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