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Faculty of Applied ScienceDepartment of Civil Engineering

Faculty

Assistant Professor

Dr. Alex Bigazzi

Dr. Bigazzi joined UBC as an assistant professor 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, investigating urban bicyclists' uptake of traffic-related air pollution. His primary research areas include transportation emissions and air quality, active travel behavior (walking and cycling), emerging human-electric hybrid vehicles (e-bikes), 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

CIVL 340	Transportation Engineering I The analysis and design of the elements of transportation facilities in development of transport technology; vehicle motion; vehicle/pavement interaction; elements of road design; principles of queuing and roadway capacity; rail transit performance and capacity analysis; economics as applied to transport.
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

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.

A. Y. Bigazzi and Lindsey, R., “A utility-based bicycle speed choice model with time and energy factors”, Transportation, In Press.

2018

A. Y. Bigazzi and Gehrke, S. R., “Joint consideration of energy expenditure, air quality, and safety by cyclists”, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, vol. 58, pp. 652 - 664, 2018.

S. Tengattini, Bigazzi, A. Y., and Rupi, F., “Appearance and behaviour: Are cyclist physical attributes reflective of their preferences and habits?”, Travel Behaviour and Society, vol. 13, pp. 36 - 43, 2018.

V. Ngo, Frank, L., and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Effects of New Urban Greenways on Transportation Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Longitudinal Study from Vancouver, Canada”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 62, pp. 715-725, 2018.

S. Tengattini and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Physical characteristics and resistance parameters of typical urban cyclists”, Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 36, no. 20, pp. 2383-2391, 2018.

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, vol. 144, no. 7, 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.

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.

S. Tengattini and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Context-Sensitive, First-Principles Approach to Bicycle Speed Estimation”, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2017.

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Contact

abigazzi@civil.ubc.ca

T:

604.822.4426

Personal Website:

http://reactlab.civil.ubc.ca

Location:

CEME - Room 2029