College of Architecture and Planning University of Colorado Denver

Kevin J. Krizek
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Honors & Awards

• Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in the Field of Planning. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 2001.
• ACSP-Best Student Paper. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning/Fannie Mae Foundation Competition, 2000.
• Faculty Medal. Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, for exceptional work in theory/research and providing intellectual leadership, 2001.
• Fannie Mae Foundation Travel Stipend to the Ph.D. Workshop and Congress of Association of European Schools of Planning in Brno, Czech Republic, 2000.

Publications

Refereed journal articles

1. Wilson, Elizabeth, Ryan Wilson and Kevin J. Krizek (2007). Examining the Implications of School Choice on Travel Behavior and Environmental Emissions. Transportation Research, Part D. Vol 12, p. 508-518.
2. Krizek, Kevin J., Ahmed El-Geneidy, and Kristin Thompson (2007). A Detailed Analysis of How an Urban Trail System Affects Cyclists’ Travel. Transportation. 34(5): p. 611-624.
3. Krizek, Kevin J., Gavin Poindexter, Gary Barnes, and Paul Mogush (2007). Analyzing the Benefits and Costs of Bicycle Facilities Via On-Line Guidelines. Planning Practice and Research. 22(2): p. 197-213
4. Krizek, Kevin J. and Ahmed El-Geneidy (2007). Segmenting Preferences and Habits of Transit Users and Non-users. Journal of Public Transportation. 10(3): p. 71-94.
5. Wilson, Ryan, Kevin J. Krizek and Susan L. Handy (2007). Trends in Out-of-home and At-home Activities: Evidence from Repeat Cross-Sectional Surveys. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
6. King, David, Kevin J. Krizek and David Levinson (2007). Air Rights: a Teaching Laboratory for an Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning Course. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
7. Tilahun, Nebiyou, David M. Levinson, and Kevin J. Krizek (2007). Trails, Lanes, or Traffic: The Value of Different Bicycle Facilities Using an Adaptive Stated Preference Survey. Transportation Research, Part A. 41, p.287-301.
8. Krizek, Kevin J. (2006). Lifestyles, Residential Location Decisions, and Pedestrian/Transit Activity. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1981, p. 171-178.
9. Krizek, Kevin J. (2006). Two Approaches to Valuing Some of Bicycle Facilities’ Presumed Benefits. Journal of the American Planning Association, Summer, Vol. 72, No. 3, p.309-320.
10. 10. Krizek, Kevin J, and Pamela Jo Johnson (2006). Proximity to Trails and Retail: Effects on Urban Cycling and Walking, Journal of the American Planning Association, Winter, Vol. 72, No. 1, p. 33-42.
11. Krizek, Kevin J., Yi Li, and Susan L. Handy (2006). Spatial Attributes and Patterns of Use in Household-Related ICT Activity. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1926: p. 252-259.
12. 12. Barnes, Gary and Kevin J. Krizek (2006). Estimating Bicycling Demand. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1939: p. 45-51.
13. Farag, Sendy, Kevin J. Krizek, and Martin Dijst (2006). E-shopping and its Relationship with In-store Shopping: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands and the USA. Transport Reviews. 26(1): p. 43-61.
14. Krizek, Kevin J., Pamela Jo Johnson and Nebiyou Tilahun (2005). Gender Differences in Bicycling Behavior and Facility Preferences. Volume #2, Research on Women’s Issues in Transportation. National Academy Press/Transportation Research Board, Special Report, p. 31-40.
15. Krizek, Kevin J. and David M. Levinson (2005). Teaching Integrated Land use-Transportation Planning: Topics, Readings, and Strategies. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 24(3): p.304-316.
16. Krizek, Kevin J. and Rio Roland (2005). What is at the End of the Road? Understanding Discontinuities of On-Street Bicycle Lanes in Urban Settings. Transportation Research, Part D. 10(1): p.55-68.
17. Krizek, Kevin J., Amanda Birnbaum, and David M. Levinson (2004). A Schematic for Focusing on Youth in Investigations of Community Design and Physical Activity. American Journal of Health Promotion. 19(1) Sept./Oct: p.33-38.
18. Krizek, Kevin J. (2003). Residential Relocation and Changes in Urban Travel: Does Neighborhood-Scale Urban Form Matter? Journal of the American Planning Association. Spring, Vol. 69, No. 3, p.265-281.
19. Krizek, Kevin J. (2003). Neighborhood Services, Trip Purpose, and Tour-based Travel. Transportation. 30: p.387-410.
20. Krizek, Kevin J. (2003). Operationalizing Neighborhood Accessibility for Land Use-Travel Behavior Research and Regional Modeling. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 22(3): p.270-287.
21. Krizek, Kevin J. and Paul Waddell (2003). Analysis of Lifestyles Choices: Neighborhood Type, Travel Patterns, and Activity Participation. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record. 1807: p.119-128.
22. Krizek, Kevin J. (2003). Transit Supportive Home Loans: Theory, Application, and Prospects for Smart Growth. Housing Policy Debate. Vol. 14, Issue 4, p.657-677.
23. Krizek, Kevin J. (2000). A Pre-test/Post-test Strategy for Researching Neighborhood-scale Urban Form and Travel Behavior. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record. 1722: p.48-55.
24. Forsyth, Ann, Carissa Schively, and Kevin J. Krizek (2008). HIA for Planners: What Tools are Available and Are They Useful for Planners? Journal of Planning Literature.

