Friday, December 13, 2024, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Online
Past Event
The Ideas That Shape Transportation and What They Mean for Health
Susan Handy, PhD Distinguished Professor Department of Environmental Science and Policy Director, National Center for Sustainable Transportation University of California, Davis
Dr. Susan Handy is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy and the Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California, Davis. She is internationally known for her research on the relationships between transportation and land use, particularly the impact of neighborhood design on travel behavior. Her current work focuses on strategies for reducing automobile dependence, including bicycling as a mode of transportation. She is the author of Shifting Gears, published by MIT Press.