Updates on Jason Cao

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.

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.

Humphrey School alumna Katie Emory, Professor Jason Cao, and Frank Douma published the paper, “Autonomous Vehicle Policies with Equity Implications: Patterns and Gaps,” in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. This work was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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.

Professor Jason Cao is the lead investigator of a new research project that will explore how road improvements influence property values and residents’ quality of life. 

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

Dr. Xinyi Wu, Professor Jason Cao, and Frank Douma published the paper, “The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on Transport-Disadvantaged People,” in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

PhD candidate Tao Tao, Professor Jason Cao, and Dr. Xinyi Wu published the paper, “The road less traveled: Does rail transit matter?”, in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, a flagship journal of urban and regional planning in North America.

Professor Jason Cao and PhD candidate Tao Tao presented at the webinar: Spatial planning of low-carbon cities with machine learning, which focused on using machine learning approaches to analyze the influences of urban form on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and looking for urban planning strategies that can reduce carbon footprint of cities.

A team including Professor Jason Cao received the 2021 Best Paper Award from a standing committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The paper examined the relationships between land use and transit ridership in Shenzhen, China.