 Articles currently under peer-review

1. Krizek, Kevin J., Susan L. Handy, Ann Forsyth, and Kelly Clifton. Explaining Changes in Walking and Bicycling Behavior: the Transportation Researcher’s Full Employment Act. Environment and Planning B.
2. Iacono, Michael, Kevin J. Krizek, Ahmed El-Geneidy. Measuring Non-motorized Accessibility: Issues, Alternatives, and Execution. Journal of Transport Geography.
3. Horning, Jessica, Kevin J. Krizek and Ahmed El-Geneidy. Measuring Resident’s Perceptions and Use of Neighborhood Retail and other Public Services. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
4. Ahmed El-Geneidy, Horning, Jessica and Kevin J. Krizek. Analyzing Transit Service Reliability Using Automated Vehicle Locator Data. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
5. Wilson, Elizabeth, Kevin J. Krizek, Julian Marshall, Ryan Wilson and Emily Polak. School Choice and Children’s School Commuting. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

Books

1. Levinson, David and Kevin J. Krizek, editors (2005). Access to Destinations. Elsevier, London, UK.
2. Levinson, David and Kevin J. Krizek (2008). Planning for Place and Plexus: Metropolitan Land Use and Transport. Routledge, New York

Book chapters

1. Krizek, Kevin J. (2007). Estimating the Economic Benefits of Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities: An Interpretive Review and Proposed Methods. Essays on Transportation Economics, Pablo Coto-Millán and Vicente Inglada, editors, Chapter 13 (pages 219-248), Springer publishing, London.
2. Krizek, Kevin J. and Andrew Johnson (2007). Mapping the Terrain of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Household Travel. Essays on Transportation Economics, Pablo Coto-Millán and Vicente Inglada, editors, Chapter 19 (pages 363-379), Springer publishing, London.
3. Krizek, Kevin J. (2006). “The Complexities of Using Land-Use Planning to Affect Travel,” in Common Good: Ideas from the Humphrey, John Brandl, editor. Chapter 5 (pages 31-40). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
4. David Levinson, Kevin J. Krizek, and David Gillen (2005). The Machine for Access. Access to Destinations. David Levinson and Kevin J. Krizek, editors. Chapter 1 (pages 1-10), Elsevier, London, UK.
5. Krizek, Kevin J. (2005). Perspectives on Accessibility and Travel. Access to Destinations. David Levinson and Kevin J. Krizek, editors. Chapter 6 (pages 109-130), Elsevier, London, UK.
6. Krizek, Kevin J. (2002). Planning, Household Travel, and Household Lifestyles. Transportation Systems Planning: Methods and Applications, Konstadinos Goulias, editor. Chapter 6 (42 pages), CRC Press.

