Ruth Steiner

Dissertation: Traditional Neighborhood Shopping DIstrics: Patterns of Use and Modes of Access

Advisor: Elizabeth Deakin

PhD City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1996

MCP City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1988

MBA Business Administration, University of Wisconson, Milwaukee, 1982

BA History, Lawrence University, 1979

University of Florida - Present

• Professor
• Director, Center for Health and the Built Environment 

Dr. Ruth Steiner, University of Florida (UF) Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of the Center for Health and the Built Environment was interviewed recently by Matthew Peddie of WUSF Public Media about the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority’s (TBARTA) decision to dissolve itself. 

Although TBARTA was formed 16 years ago and has had some accomplishments, its work has become stymied due to a lack of funding and a lack of consensus between the municipalities that make up the group. 

In 2012, Steiner studied the issue of regional transportation and the need for a coordinated plan and still recommends such a plan. Additionally, she recommends learning from other parts of the United States who have achieved successful regional transit plans. You can hear the entire segment here and read more about Dr. Steiner here. Her portion begins at about 16:30.