Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications 

Gebresselassie, M., Baljko, M. (2025). Accessibility of Third-Party Transit Apps and the Role of Transit Agencies and Their Open Data. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Volume 32, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2025.101504 

Gebresselassie, M., Michalek, J., Nock, D., Harper, C. (2025), Analyzing disparities in app-hailed travel during extreme heat in New York City. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 142, 2025. doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.104650

Gebresselassie, M. (2024). Labor issues from the perspective of drivers on the Uber and Lyft apps and the impact on riders who use wheelchairs. Travel Behavior and Society, Volume 38, 2025. doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100891

Gebresselassie, M. (2024). Why app-hailed transportation remains inadequately accessible to wheelchair users. Disability & Society. doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2024.2397731

Gebresselassie, M., Alavi, M., Hong, A. (2024). How and Where Did Older People Travel Before and After COVID? Insights from WMATA’s SmartTrip Card Data in DC. Transport Findings. https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.93913

Gebresselassie, M. (2023). Wheelchair Users’ Perspective on Transportation Service Hailed Through Uber and Lyft Apps. Transportation Research Record, 2677(5), 1164–1177. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221140369

Gebresselassie, M. (2019). Planning Education in Accessible Transport for Persons with Disabilities. Transport Findings. doi: 10.32866/7029

Gebresselassie, M., & Sanchez, T. W. (2018). “Smart” Tools for Socially Sustainable Transport: A Review of Mobility Apps. Urban Science, 2(2), 45. doi:10.3390/urbansci2020045

Book Reviews 

Gebresselassie, M., & Sanchez, T.W. (2019, September 5). [Review of the book Inequality In Transport, by D. Banister]. doi: 10.1080/01944363.2019.1641385

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

Gebresselassie, M. (2025). Accessibility Audit of the York University, Keele Campus. Y Magazine. Issue 17, 2025. https://ontarioplanners.ca/inspiring-knowledge/y-magazine/issues (With entire class of Transportation Policy and Planning, 2024 Cohort).

Gebresselassie, M., Silva, J., Lum, S. (2025). Why bike lanes should remain on Ontario’s roads. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-bike-lanes-should-remain-on-ontarios-roads-249150

Bassett, S., Gebresselassie, M. (2024). Five Tech Tools to Help Communicate the Risk of Extreme Heat. Planning Magazine.  https://perma.cc/5H44-VT98

Gebresselassie, M. & Wood, P. (2024). Addressing Toronto’s Traffic Will Take More Than Technology. Spacing.  https://perma.cc/A3PJ-9B3E

Gebresselassie, M. (2024). A.B.C. class action may prompt Uber and Lyft to ensure accessible services for wheelchair users. The Conversation.  https://theconversation.com/a-b-c-class-action-may-prompt-uber-and-lyft-to-ensure-accessible-services-for-wheelchair-users-226462.

Gebresselassie, M. (2023). Transportation apps can help people with disabilities navigate public transit but accessibility lags behind. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/transportation-apps-can-help-people-with-disabilities-navigate-public-transit-but-accessibility-lags-behind-208011

Gebresselassie, M., Michalek, J. Nock, D., Harper, C. (2022) Impact of heat waves on TNC-usage rates in low- and high-income neighborhoods in New York City. Policy Brief, Carnegie Mellon University

Buliung, R, & Gebresselassie, M. (2022). Local Host Article Series: Disabling Toronto. News & Press: ACSP Annual Conference News. https://www.acsp.org/news/613674/Local-Host-Article-Series-Disabling-Toronto.htm 

Gebresselassie, M., & Sanchez, T. (2017, Winter). The role of smart city technologies in equitable and inclusive transport. Planning & Technology Today, (116), 16-17. https://planning-org-uploaded-media.s3.amazonaws.com/document/Division-Technology-News-2017-18-Fall-Win.pdf