Working papers available from the Active Communities / Transportation (ACT) Research Group

1. Forsyth, Ann, Carissa Schively, and Kevin J. Krizek. HIA for Planners: What Tools are Available and Are They Useful for Planners? Paper 07-06.
2. El-Geneidy, Ahmed, Kevin J. Krizek, and Michael Iacono. Predicting bicycle travel speeds along different facilities using GPS data: a Proof of Concept Model. Paper 07-04.
3. Barnes, Gary, Kristin Thompson, and Kevin J. Krizek. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of Bicycle Facilities on Commute Mode Share. Paper 07-05.
4. Wilson, Ryan, Kevin J. Krizek and Ahmed El-Geneidy. Examining the Consistency of Preferences about Travel and Neighborhood Characteristics in Residential Location Decisions. Paper 07-03.
5. Clifton, Kelly and Kevin J. Krizek. The NHTS in Understanding Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel and How Other Data Sources Can Help. Paper 06-01.
6. Mogush, Paul, Kevin J. Krizek, and David Levinson. The Value of Trail Access on Home Value. Paper 06-02.
7. Krizek, Kevin J., Yi Li, and Susan L. Handy. ICT as a Substitute for Non-work Travel: A Direct Examination. Paper 05-03.
8. Kevin J. Krizek and Ahmed M. El-Geneidy. A Micro-level Analysis of Bicycle Commuting and Facility Construction Using Longitudinal Data. Paper 05-01.
9. Krizek, Kevin J. Transit Supportive Home Loans a Half Decade Later. Paper 05-02.

Editorials, commentaries

1. Krizek, Kevin J. (2002, September 5). Even Here, A Failure to Respect Cyclists’ Needs. Minneapolis Star Tribune, p. A2 (Commentary).
2. Krizek, Kevin J. (2000, October 19). Light Rail Stands for Choice, Not Reduced Congestion. Seattle Times, p. B7 (Opinion/Editorial).

Book, plan, video reviews

1. Krizek, Kevin J. (2004). Review of: The New Transit Town: Best Practices in Transit-Oriented Development. Journal of Planning Literature, 19, no. 3, p. 349-350.
2. Krizek, Kevin J. (2003). Review of: Downhill Slide: Why the Corporate Ski Industry is Bad for Skiing, Ski Towns, and the Environment. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 23 (Fall), no. 1, p.112-113.
3. Krizek, Kevin J. (2001). This Place Called Home: Tools for Sustainable Communities, Alliance for Community Education and Pearson-Glaser, Subdivide and Conquer, Gersh, J., & Congson, C., and Understanding Urban Sprawl, Films for the Humanities and Sciences. Journal of the American Planning Association, 76 (Spring), no. 2.
4. Krizek, Kevin J. (2000). “Portland Pedestrian Master Plan.” Places—Journal of the Environmental Design Research Association, 14 (Winter); no. 1; p.18-21.

Other research / teaching publications

1. Krizek, Kevin J. (2005). “Household Lifestyles and Their Relationship to Land use-Transportation Planning,” CURA Reporter (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota), Volume 35, Number 4 (Fall); p. 3-11.
2. Krizek, Kevin J. and David Levinson (2006). “Networks and Places: Integrating Transportation, Land Use, and Urban Design.” Teaching Smart Growth at Colleges and Universities: A set of model course prospectuses. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/courses/index.htm).
3. Krizek, Kevin J. (2003). The Complex Role of Urban Design and Theoretical Models of Physical Activity. Progressive Planning. No. 157, p.28-29.
4. Krizek, Kevin J. and Joe Power. (1997). A Planner's Guide to Sustainable Development. American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service Report, 467, 66 pp.
5. Krizek, Kevin J. (1995). Patterns of Use in Main Street Activity: A Case Study of Downtown Chapel Hill, NC. Carolina Planning, 20 (2), 62-70.

Final research reports from funded projects serving as PI

1. Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program Evaluation Study. Federal Highway Administration (June 2007).
2. Refining Methods for Estimating the Effect of Bicycle Infrastructure on Use and Property Value. Midwest Regional University Transportation Center (June 2007).
3. Refining Methods for Calculating Non-Auto Travel Times. Hennepin County, (Minnesota) and Minnesota Dept. of Transportation (January 2007).
4. Commuter Bicyclist Behavior and Facility Disruption. Minnesota Dept. of Transportation (Dec. 2006).
5. The Safety of Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel in Minnesota: Inventory, Analysis, and Prospectus. Minnesota Department of Transportation (January, 2007).
6. Understanding the Market Potential of Metro-transit Ridership. U.S. Dept of Transportation (April, 2006)
7. An Observational Study of Physical Activity and Use Along a Hennepin County Walk / Bicycle Trail System. University of Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center (November, 2006)
8. Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities. National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Report 552, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (January, 2006).
9. Isanti County Active Living: Progress of Year One Activities. Blue Cross-Blue Shield (July, 2005).
10. User Perspectives on Location Efficient Mortgages and Car Sharing. Minnesota Department of Transportation (June, 2005).

