About Jeffrey Brown
My research explores: the role of public transportation in contemporary cities; transportation finance; the interplay between the finance, planning, and use of transportation systems; the relationship between transportation and the built environment; and the history of planning.
Areas of Expertise
Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Planning History or HistorySelected Publications
Neog, D., & Brown, J. R. (2022). Transit Ridership Growth in Small Urbanized Areas: Lessons from Seven U.S. Transit Systems. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 148(1), 23. doi:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000771
Wood, J., & Brown, J. (2019). A Marvelous Machine: Creative Approaches to Securing Funding and Building Public Support for Streetcar Projects in Four U.S. Cities. TRR, 2673, 369-378. doi:10.1177/0361198118821317
Mendez, J., & Brown, J. (2019). The Relationship between Streetcars and Development Activity: An Examination of Portland and Seattle. Transportation Research Record, 2673(2), 172-182. doi:10.1177/0361198119825647
Recent Courses Taught
URP 6202 Design of Policy-Oriented Research
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