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Susan L Handy is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Social Sciences and Engineering. The core areas of study include Transportation, Automotive Engineering, Building and Construction, Social Psychology, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work focuses heavily on topics related to Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization, and Transportation and Mobility Innovations. Additional topics include Economic and Environmental Valuation, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, Urban and Freight Transport Logistics, and Traffic and Road Safety.

Notable recent publications by Susan L Handy include:

  • "Is accessibility an idea whose time has finally come?" (2020) in Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • "Economic impacts on local businesses of investments in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure: a review of the evidence" (2021) in Transport Reviews
  • "Factors influencing dock-less E-bike-share mode substitution: Evidence from Sacramento, California" (2021) in Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • "Psychological stress of bicycling with traffic: examining heart rate variability of bicyclists in natural urban environments" (2020) in Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • "Does bike-share enhance transport equity? Evidence from the Sacramento, California region" (2023) in Journal of Transport Geography

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susan L Handy include Dillon T. Fitch, Tatsuya Fukushige, Hossain Mohiuddin, Jamey Volker, and Giovanni Circella.

Their publications appear regularly in venues such as RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, UC Berkeley publications, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, and the Journal of Transport Geography.

Susan L Handy has contributed to book publications including "Shifting Gears" (2023) published by The MIT Press and "Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips" (2020) published by Transportation Research Board eBooks.

Best Publications

  • How the built environment affects physical activity: views from urban planning

    Susan L Handy;Marlon G Boarnet;Reid Ewing;Richard E Killingsworth

  • Built environment correlates of walking: a review.

    Brian E. Saelens;Susan L. Handy

  • MEASURING ACCESSIBILITY: AN EXPLORATION OF ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES

    Susan L Handy;Debbie A. Niemeier

  • Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: An international review

    John Pucher;Jennifer Dill;Susan L Handy

  • Measuring the Unmeasurable: Urban Design Qualities Related to Walkability

    Reid Ewing;Susan L Handy

  • Correlation or causality between the built environment and travel behavior? Evidence from Northern California

    Susan Handy;Xinyu Cao;Patricia L. Mokhtarian

  • Correlation or causality between the built environment and travel behavior? Evidence from Northern California

    Susan L Handy;Xinyu Cao;Patricia Mokhtarian

  • Examining the Impacts of Residential Self-Selection on Travel Behaviour: A Focus on Empirical Findings

    Xinyu (Jason) Cao;Patricia L. Mokhtarian;Susan L. Handy

  • Perceived and objective environmental measures and physical activity among urban adults.

    Christine M. Hoehner;Laura K. Brennan Ramirez;Michael B. Elliott;Susan L. Handy

  • Self-selection in the relationship between the built environment and walking: Empirical evidence from Northern California

    Susan L Handy;Xinyu Cao;Patricia L Mokhtarian

  • METHODOLOGIES FOR EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN URBAN FORM AND TRAVEL BEHAVIOR

    Susan Handy

  • Smart Growth and the Transportation-Land Use Connection: What Does the Research Tell Us?

    Susan L Handy

  • Identifying and Measuring Urban Design Qualities Related to Walkability

    Reid Ewing;Susan L. Handy;Ross C. Brownson;Otto Clemente

  • The Influences of the Built Environment and Residential Self-Selection on Pedestrian Behavior: Evidence from Austin, TX

    Xinyu Cao;Susan L. Handy;Patricia L. Mokhtarian

  • Do changes in neighborhood characteristics lead to changes in travel behavior? A structural equations modeling approach

    Xinyu Cao;Patricia L. Mokhtarian;Susan L. Handy

  • Local shopping as a strategy for reducing automobile travel

    Susan L. Handy;Kelly J. Clifton

  • What influences travelers to use Uber? Exploring the factors affecting the adoption of on-demand ride services in California

    Farzad Alemi;Giovanni Circella;Susan Handy;Patricia L Mokhtarian

  • Regional Versus Local Accessibility: Implications for Nonwork Travel

    Susan Handy

  • Urban Form and Pedestrian Choices: Study of Austin Neighborhoods

    Susan L. Handy

  • Understanding the Link Between Urban Form and Nonwork Travel Behavior

    Susan L. Handy

  • The relationship between the built environment and nonwork travel: A case study of Northern California

    Xinyu (Jason) Cao;Patricia L. Mokhtarian;Susan L. Handy

  • Promoting Cycling for Transport: Research Needs and Challenges

    Susan Handy;Bert van Wee;Maarten Kroesen

  • THE IMPACTS OF ICT ON LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL: A CONCEPTUAL EXPLORATION

    Patricia L Mokhtarian;Ilan Salomon;Susan L Handy

  • Explaining gender difference in bicycling behavior

    Catherine R. Emond;Wei Tang;Susan L. Handy

  • What Influences Travelers to Use Uber? Exploring the Factors Affecting the Adoption of On-Demand Ride Services

    Farzad Alemi;Giovanni Circella;Susan Handy;Patricia Mokhtarian

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia L. Mokhtarian
Patricia L. Mokhtarian Georgia Institute of Technology
Kara M. Kockelman
Kara M. Kockelman The University of Texas at Austin
Ilan Salomon
Ilan Salomon Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Reid Ewing
Reid Ewing University of Utah
Marlon G. Boarnet
Marlon G. Boarnet University of Southern California
Robert J. Schneider
Robert J. Schneider New York University
Susan Shaheen
Susan Shaheen University of California, Berkeley
Hani S. Mahmassani
Hani S. Mahmassani Northwestern University
Ross C. Brownson
Ross C. Brownson Washington University in St. Louis
Kevin J. Krizek
Kevin J. Krizek University of Colorado Boulder

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