Completed Research Projects (sponsored)

 Current Research Projects (sponsored)  

Grants / Fellowships for dissertation research

Conference & Workshop Presentations

Scholarly Conference Presentations

• HIA for Planners: What Tools are Available and Are They Useful for Planners? (with Ann Forsyth and Carissa Schively). Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Milwaukee, WI (October 2007).
• Panel member, Measures of Accessibility for Metropolitan Areas. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Milwaukee, WI (October 2007).
• Examining the Consistency of Preferences about Travel and Neighborhood Characteristics in Residential Location Decisions. World Conference Transport Research Society. Berkeley, CA (June 2007).
• The Stability of Preferences for Accessibility in Residential Location Decisions. Access to Destinations. Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (August 2007).
• Detailed Analysis of Influence of Urban Trail System on Travel Behavior, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
• Framework and Analysis to Examine Implications of School Choice on Travel Behavior and Environmental Emissions, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
• Designing a Teaching Laboratory for an Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning Course, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
• Predicting Bicycle Travel Speeds Along Different Facilities Using GPS Data: Proof-of-Concept Model, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
• Examining the Consistency of Preferences about Travel and Neighborhood Characteristics in Residential Location Decisions, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
• Using Longitudinal Surveys to Understand the Changing Nature of ICT Use and Travel, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
• LUTC Development: Creating Integrative and Practical Laboratory Components. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Ft. Worth, TX (November 2006).
• A Detailed Analysis of the Influence of an Urban Trail System on Travel Behavior. 11th Meeting of the International Association of Travel Behavior Research, Kyoto, Japan (August 2006).
• Pedestrian Activity, Lifestyles, and Residential Location Decisions. 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2006).
• Transit Supportive Home Loans a Half Decade Later, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2006).
• Guidelines for Analyzing the Benefits and Costs of Bicycle Facilities, 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2006).
• A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of Bicycle Facilities on Commute Mode Share (with Gary Barns and Kristin Thompson), 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2006).
• Bicycle Commuting Being Induced by Facilities: Measuring Longitudinal Changes in Minneapolis and St. Paul. 52nd Annual North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association International, Las Vegas, NV (November 2005).
• Lifestyles and Residential Location Decisions. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Kansas City, MO (October 2005).
• The Value of Trail Access on Home Value. 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• The Effect of Neighborhood Retail and Bicycle Facilities on Levels of Walking and Cycling. 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• What is at the End of the Road? Understanding Discontinuities of On-Street Bicycle Lanes in Urban Settings. 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• Trails, Lanes, or Traffic: The Value of Different Bicycle Facilities Using an Adaptive Stated Preference Survey. 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• ICT as a Substitute for Non-work Travel: A Direct Examination. 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• Panel member, “Data Needs for Non-motorized Transportation.” 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• Gender Differences in Bicycling Behavior and Facility Preferences. 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• Spatial Attributes and Patterns of Use in Household-Related ICT Activity. 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2005).
• Estimating the Value of Trail Access. Access to Destinations: Rethinking the Transportation Future of Our Region. Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (November 2004).
