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Kristina Currans is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Arizona. She bridges transportation planning and civil engineering disciplines, focusing on rethinking data and methods for land use development applications. Her research emphasizes sustainable mobility, parking policies, and the integration of bicycle infrastructure into urban planning tools.
Recent projects include operationalizing parking supply and vehicle demand links for transportation impact analyses in California, evaluating e-scooter safety and adoption in Tucson, and incorporating bicycle activity into regional transportation models like VisionEval. Her work spans partnerships with agencies such as the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), Caltrans, and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
The 15 most recent articles highlight her expertise in transportation/land use interactions, e-scooter safety, parking supply impacts, climate resilience, and multimodal planning. Topics include socio-technical travel forecasting, heat mitigation strategies, and innovative communication methods like comics to disseminate research findings.
