Thesis: Examining the Cycle: How Perceived and Actual Bicycling Risk Influence Cycling Frequency, Roadway Design Preferences, and Support for Cycling Among Bay Area Residents
Advisor: Elizabeth Deakin
PhD Transportation Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 2013
MCP Transportation Planning and Urban Design, University of California Berkeley, 2008
BA Spanish, French, Music, and Religion, Baylor University, 2000
Safe Streets Research & Consulting - Present
- Founder & Principal Investigator
Rebecca Sanders was an Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University and is the owner of Safe Streets Research & Consulting. She focuses on e-scooter user behavior, safety, and physical activity trade-offs, as well as pedestrian safety throughout Phoenix. She is also currently working with ASU's School of Sustainability and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to develop a teleworking toolkit that will be a resource for agencies throughout Arizona as they move from teleworking as an emergency response to COVID-19 to a permanent option for appropriate positions.
User behavior
Perceived and empirical traffic safety
Access as part of creating equitable, healthy, multi-modal communities