• Gender Differences in Bicycling Behavior and Facility Preferences. Conference for Research on Women’s Transportation Issues. Chicago, IL (November 2004).
• The Utility of the NHTS in Understanding Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel (with Kelly Clifton). National Household Travel Survey Conference: Understanding our Nation’s Travel. Washington, DC (November 2004).
• Merging Concepts of Time use and Travel Behavior with Residential Location Decisions: Evidence from the US. Annual Conference of the International Association of Time Use Research, Rome, Italy (October 2004).
• Trails, Lanes, or Traffic: The Value of Different Bicycle Facilities Using an Adaptive Stated Preference Survey. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland, OR (October 2004).
• Overcoming Obstacles to Safe Schools (panel presentation). Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland, OR (October 2004).
• Estimating the Economic Benefits of Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities: An Interpretive Review and Proposed Methods. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2004).
• E-shopping and its relationship with in-store shopping empirically investigated in the US and the Netherlands (with Sendy Farag and Martin Dijst). 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2004).
•  A Schematic for Focusing on Youth in Investigations of Community Design and Physical Activity (w/ Amanda Birnbaum, and David M. Levinson). 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2004).
• ICT and Travel in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Enacted Patterns Between Internet Use and Working and Shopping Trips (w/ Frank Douma, Kimberly Wells, and Thomas Horan). 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2004).
• Methods for Estimating the Benefits of Bicycle Paths and Lanes: An Interpretive Review and Proposed Framework. 3rd Joint Congress of ACSP/AESOP, Leuven, Belgium (July 2003).
• E-Shopping and Household Travel: Findings from the Netherlands and the U.S. (w/ Sendy Farag). STELLA Congress, Brussels, Belgium (April 2003).
• The Role of ICT in Influencing Household Travel Behavior. STELLA Next-Generation Meeting, Montreal, Canada (March 2003).
• Teaching Integrated Land use-Transportation Planning: Topics, Readings, and Strategies. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2003).
• Mapping the Terrain of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Household Travel (w/ Andrew Johnson). 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2003).
• Strategies in Teaching Integrated Land use-Transportation Planning (w/ David Levinson). Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Baltimore, MD (November 2002).
• Neighborhood Services, Trip Purpose, and Tour-based travel. 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2002).
• Analysis of Lifestyles Choices: Neighborhood Type, Travel Patterns, and Activity Participation. 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2002).
• Strategies for Measuring Neighborhood-Scale Urban Form. Panel session organized at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, OH (November 2001).
• Location Efficient Mortgages as a Growth Management Tool: Theory, Application, and Prospects. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, OH (November 2001).
• The Prospects of Using Location Efficient Mortgages as a Tool for Land Use—Transportation Planning. Committee on Transportation and Land Development (A1DO2), 80th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2001).
• Residential Relocation and Changes in Urban Travel: Does Neighborhood-Scale Urban Form Matter? Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Atlanta, GA (November 2000).
• Researching Changes in Travel Using Panel Data. Association of European Schools of Planning, Ph.D. Workshop/Congress, Brno, Czech Republic (July 2000).
• The Interaction Between Neighborhood-scale Urban Form, Travel Behavior: A New Strategy with New Techniques. 79th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. (January 2000).
• A Role for Public Space in Sustainable Development. 26th National Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, Boston, MA (April 1995).

