CETOC EVENTS
Past Events:
CETOC Webinar 3, Rising Leaders in Transportation Series No. 1: Envisioning Resilient Transportation Systems
Dr. Peter Newman
Professor of Sustainability
Curtin University
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
7pm EDT
Online
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2025
Multiple CETOC Researchers & Students
January 5-9, 2024
Washington, D.C.
Monday, January 6, 2025 | ||
| 8-9:45 am; Session 2055, Poster A266 | Yilong Dai, Luyu Liu, Kaiyue Wang, Meiqing Li, Xiang Yan | Using Deep Learning and Google Street View Images to Assess Bus Stop Amenities |
| 10:15 am-Noon; Session 2081, Lectern | Aditi Misra, Wesley Marshall, Garrett Fardon, Shubhayan Ukil, Sneha Tallavajjula, Manish Shirgaokar | Exploring Trip Chaining in Paratransit Services: Gendered & Spatial Patterns in the Denver Region |
| 3:45-5:30 pm; Session 2213, Poster A157 | Guang Tian, Bob Danton | Studying Understudied Populations’ Travel Behaviors with a Machine Learning Approach – A Focus on Hispanic and Latinx Households |
| 3:45-5:30 pm; Session 2224, Poster B494 | Sneha Tallavajjula, Manish Shirgaokar, Aditi Misra, Wesley Marshall | What Hampers Transit Agencies from Supplying Appropriate Bus-Stop Amenities? |
| 3:45-5:30 pm; Session 2224, Poster B501 | Duanya Lyu, Xiang Yan | The Impact of Transit Service Frequency and On-time Performance on Ridership: An Analysis of the Pre-Covid and Recovery Periods in Miami-Dade County |
| 3:45-5:30 pm; Session 2225, Poster B507 | Yuran Sun, James Spall, Wai Wong, Xilei Zhao | Real-Time Bus Travel Time Prediction and Reliability Quantification: A Hybrid Non-Stationary Markov Model |
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | ||
| 8-9:45 am; Session 3008, Lectern | Yiheng Qian, Luyu Liu, Xiang Yan | Big data, big bias? On Factors Influencing Public Transit and Shared Micromobility Integration |
| 8-9:45 am; Session 3046, Poster B569 | Duanya Lyu, Luyu Liu, Catherine Campbell, Yuxuan Zhang, Xiang Yan | Potentials and Limitations of Large-Scale Mobile Device Location Data for Food Access Analysis |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 3093, Poster A258 | Guang Tian, Andrew Tritch, Bob Danton | Does e-Commerce Lead to More Sustainable Travel? Evidence from the 2017 and 2022 National Household Travel Surveys |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 3107, Poster B453 | Eliana Duarte, Duanya Lyu, Anran Zheng, Louis Merlin, John Renne, Serena Hoermann, Xiang Yan | Developing and Validating a Multi-Criteria Approach for Locating Multimodal Mobility Hubs |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 3107, Poster B454 | Justyna Kaniewska, Reid Ewing | Is Salt Lake City Experiencing Displacement of Low-Income Households in Light Rail Corridors? |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 3108, Poster A124 | Garrett Fardon | Are Discontinuities in Sidewalk Networks Creating Worse Barriers to Entry for Transit Use in Some Parts of the Denver Metropolitan Area? |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 3108, Poster A125 | Karlyn Russell-Carlson | Determinants of Transit Ridership Recovery Following the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 1:30-3:15 pm; Session 3149, Poster A178 | Xiaojian Zhang, Xilei Zhao | Achieving Fairness of Spatiotemporal Travel Demand Modeling with Dynamic Weighting |
| 1:30-3:15 pm; Session 3155, Poster A311 | Iris La | Beyond the Vehicle: AI and LiDAR Analytics for Understanding Interactions Among All Road Users |
| 3:45-5:30pm; Session 3169, Lectern | Justyna Kaniewska, Reid Ewing | Regional Policies, Practices, Tools, and Strategies to Implement Polycentric Development: Comparative Case Studies of Portland, Seattle, and Denver |
| 3:45-5:30pm; Session 3206, Poster A270 | Aditi Misra, Manish Shirgaokar, Asha Weinstein Agrawal | Which Older Adults Would Pay More for Ridehailing Services with Accessible and Age-Friendly Features? |
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | ||
| 8-9:45am; Session 4023, Poster B545 | Yiheng Qian, Duanya Lyu, Wenwen Zhang, Xiang Yan | Understanding E-Scooter Route Choice Behavior in Washington DC: A Path Size Logit Model |
