About Louis Merlin
Louis A. Merlin, Ph.D., AICP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida Atlantic University and the program coordinator for the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program.
Areas of Expertise
Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Land Use Planning and GovernanceSelected Publications
Merlin, L.A., & Jehle, U. (2023). Global interest in walking accessibility: A scoping review. Transport Reviews, 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/014416...
Merlin, L.A., Xiang, Y., Xu, Y., and Zhao, X. (2021) A segment-level model of shared scooter origins and destinations. Transportation Research Part D. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102709.
Merlin, L.A., Teoman, D., Viola, M., Vaughn, H. and Buehler, R. (2021) Re-drawing the planners’ circle: Analyzing trip-level walk distances across two national surveys. Journal of the American Planning Association. https://doi.org/10.1080/019443....
Merlin, L.A. (2019). Transportation sustainability follows from more people in fewer vehicles, not necessarily automation. Journal of the American Planning Association, 85(4), 501–510. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2019.1637770.
Recent Courses Taught
URP 6712 Future of Urban Mobility
URP 6211 Statistics for Urban Planners
URP 6920 Planning Workshop
URP 6840 Urban Spatial Structure
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