Publications & Presentations

Functional classification: is it functionally obsolete?

  • Co-author, Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2015
    Volume 8, Issue 2. Written in conjunction with Nicholas Fortey

           Don’t be Afreight of the Future

  • Panel Organizer & Moderator, WTS Luncheon, March 2012
    Sustainable freight panelists included Joel Magnuson (economist), Charlie Stephens (energy analyst)
    and Michael Sheehan (public interest attorney)

           National Highway System Classifications

  • Co-presenter, Urban Freight Innovation Workshop, Seattle WA, January 2012
    Paper and presentation in association with Nick Fortey, FHWA

           Working Together to Prioritize Goods Movement for a Sustainable Economy

  • Presentation, AAPA Maritime Economic Development Workshop, Tacoma WA, July 2010

West Coast Corridor Coalition Trade and Transportation Study

  • Lead Author, HDR, 2008
    Collaborative effort between Cambridge Systematics, HDR and Sarah Catz

           As the Odometer Turns…Testing Mileage Fees (Portland, OR)

  • Association Reporter, American Public Works, September 2006

          Transit-Linked Mobility Study: An Assessment of Opportunities and Challenges

           for Transit Operators, Alternative Mobility Providers and Land Developers.

  • Author, WestStart-CALSTART and the US DOT Federal Transit Administration, 2004

           Air Pollution from Passenger Ferries in New York Harbor

  • Co-author, 2003
    Written in conjunction with A.E. Farrell, et al.

           Comparing Air Pollution from Water- and Land-Based Travel:

           Implications for Passenger Ferries in the San Francisco Bay

  • 81st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, National Research Council (Washington D.C.), 2002
    Paper 02-2651. Written in conjunction with A.E. Farrell, et al.

          Passenger Ferries, Air Quality, and Greenhouse Gases:

          Can System Expansion Result in Fewer Emissions in the San Francisco Bay Area?

  • Co-author, CALSTART Study, 2002
    Written in conjunction with A.E. Farrell, et al.

          An Analysis of Public Transportation Research to Attract Non-Traditional Transit Riders

          in California

  • Primary Co-author with Judith Norman
    Contributors include Todd Remington and Mark Futterman

          White Papers (all)

  • UC Irvine Center for Urban Infrastructure, 2002-2005

          California HOV Technical Summit, June 2000

          Transportation Research Board High-Occupancy Vehicle Summit, May 2002

  • Lead Staff, UC Irvine Beckman Center
    Served as lead staff for two important and well-received Summit organizing committees. Summit focused on elected leaders, recent research on HOV performance and policy issues for the future. Shaped and implemented the agenda, coordinated speakers, program and on-site event needs; developed brochure and follow-up website; facilitated a portion of the programming.

          SCAG Pricing Presentation to Senator Harry Reid

  • Presenter, Field Hearing (Las Vegas, NV), March 1997
    ISTEA Reauthorization, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

          …plus many more presentations to boards, councils, stakeholder groups and communities

          across the nation on a variety of complex and/or controversial topics.

  • Selected Specialty Trainings
    NACTO Urban Street Design Guide Training (Active Transportation Summit)
    Freight Railroads: Best Operating Practices (University of Wisconsin, 2008)
    Citizen Participation for Public Officials (ODOT, 2010)
    Mediation Workshop (Alana Knaster, Pepperdine University, 1994)
    HDR NEPA Workshops (In-House, 2006)
    HDR Project Management & Marketing Training Modules (In-House, 2005-2008)