 Non-Academic Conference Presentations

• Refining Methods for Calculating Non-motorized Travel Times. 17th Annual Research Conference, University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies (May 2006).
• Guidelines for Measuring the Economic Benefits of Bicycle Facilities. 16th Annual Research Conference, University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies (April 2005).
• The Effect of Neighborhood Retail and Bicycle Facilities on Levels of Walking and Cycling in an Urban Environment. American Planning Association National Conference, San Francisco, CA (March 2005).
• Estimating the Economic Value of Bicycle Facilities: Strategies and Results. American Planning Association National Conference, San Francisco, CA (March 2005).
• Using Revealed and Stated Preference Data to Estimate the Economic Value of Bicycle Facilities. International Pro Walk/Bike, Victoria, Canada (September 2004).
• Gaps in the System: Discontinuities in Urban Bicycle Travel Systems (w/ Rio Roland). 14th Annual Research Conference, Univ. of Minn. Center for Transportation Studies (April 2003).

Invited Talks

• Executing Measures of Non-motorized Accessibility: Issues, Alternatives, and Execution, How to Measure Access; European Science Foundation Workshop, Dresden, Germany, (September 2007).
• How Stable are Preferences for Neighborhood Characteristics and Accessibility? Analyzing Residential Relocation Decisions. Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College, London (April 2007).
• Illuminating the Dark Horse of Transportation Options: Research, Results, and Tools for Bicycle Planning. Oberstar Forum, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (April 2006).
• Guidelines for Estimating the Economic Benefits and Costs of Bicycle Facilities (Keynote address). A Community Bicycle Congress, Boise State University (May 2005).
• The Potential of Using Community Design to Advance Physical Activity and Public Health (Keynote address). Local Public Health Association of Minnesota's (LPHA) Annual Meeting (November 2004).
• The Role of Preferences and Lifestyles in Land Use and Transportation Planning. Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metro-District Managers (November 2003).
• Health Promoting City Design. Shape Up! Steps to a Healthier Hennepin. Hennepin County Community Health Department (October 2003).
• How Community Design Affects Our Health and Our Budgets, Growing Smart In Minnesota. 1,000 Friends of Minnesota (June 2003).
• Merging Research Perspectives and Findings from Public Health, Community Design, Travel Behavior (Keynote Address). 2nd Annual Physical Activity Stakeholders Workshop, Minneapolis, MN (April 2003).
• Impact to Communities of Transportation (State and County Roads) Growth. Carver Country (Minnesota) Elected Officials Leadership Program (April 2003).
• The Effects of Urban Design on Travel Behavior. Regional Technical Forum, Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle, WA (June 2001).
• Residential Relocation and Changes in Urban Travel. Northwestern University – Department of Civil Engineering Seminar Series, Evanston, IL (March 2001).
• Livable Communities and Sustainable Development. Audio Conference Training Series on Community Planning, American Planning Association and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (October 1999).
• Panel session on Sustainable Communities and Local Planning. American Planning Association National Conference, San Diego, CA (April, 1997).

Invited Extended Interviews/Television Programs

• Bicycling and the Transportation Future of Minnesota. Ramsey County Public Television interview with Bob Cardinal, Mayor of Maplewood (July 2005).

Invitation Only Conference/Workshop Participation

• Co-Chair of Conference Organizing Committee, Access to Destinations. Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (August 2007).
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) Round Table on Transport, Urban Form and Economic Growth, University of California—Berkeley (March 2006).
• Public Health—the Transportation, Land Use, Environment Connection, UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead (October 2005).
• Co-Chair of Conference Organizing Committee, Access to Destinations: Rethinking the Transportation Future of Our Region. Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (November 2004).
• Active Living Research Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (January 2004).
• Workshop on Physical Activity, Health, Transportation and Land Use. Transportation Research Board/Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC. (December 2003).
• Federal Highway Administration workshop to update university curricula on bicycle and pedestrian planning. Alexandria, Virginia. (September 2003).
• STAR/STELLA Next Generation Scholar. One of 20 scholars participating in Next Generation Colloquium (March 2003).

Session Chair or Discussant

• Session Chair, 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2008)
• Session Chair, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2007)
• Session Chair, 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2005)
• Session Chair, 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (Jan. 2004)
• Session Chair, Access to Destinations: Rethinking the Transportation Future of Our Region. Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (November 2004)
• Session Chair, Cycling and the Social Sciences, Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University, UK (June 2004)
• Session Chair, 10th Meeting of the International Association of Travel Behavior Research, Lucerne Switzerland (August 2003)
• Discussant, Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 2007: track on Transportation and Infrastructure 2005: track on Urban Planning and Public Health 2004: tracks on Transportation and Infrastructure, Land use and Governance, and Urban Planning and Public Health. 2003: track on Land use and Governance 2002: tracks on Land use and Governance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Professional Experience

• Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs – University of Minnesota. Urban & Regional Planning Program. Assistant Professor (2001-2006), Associate Professor (2006-2007). Faculty Scholar, Center for Transportation Studies; Research Fellow, Metropolitan Design Center; Member, Obesity Prevention Center.
• Jorgensen Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C., Jackson, WY (1996) Coordinated efforts of multiple agencies in preparing multi-modal transportation plan for Jackson Hole, WY. Spearheaded effort to work with Wyoming DOT to employ travel surveys/diaries to complement land use-transportation modeling.
• Teton County Planning Department, Jackson, WY (1996) Member of planning department team to review four major resort site-master plans ensuring compliance with sustainable development principles, travel demand management strategies, Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive Plan.
• American Planning Association, Chicago, IL (periodically: 1993-1995) Member of management team for GROWING SMARTSM, APA's program to modernize planning and zoning enabling legislation. Worked directly with municipalities nationwide on issues addressing specific problems posed to the Planning Advisory Service. Wrote portions of chapters for Legislative Guidebook.
• Independent Planning Consultant, Office of Resort Planning, Vail Associates, to devise techniques for modeling both skier flow (on mountain) and the interface between projected land development, transportation services, and uphill skier capacity (1999).
• Independent Planning Consultant, Member of a workshop team to prescribe policy recommendations to the Town of Chapel Hill to operationalize sustainable development.

