Chester Harvey

About Chester Harvey

I direct the Transportation Policy Research Group at the National Center for Smart Growth. My work bridges transportation and urban design with a focus on social equity and climate impacts using spatial data science and behavioral modeling.

Areas of Expertise

Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Urban Design, Technology, Society and Analytical Methods

Selected Publications

Harvey, C. (2024). Sensing walkability? Opportunities and limitations of electrodermal activity as an indicator of walkable urban environments. Planning Practice & Research., Harvey, C., Rodríguez, D. A., & Fang, K. (2024). Comparing methods and data sources for classifying bicycle level of traffic stress: How well do their outcomes agree? Sustainable Cities and Society, 101, 105151., Ruggeri, D., Harvey, C., & Bosselmann, P. (2018). Perceiving the Livable City: Cross-Cultural Lessons on Virtual and Field Experiences of Urban Environments. Journal of the American Planning Association, 84(3–4), 250–262. , Harvey, C., Aultman-Hall, L., Troy, A., Hurley, S. E. (2016). Streetscape Skeleton Measurement and Classification. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 44(4), 668-692.

Recent Courses Taught

URSP 688Y: Smart Cities and Urban Data Science