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Assistant Professor
Dr. Alex Bigazzi
Bio

Dr. Bigazzi joined UBC in 2015, with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil Engineering and the School of Community and Regional Planning. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Portland State University in 2014. His research areas include transportation emissions and air quality, active travel behavior, traffic management and modeling, and the effects of urban transportation systems on health. 

Research Area / Group
Transportation Engineering
Research Interests

Active travel behaviour (walking and bicycling), motor vehicle emissions and air quality, traffic management, transport system and scenario modelling, and effects of urban transportation systems on health

Courses
CIVL 586

Urban Transportation Systems Analysis

CIVL 583

Urban Engineering Methods and Models

CIVL 441/PLAN 548V

Transportation Planning and Analysis

CIVL 598A

Transportation Emissions and Air Quality

Latest Publications

In Press

S. Tengattini and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Physical characteristics and resistance parameters of typical urban cyclists”, Journal of Sports Sciences, In Press.
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A. Mohamed and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Generation of ‘Biking Schedules’ for Bicycle Travel Analysis”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, In Press.
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S. Tengattini and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Validation of an Outdoor Coast-Down Test to Measure Bicycle Resistance Parameters”, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, In Press.
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A. Y. Bigazzi and Lindsey, R., “A utility-based bicycle speed choice model with time and energy factors”, Transportation, In Press.
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2018

A. Y. Bigazzi and Mohamed, A., “Motivation and Implementation of Traffic Management Strategies to Reduce Motor Vehicle Emissions in Canadian Cities”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 45, pp. 241-247, 2018.
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2017

A. Y. Bigazzi and Rouleau, M., “Can Traffic Management Strategies Improve Urban Air Quality? A Review of the Evidence”, Journal of Transport & Health, vol. 7B, pp. 111-124, 2017.
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S. Tengattini and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Context-Sensitive, First-Principles Approach to Bicycle Speed Estimation”, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2017.
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N. Abbott and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Utilizing Shared Parking to Mitigate Imbalanced Supply in a Dense Urban Neighborhood: Case Study in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada”, Transportation Research Record, no. No. 2651, 2017.
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J. Broach and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Existence and Use of Low Pollution Route Options for Observed Bicycling Trips”, Transportation Research Record, no. No. 2662, 2017.
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A. Osama, Sayed, T., and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Models for estimating zone-level bike kilometers traveled using bike network, land use, and road facility variables”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, vol. 96, pp. 14 - 28, 2017.
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Contact
abigazzi@civil.ubc.ca
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604.822.4426
Personal Website:
http://reactlab.civil.ubc.ca
Location:

CEME - Room 2029

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science
2002 - 6250 Applied Science Lane

Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Tel 604 822 2637

Fax 604 822 6901
E-mail info@civil.ubc.ca

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