MURP @ Virginia Tech
@VTMURP
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Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Blacksburg & Arlington, VA
Joined September 2016
Learning About Community Planning Through Serious Games! This project is funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) CIVIC Innovation Program grant. For more information about our project, please visit https://t.co/GSaMCCn54O
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@VTSPIA @VTMURP "Sustainable Europe" study abroad is in full swing. After starting in Prague we were in Ostrava, Budapest and Vienna. Tomorrow is Venice. All by train, bike or on foot. Great examples for sustainable transport & development everywhere @VTCLAHS @VTmetroDC
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Article now as "free access" for a limited time: How did cycling levels and cycling policies change during COVID-19? A review of 100 studies. https://t.co/foSpssltyW
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This paper reviews 100 peer-reviewed articles and 12 non-refereed papers on COVID-19 and cycling published from March 2020 to January 2023. Overall, the studies suggest more increases than decrease...
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Thanks to Streetsblog and Melanie Curry for picking up our article. Did the Pandemic Help Improve Street Space Allocation for Bicycle Riders? https://t.co/egbz2fxpBC via @streetsblogcal
cal.streetsblog.org
Yes, somewhat. More of it needed.
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To say I'm extremely proud of my wife would be the understatement of the century. Also very a proud of the way our community as a whole steps up when folks are in need. The fact 33 folks reached out to help is tremendous. #Hokies
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It was my great pleasure to co-edit this special issue on "Equitable Active Transport" for Transportation Research Part D with @drchrischerry; @BaharDadashova and Xinyue Ye). Please check out the special issue. Here is our editorial:
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New paper: COVID-19 and cycling: a review of the literature on changes in cycling levels and government policies from 2019 to 2022
tandfonline.com
This paper reviews 100 peer-reviewed articles and 12 non-refereed papers on COVID-19 and cycling published from March 2020 to January 2023. Overall, the studies suggest more increases than decrease...
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Many thanks to @StreetsblogUSA for featuring our research: Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts https://t.co/clthmsYe6Z via @StreetsblogUSA
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Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. Check it out.
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Roof! Are you ready for VT Giving Day 2023! Bring proof of a donation to SPIA and take a photo with me and receive a SPIA Swag item! - Riker, SPIA’s Giving Day Mascot Where: 110 Architecture Annex, Blacksburg, VA When: February 15, 2023, 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM *while supplies last*
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Spend #VTGivingDay with SPIA!! Join us tomorrow, Feb 15th, to give back to SPIA programs and have the chance to take home SPIA swag items! 🦃🧡♥️Check out the link below to support our students and programs, and look out for more fun coming Wednesday. 👀🎉 https://t.co/e1oPn97PHE
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Thanks to VT News for featuring our studio class @VTMURP @VTSPIA @VTmetroDC @VTCLAHS
https://t.co/cuXX1FeSJW
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Beat the heat - Barbara Micale's article about our NSF Heat Resilience project, led by @CHAOLIM85 with @tripswithtires, @ShengzheXu and others - @UrbComp in action! https://t.co/cx8Z03bJY3
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The researchers will develop a proposal to create a citizen science program that will train youth to collect, monitor, and communicate data on temperatures in Roanoke and how residents experience...
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Housed at @portland_state, #BikePedPortal is a centralized repository of biking & walking data from all over the United States. In a big step forward for nonmotorized planning, an integrated data dashboard for Washington, D.C. is coming to BikePed Portal: https://t.co/EE0kvS5o3r
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Thanks to @AarianMarshall for featuring our research on cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic @VTmetroDC @VTSPIA @VTCLAHS @VTMURP
https://t.co/cLK8hgBomq via @wired
wired.com
Covid lockdowns prompted a surge of new cyclists. But the trend has faltered in places that didn't build bike-friendly infrastructure.
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If you are a Falls Church, Virginia resident or if you bike around Fall Church consider taking our 7 question survey on biking in Falls Church here: https://t.co/HRsBqlUvzT This is a research project being conducted by students at Virginia Tech. @VTmetroDC @FallsChurchGov
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If you are a Falls Church, Virginia resident or if you bike around Fall Church consider taking our 7 question survey on biking in Falls Church here: https://t.co/HRsBqlUvzT This is a research project being conducted by students at Virginia Tech.
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Join @utexasite & UT's WTS either in person or online for a presentation on policies that encourage walking & cycling with urban planning professor @buehler_ralph this Friday, 10/28, at 2pm. Hope to see you there!
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