| 8-9:45am; Session 4023, Poster B551 | Jiahao Shi, Huajie Yang, Tao Tao | Nonlinear and Spatial Variations in Built Environment Impacts on Bike Sharing Usage on Workdays and Non-workdays |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 4083, Poster B441 | Yuran Sun, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Erica Kuligowski, Rosie Morrison, Thomas Cova, Ana Forrister, Xilei Zhao | Investigating Wildfire Evacuation Decision Using Hybrid Choice Modeling |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 4083, Poster B442 | Matthew Mapa, Yuran Sun, Erica Kuligowski, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Thomas Cova, Xilei Zhao | Evacuation Route Choice During the 2021 Marshall Fire |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 4083, Poster B443 | Luyu Liu, Xiaojian Zhang, Shangkun Jiang, Xilei Zhao | Hurricane Evacuation Analysis with Large-Scale Mobile Device Location Data During Hurricane Ian |
| 10:15 am- Noon; Session 4083, Poster B444 | Alessandra Recalde, Luyu Liu, Xiaojian Zhang, Xilei Zhao | Assessing Evacuation Destination Preference during Hurricane Ian: A Gravity Model Approach with Large-Scale Mobile Device Location Data |
Customizing Trustworthy Computer Vision Systems for Safer and Smarter Traffic Applications - From A Single Node to a Collaborative System
Dr. Hao Frank Yang
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Thursday, November 21, 2024
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
UF, MAEB 234
and on Zoom
InnovateUNO
Bob Danton
CETOC Project Manager
Andrew Tritch
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
University of New Orleans
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
1:00 - 2:30 pm CST
Earl K. Long Library 410
University of New Orleans
"Does e-Commerce Lead to More Sustainable Travel? Evidence from the 2017 and 2022 National Household Travel Surveys" Dr. Guang Tian, Andrew Tritch (presenting), Bob Danton
"Studying Understudied Populations’ Travel Behaviors with a Machine Learning Approach – A Focus on Hispanic and Latinx Households" Dr. Guang Tian, Bob Danton (presenting)
Infrastructure-based Solution to Mitigate the VMT and Congestion Impacts of Driverless Vehicles
Dr. Michael Hyland
Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine
Thursday, November 14, 2024
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
UF, MAEB 234
and on Zoom
CETOC Webinar Series: China’s Experience of High-Speed Rail Development: Planning, Financing, Institutions and Impacts
Zhenhua Chen, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
2 pm CST
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Recording Available on YouTube Soon!
Zhenhua Chen, Ph.D. will explore China's rapid development of high-speed rail (HSR), focusing on the planning strategies, financing, and institutional frameworks that have enabled its success. He will highlight how consistent government support, strong research investment, and international cooperation facilitated large-scale infrastructure development. Additionally, the talk will examine the socio-economic impacts of HSR on regional development, offering insights into the lessons learned and their implications for future infrastructure projects both in China and globally.
Zhenhua Chen is an Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at The Ohio State University. He has held visiting scholar positions at the University of Cambridge, Waseda University, and the Asian Development Bank. Currently, he serves as a board member and conference chair of the International Association for China Planning (IACP). His research focuses on infrastructure planning, disaster impact assessment, and resilience. Dr. Chen has authored three books, co-edited two volumes, and published around 100 articles in leading journals such as Transportation Research Part A, Transport Reviews, and Environment Research Letters. He was named to Stanford’s 2024 Global Top 2% Scientists List, ranking 98th in the logistics and transportation subfield. His work has been recognized with awards including the Lumley Research Award, the Geoffrey Hewings Award in regional science, the William Miernyk Research Medal, and the Charles Tiebout Prize. His research and insights have been featured in mainstream media outlets such as The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal Video Network, and Forbes.
