Greg Griffin

About Greg Griffin

I coordinate research in traffic safety and human factors with the Oregon Dept. of Transportation, and am a professor of practice with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). I earned AICP certification in 2005, and have maintained it continuously since.

Areas of Expertise

Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Technology, Society and Analytical Methods, Planning History or History

Selected Publications

Griffin, Greg. (2025) Transport Truths: Planning Methods and Ethics for Global Futures. Bristol University Press. https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/transport-truths, Choi, K., Park, H. J., & Griffin, G. P. (2023). Can shared micromobility replace auto travel? Evidence from the U.S. urbanized areas between 2012 and 2019. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 0(0), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2023.2179444, Maiti, A., Vinayaga-Sureshkanth, N., Jadliwala, M., Wijewickrama, R., & Griffin, G. (2022, March). Impact of e-scooters on pedestrian safety: A field study using pedestrian crowd-sensing. In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops) (pp. 799-805). IEEE. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9767450, Jobe, J., & Griffin, G. P. (2021). Bike share responses to COVID-19. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2021.100353

Recent Courses Taught

Public Participation and Qualitative Analysis
This course involves methods of facilitating public input and analyzing textual data. Topics include: Online and in-person involvement, integrating input to plans, co-production, and evaluation with case study, observational, and content analysis techniques., History and Theory of Urban and Regional Planning
This course reviews the origins and evolution of thought and action in planning, including post-colonial perspectives. Students have the opportunity to explore theory in planning contexts for practical application and research., Transportation Planning
This survey of transportation planning includes foundations, practical techniques, and disruptions, emphasizing emerging and sustainable transportation modes., Planning Workshop
A seminar/workshop involving an application of theory and practice relating to an urban or regional scale project. Recent workshops led by Dr. Griffin include an online workshop on sustainable tourism with The University of The Gambia, and developing a multi-use trail grant for Weslaco, Texas.