Pedaling Progress: Equity Assessment of San José’s Urban Bike Infrastructure via SJ-BikeEquity Tool
This Research Snaps webinar is co-sponsored by SJSU’s Spatial Analytics and Visualization (SAVI) Center.
Bike networks are growing nationwide—including in San José, which is keen on becoming “one of the most bike-friendly cities in North America.” Expanding bike networks and allocating funds require careful planning to ensure a fair distribution of bike infrastructure, but most assessment methods neglect differences in bike path classes that provide different safety and comfort levels for cyclists. Join experts to discuss an equity assessment of San José’s bike infrastructure, driven by a weighting system for different safety and comfort levels of the urban bike network, and what it could mean for traffic congestion, sustainability, and Bay Area communities.
Presenter: Ahoura Zandiatashbar, PhD, SJSU Assistant Professor, MTI Research Associate.
Moderator: Hilary Nixon, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI)
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Ahoura Zandiatashbar, PhD
SJSU Assistant Professor; MTI Research Associate
Dr. Zandi(atashbar) is an Urban and Regional Planning Assistant Professor and Co-Founder/Co-Director of the Spatial Analytics and Visualization Institute (SAVI), and the Founder of the MS GISc program at San José State University (SJSU) where his research focuses on micro-level analysis of U.S. high-tech zones and the role of urban form in the equitable robust knowledge economy and healthy communities. Dr. Zandi has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and a book, Urban High-Tech Zones. He is the winner of People’s Choice Best Research Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning and the First Place Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the 2015 Campus RainWorks Challenge.
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