Resilience of Urban Socioeconomic Networks to Behavioral Changes
Dr. Takahiro (Taka) Yabe
Assistant Professor
Director, Resilient Urban Networks Lab
Tandon School of Engineering
New York University
Thursday, November 7, 2024
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
UF, MAEB 234
and on Zoom
Next-Gen Transportation: Resilience, Sustainability & Emerging Technology in Transportation
Dr. Ruth Steiner
University of Florida
Jennifer Carver
FDOT
Alexander "Xan" Traversa
JTA
Dr. Xiang "Jacob" Yan
University of Florida
Bowen Kyle
Ladris Technologies
Dr. Xilei Zhao
University of Florida
Friday, November 1, 2024
10:30 am - 2:30 pm EDT
UF, I-STREET Lab Conference Room, 571 Gale Lemerand Dr.
& on Zoom
UNOTI Speakers Series Fall 2024 Part 2
Donna Lemm
IMC Companies
Sean M. Duffy, Sr.
Big River Coalition
Bruce Lambert
USDOT Maritime Administration
October 25-26, 2024
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Research to Practice Transit Symposium
As the transit industry is poised to take advantage of the largest transit and rail investment in our lifetimes, the symposium will provide a platform where transit experts can share insights on how evidence-based research is being or can be, used to make the most of these opportunities in a changing environment.
October 22-24, 2024
Online
Information
AI for Cities and Transportation
Dr. Lewis Lehe
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Thursday, October 17, 2024
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
UF, MAEB 234
and on Zoom
UNOTI Speakers Series Fall 2024 Part 1
Robert "Bobby" Landry
The Water Institute
Jolene Hayes, AICP
Fehr & Peers
Bryant Walker Smith
Stanford Law School & University of South Carolina
Ken Ericksen
Polaris Analytics and Consulting
Marin Stephens
New Orleans City Planning Commission
Bessie L. Martin
Jefferson Parish Planning Department
Matt Rufo
New Orleans Office of Resilience & Sustainability
October 4-7, 2024
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Autonomous Vehicle Technology on a Global Scale
Maetal Shalom & David Polak
Technical PMs & Site Residents
Mobileye
Thursday, September 26, 2024
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
UF, MAEB 234
and on Zoom
The Future of Highways?
CETOC Director Dr. Guang Tian and
Dr. Kate Ko, WSP; Moderators in conversation with
Dr. John Stehlin
UNC Greensboro
and
Fatemeh Janatabadi
George Mason University
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
2:00 pm EDT
Zoom
Zoom ID: 863 9016 7051
Economic Analysis of Curb Parking with Urban Delivery
Dr. Zhentian Xu
Director, Sustainable Urban Mobility Lab
George Washington University
Thursday, September 12, 2024
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
UF, MAEB 234
and on Zoom
Navigating Urban Planning and Transport to Achieve 1.5 Degrees
Dr. John Renne
Florida Atlantic University
35th International Geographic Conference
August 24-30, 2024
Dublin, Ireland
Future of Transportation Summit
Dr. Guang Tian
Director, CETOC
Dr. Xiang (Jacob) Yan
University of Florida
Justyna Kaniewska
University of Utah
Andrew Tritch
University of New Orleans
August 13-15, 2024
USDOT Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Tian speaks on "How can transit-oriented communities be affordable and sustainable?"
Dr. Yan presents a poster on "Shared micromobility as a first- and last-mile transit solution? Insights from a novel dataset"
Justyna Kaniewska presents a poster on "What makes affordable housing affordable: mechanisms used to produce affordable housing near transit"
Andrew Tritch presents a poster on "A Longitudinal Analysis of Light Rail Transit’s Land-Use Multiplier Effect in Three Regions"
Book Talk: Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System
Dr. Wes Marshall
Leadership Team, CETOC
Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado-Denver
Friday, June 28, 2024
6 PM Mountain Time
Old Firehouse Books
232 Walnut Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Panel Talk: Leveraging Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and Other Integrated System-of-Systems Technologies to Decarbonize Transport
Dr. Guang Tian
Director, CETOC
7th EU-U.S. Transportation Research Symposium: Global Pathways to Net-Zero: Behavioral, Social, and Technological Research and Innovation Strategies for Transportation Decarbonization
June 11-12, 2024
Washington, D.C.
