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Mahtot [Mah-tote] Gebresselassie, PhD

RESEARCHING THE INTERSECTION OF SMART MOBILITY & TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGE

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Author: Mahtot Gebresselassie

The Appeal of Driving (to Young People)

One of the courses I teach to graduate students is on transportation policy and planning. My students are a mix … More

Cars, Driving, Modes of transportation, The environment, Travel Behavior, Young people

We Are Closed for the Montreal Jazz Festival.

I too float on air by the sound of the saxophone! Below, you will see my post-festival debrief. Here are … More

Life outside academia, Life outside work, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival

Every Summer Needs a Writing Plan

The eventful winter semester at my university is finally over. Due to the two-months long labor strike, the semester ended … More

publishing, Summer writing, Writing

My New (Co-Authored) Publication: Toronto’s Congestion Will Take More Than Technology

Technology will not solve urban issues. The best case scenario is that technology can be part of the solution for … More

Diversity, Governance, Public Engagement, smart-cities, Sustainability, Technology, Toronto, Traffic, traffic-congestion, Transportation disadvantage, urban-planning

Life’s Good.

Academia has its ebbs and flows, and this moment for me is the high. I got my first larg(er) grant! … More

Celebrating achievement, Feeling good, Grants, Life in academia, Milestones, peer-review, publishing, Research, Writing

My New Publication: A B.C. class action may prompt Uber and Lyft to ensure accessible services for wheelchair users

Uber and Lyft continue to make headlines around issues of wheelchair accessibility. Here is my analysis of what I am … More

Class action, Lawsuits, Uber and Lyft

New Appointment!

So very pleased to share that I am now a fellow at the Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab, … More

Appointments

My New Publication: How and Where Did Older People Travel Before and After COVID? Insights from Washington, DC’s Smart Card Data

So excited to share my new publication, a collaborative work with Mohsen Alavi, a doctoral student at my faculty, and Dr. Andy … More

COVID travel, Older adult travel, Subway travel, Travel Behavior, Washington DC, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Getting High School Students Interested in Transportation Issues

This afternoon, three students from my transportation course and I presented (virtually) to high school students in the Peel District … More

bicycle, High school outreach, modes-of-transportation, public-transportation, Student recruitment, Teaching, Transportation, transportation-mode-preference, walking

How to Enjoy the TRB’s Annual Meeting + My Highly Downloaded TRR Publication

I have been attending the Transportation Research Board’s Annual Conference since 2018. Other than my first year at the TRB, … More

conference, Conferences, featured, news, Research

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