Dissertation: Regional Versus Local Accessibility: Variations in Suburban Form and the Effects on Non-Work Travel
Advisor: Elizabeth Deakin
PhD City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1992
MS Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1987
BSE Civil Engineering, Princeton University, 1984
University of California, Davis - Present
- Distinguished Professor
Dr. Susan Handy's research focuses on the relationships between transportation and land use and on strategies for reducing automobile dependence. Her recent work includes projects for the California Air Resources Board and Caltrans on methods for evaluating the impacts on vehicle travel of proposed land development and transportation projects. Her new book, Shifting Gears: Toward a New Way of Thinking About Transportation, is available for pre-order from MIT Press.
Relationships between transportation and land use
The impact of land use on travel behavior
Strategies for reducing automobile dependence
