alex-bigazzi | UBC Civil Engineering

Faculty

Associate Professor

Dr. Alex Bigazzi

Dr. Bigazzi is an assistant professor at UBC 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 active travel behaviour (walking and cycling), usage of emerging human-electric hybrid vehicles such as e-bikes, motor vehicle emissions and air quality, traffic management and travel modeling.

Research Area / Group

Transportation Engineering

Research Interests

Active travel behaviour (walking and bicycling), micromobility and emerging human-electric hybrid vehicles (such as e-bikes), motor vehicle emissions and air quality, traffic management, and transport system and scenario modelling

Courses

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	Transportation Planning and Analysis
CIVL 598P	Pedestrian & Bicycle Facility Design

Latest Publications

2020

A. Y. Bigazzi and Wong, K., “Electric bicycle mode substitution for driving, public transit, conventional cycling, and walking”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 85, p. 102412, 2020.

M. Bayoumi Kamel, Sayed, T., and Bigazzi, A. Y., “A composite zonal index for biking attractiveness and safety”, Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 137, p. 105439, 2020.

F. Gkekas, Bigazzi, A. Y., and Gill, G., “Perceived safety and experienced incidents between pedestrians and cyclists in a high-volume non-motorized shared space”, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2020.

A. Hassanpour, Bigazzi, A. Y., and MacKenzie, D., “What Can Publicly Available API Data Tell Us about Supply and Demand for New Mobility Services?”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 2674, no. 12, pp. 178 - 187, 2020.

2019

A. Y. Bigazzi and Berjisian, E., “Electric bicycles: Can they reduce driving and emissions in Canada?”, Plan Canada, pp. 39-42, 2019.

A. Mohamed and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Speed and road grade dynamics of urban trips on electric and conventional bicycles”, Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, vol. 792048, no. 12, pp. 1467 - 1480, 2019.

O. El Masri and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Road grade estimates for bicycle travel analysis on a street network”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 104, pp. 158 - 171, 2019.

A. Y. Bigazzi, “Comparison of Marginal and Average Emission Factors for Passenger Transportation Modes”, Applied Energy, vol. 242, pp. 1460-1466, 2019.

S. Aono and Bigazzi, A. Y., “Industry Stakeholder Perspectives on the Adoption of Electric Bicycles in British Columbia”, Transportation Research Record, vol. 2673, no. 5, pp. 1-11, 2019.

H. Mohammed, Bigazzi, A. Y., and Sayed, T., “Characterization of bicycle following and overtaking maneuvers on cycling paths”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 98, pp. 139 - 151, 2019.

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Contact

abigazzi@civil.ubc.ca

604.822.4426

Personal Website:

http://reactlab.civil.ubc.ca

Location:

Faculty

Transportation Engineering I

Urban Transportation Systems Analysis

Urban Engineering Methods and Models

Transportation Planning and Analysis

Pedestrian & Bicycle Facility Design

2020

2019

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