Book Talk: Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System
Dr. Wes Marshall
Leadership Team, CETOC
Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado-Denver
Livestreaming
Friday, May 31, 2024
2PM Eastern Time
CETOC Webinar Series X
APA Lunch & Learn:
The Impact of Work From Home on Planning
Dr. Guang Tian
Director, CETOC
Nathan Lipson, AICP
Senior Transportation & Environmental Planner, WSP
and
Bob Danton, MS
Project Manager, CETOC
In Person & Virtual
Friday, April 19, 2024
12:30 - 1:30 PM CDT
1100 Poydras, 8th Floor
New Orleans & Online (Link TBA)
Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure: Lessons from Global Cities
Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
Friday, April 19, 2024
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
Forkas Alumni Center, FAU
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Data Analytics and the Promise of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Highway Safety
Dr. Fred Mannering
Executive Director,
Center for Urban Transportation Research
University of South Florida
Thursday, April 11, 2024
11:45 am - 1 pm Eastern Time
UF, MCCC 0100
Residential Location and H+T Cost
Dr. Hongwei Dong
Cal State University Fresno
and
Minyu Situ & Alex Karner
University of Texas Austin
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
2:30 pm Eastern Time
Zoom
Zoom ID: 863 9016 7051
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Randy Guillot
President
Triple G Express, Inc
Friday, March 22, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
A View from Every Level: President, Owner, Operator on Supply Chain Trucking
Randy has more than 39 years of experience working in the trucking industry and is President of Triple G Express, Inc. and Southeastern Motor Freight, Inc. Since 1983, Randy has carried on the family tradition of trucking by working for Southeastern Motor Freight, which his grandfather founded in 1945. In 1985, Randy helped launch Triple G Express, Inc. and he now oversees, collectively, more than 140 employees and contractors. The two companies haul mostly intermodal containers primarily servicing the Port of New Orleans, but also operate short-haul dry-vans. During his time in trucking, Randy has worked in all aspects of the business, ranging from sales and driving to dock work and safety. Randy was 2019-20 Chairman of American Trucking Associations, the largest national trade association for the trucking industry.
Randy is an Executive Committee Member and Board Member of American Trucking Associations and is Past Chairman of Louisiana Motor Transport Association, one of ATA’s affiliated state trucking associations. He is also past Chairman of ATA’s Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference and Treasurer and Board Member of the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative.
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Jeff Roesel
Executive Director
New Orleans Regional Planning Commission (NORPC)
Friday, March 22, 2024
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Leading Our Growth and Development: An Inside Look at the Regional Planning Commission
As the Executive Director of the Regional Planning Commission (RPC), Jeff’s primary responsibilities include the overall management, direction, and coordination of all the organizations staff and activities. As the RPC is also the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the New Orleans, Slidell, Mandeville-Covington, and South Tangipahoa Urbanized areas, Mr. Roesel is tasked with overseeing the strategic planning, financial management, transportation planning, programming, and comprehensive project development throughout the metropolitan area.
Mr. Roesel’s expansive 30-year career has included: Project Manager for the Planning and Environmental Phases of Regional Transit Authority’s Canal Streetcar Line, and the Riverfront Connector project (connecting Canal Street to the Riverfront Line); transportation planner with a New Orleans based engineering and planning firm; a Hub Supervisor with UPS, and as a Team Chief in the 214th Engineering Squadron of the Louisiana Air National Guard.
Jeff holds a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of New Orleans. He is a Certified Planner by way of the American Planning Association, a member of Institute of Transportation Engineers, a former ex-officio board member of the Louisiana Public Transit Association, past President of the Louisiana Planning Council, and an adjunct faculty member of the Planning and Urban Studies department at the University of New Orleans.
Machine Learning-Enabled Decision-Making Frameworks for Sustainable Mobility Systems
Dr. Jimi Oke
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Thursday, March 21, 2024
11:45 am - 1 pm Eastern Time
UF, MCCC 0100
Cybersecurity in Connected and Automated Vehicle Systems
Dr. Neda Masoud
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Michigan
Thursday, February 29, 2024
11:45 am - 1 pm Eastern Time
Zoom
https://ufl.zoom.us/j/9514383897
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Ellen Soll
Senior Project Manager
ATG
Colin Ash
Transportation Planner
ATG
and
Jonathan Gambino
Traffic and Transportation Engineer
Volkert, Inc.
Saturday, February 24, 2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Planning Safe Streets for All with ATG and Volkert
This session will illuminate the process of developing a Safe Streets for All Action Plan, using Natchitoches, Louisiana as a recently completed case study.
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Derek Chisolm
Associate Vice-President
AECOM
and
Anne Watkins
Economist
AECOM
Friday, February 23, 2024
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Transportation Finance with AECOM
A primer on transportation grants and grantmaking, proposal development, benefit-cost analysis, and cool tools for identifying potential funding sources for projects and programs.
