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Poster Session: Accessing Equity During COVID-19
Essential riders as part of public transportation's triple bottom line
About the Presenter
Christopher Wyczalkowski
Manager - Research and Analysis
MARTA
Chris Wyczalkowski is the Manager of Research and Analysis at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and affiliate faculty with the Urban Studies Institute at Georgia State University. Dr. Wyczalkowski is an urban policy scholar with research interests related to public transportation, mobility, and the interaction of society with the evolving urban environment. His current research agenda is focused on measuring spatial effects of transportation systems on equity and neighborhood change, including micromobility and disaster recovery. His work has been published in leading peer reviewed journals, including Regional Science and Urban Economics, Transport Policy, Urban Studies, City & Community, Journal of Public Health, and Natural Hazards.
Tim Welch
Tim Welch specializes transportation, infrastructure and urban modelling with a focus on the use of big data and technology. Much of Dr. Welch’s research is applied with a focus on equity and climate change. His past work has included analyses of public transportation performance and connectivity; evaluating the efficacy of policies aimed at mitigating climate change; developing models to measure housing value and other fiscal impacts of transportation infrastructure investments; and investigating the travel behavior influences of the built environment.
Co-Author
Tim Welch
The University of Auckland
Presentation
Essential riders as part of public transportation's triple bottom line
Description
Date: Thursday, September 9
Time: 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Keywords: Transport equity, COVID, public transportation, accessibility, connectivity