Outreach & Professional Service

• Editor, Journal of Transport and Land Use (June 2007 – present).
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of the American Planning Association (May 2007 – present).
• Chair of National Academies of Science, Transportation Research Board Committee on Telecommunications and Travel (ADB20) (January 2006 – present).
• Member of the National Academies of Science, Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation and Land Development (ADD30) (January 2001 – present); appointed secretary (April 2004 – January 2007)
• Member of the National Academies of Science, Transportation Research Board Committee on Travel Behavior and Values (ADB10) (April 2005 – present)
• Member, Technical Steering Committee, Update/Rewrite of Minnesota Department of Health, Goal 18 (May 2004 – May 2005)
• Member, Technical Steering Committee, Mn/DOT Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Telework Modal Plan (April 2003 – July 2004)
• Vice-president, Minnesota Bicycle & Pedestrian Alliance Board (April 2002–February 2005)
• Member, City of Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (July 1997 – July 2001)

Review Activity

• Peer Reviewer, CDC Public Health Research Dissertation Awards (R36), Atlanta, GA (November 2007)
• Peer Reviewer, U.S. EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research, “Communities and the Built Environment” (H1-panel 2); Washington, DC (September 2006)
• Peer Reviewer, U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development, “Regional Development, Population Trend, and Technology Change Impacts on Future Air Pollution Emissions” (04-B1); Washington, DC (May 2004)
• Panel member, Transit Cooperative Research Program, Project H-31: Understanding How Individuals Make Travel and Location Decisions; Washington, DC (May 2003 – present)
• Peer Reviewer, research manuscripts for:
  1. Journal of the American Planning Association (July 2005, May 2006, October 2007) -Journal of Preventive Medicine (May 2004)
  2. Journal of Planning Education and Research (October 2004; October 2006)
  3. Housing Studies Review (July 2004)
  4. Transportation (September 2005, October 2006, December 2006)
  5. Housing Policy Debate (January 2005)
  6. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning (November 2005)
  7. Journal of Urban Affairs (July 2006)
  8. Transport Policy (September 2006; December 2006)
  9. Environment and Planning A (October 2006)
  10. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (October 2006)
  11. Journal of Advanced Transportation (April 2007)
  12. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (March 2007, 2 reviews)
  13. Journal of Transport Geography (September 2007)
• Peer Reviewer, research manuscripts submitted to Transportation Research Record, committees for: (a) Land Development and Transportation, (b) Travel Behavior and Values, (c) Telecommunications and Travel, and (d) Bicycle transportation (2001 - 4 reviews; 2002 - 9 reviews; 2003 – 6 reviews; 2004 – 8 reviews; 2005 – 12 reviews; 2006 – 8 reviews; 2007 – 6 reviews)
• Active Living Policy and Environmental Studies Program (Round II Proposals), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Florida DOT research project, “Multimodal Tradeoff Analysis in Traffic Impact Studies” (February 2003 and May 2003)
• Expert panel: Texas DOT research project, “Smart Growth Policies to Mitigate Sprawl” (May 2003)
• American Planning Advisory Service Report: Planning for Connectivity (January 2003).
• Conference papers for World Planning Conference (Transportation and Infrastructure Track) (2006 Conference)
• Conference papers for Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (Land use and Governance Track, 2002 and 2003 conference; Transportation and Infrastructure Track, 2002 conference)

Avocations

• Finisher: Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Championship (1999, 2000, 2001)
• Finisher: Ironman USA Lake Placid (2002)
• Finisher: Ironman Canada Triathlon (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Finisher: Mora Vasaloppet Ski Race (2006), American Birkebeiner Ski Race (2003, 2006), Minnesota Finlandia Ski Race (2002), Snow Mountain Stampede Ski Marathon (2000)
• Finisher: Twin Cities Marathon (2002, 2006), Grandma’s Marathon (2002), Dublin (Ireland) Marathon (1998), Portland Marathon (1997), Seattle Marathon (1996), Madison Marathon (1996), Istanbul Eur-Asia Marathon (1995), and Lake County Races Marathon (1991, 1992, 1993)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Hoofers Sailing Club (1995)
• Northwestern University Marching Band and Basketball Pep Band (1989 - 1993)
• Northwestern University Club Baseball Team (1990 - 1993)