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Marin Stephens
Senior Planner
City of New Orleans
and
Joanna Farley
Transportation Planner
New Orleans RTA
Friday, February 23, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Transit-Oriented Communities with RTA and City of New Orleans
This session will highlight the City of New Orleans’ recently completed Transit-Oriented Communities study, with a focus on methods for identifying and prioritizing target locations and corridors for land use, zoning, and transit enhancements and planning implementation of actions that will promote more walkable, livable, transit-supportive neighborhoods.
Advancements in Electrified Public Transportation Systems
Dr. Ziqi Song
Associate Professor
Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
University at Buffalo, SUNY
Friday, February 23, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern
Zoom
https://ufl.zoom.us/j/9514383897
Leveraging Data Science and AI for Smart and Equitable Public Transportation Systems
Dr. Xiang (Jacob) Yan
CETOC Researcher &
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Federal Trade Administration,
Washington, D.C.
At-Grade Rail Crossings: Safety & Operations
Dr. Guang Tian
CETOC Director & Professor
University of New Orleans
and
Gregory Harris
Operations Manager
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Entergy Centre
1100 Poydras St, Ste 898
New Orleans, LA
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Dwight Norton
Interim Chief of Planning & Infrastructure
New Orleans RTA
Sunday, October 1, 2023
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Public Transportation in New Orleans
Dwight serves as the Chief of Planning and Capital Projects. Dwight has been with RTA since 2021 when he joined the team as Senior Director of Strategic and Long-Range Planning and has contributed greatly over the last couple years in terms of moving the agency's strategic plan forward. Dwight has more than 18 years of experience in transportation and community development. With the support of his planning and capital team, he will continue to advance our transportation capital projects, push for innovation in our transit service planning, modernize our fare technology and software systems, and spearhead our region’s first Bus Rapid Transit project.
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Chris Handzel
Director of Transportation Planning and Policy
HNTB: Central States Office
Sunday, October 1, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Chris Handzel serves as the Director of Transportation Planning and Policy at HNTB’s Central States office. He has over 22 years of industry experience creating successful, memorable placemaking within the built environment. His experience in delivering complex, urban infrastructure projects and a proven ability to collaborate with architects and engineers to develop community-driven solutions to urban open space, infrastructure, and mobility challenges. With an emphasis on urban design, he produces creative design solutions that support livable communities, improve the quality of public spaces and promote multimodal connectivity. Chris is currently serving as the BRT design lead and FTA advisor for the Plank-Nicholson Bus Rapid Transit project in Baton Rouge. He is also assisting as an advisor for the ongoing New Orleans BRT planning study.
Abstract: Bus Rapid Transit is a high-quality bus-based transit system that delivers fast and efficient service that may include dedicated lanes, busways, traffic signal priority, off-board fare collection, elevated platforms and enhanced stations. This mode has gainly popularity throughout the US as a premium transit option that can be appropriate scaled to a community’s needs. Chris will provide an overview of the benefits and challenges of bus rapid transit and provide recent national case studies. He will also tell the story of BRT in Baton Rouge, soon to become the first BRT line in Louisiana. He will follow with an update on BRT is New Orleans as the RTA looks to add this service to the network of transit options in the region.
UNOTI Speakers Series:
Dan McGrath
Transportation Planner
Alliance Transportation Group
Sunday, October 1, 2023
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
UNO, Milneburg Hall 273
Data Analyses for Determining Transit & Active Transportation Demand
Dan's central motivation is to improve access to opportunity. For thirteen years, this meant increasing access to opportunity through education as a teacher and counselor in New Orleans middle and high schools. After returning to school himself to earn his MURP degree and GIS graduate certificate at UNO, it now means enhancing physical access to opportunity through transportation planning. As a planner with Alliance Transportation Group (ATG), Dan specializes in analyzing data for public transit systems and developing multimodal and active transportation plans for communities. He also works on sustainability, resilience, and safety policy development, as well as grant applications and employee training that support those policies. Outside of work, he has a silly, curious toddler and plays on a mediocre baseball team.
Abstract: Dan will present on data analyses for determining transit and active transportation demand. He'll also provide an overview of other projects from his first year as a transportation planner and answer questions about the profession.