao published a paper about mobility challenges faced by low-income people during the pandemic.