Yingling Fan

About Yingling Fan

Yingling Fan is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Associate Dean for Faculty at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. She specializes in public transportation development, human experience in transportation, and community-engaged transportation equity research.

Areas of Expertise

Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Land Use Planning and Governance

Selected Publications

Zhu, J., & Fan, Y. (2018). Daily travel behavior and emotional well-being: Effects of trip mode, duration, purpose, and companionship. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 118, 360-373., Fan, Y., Orford, S., & Hubbard, P. (2023). Urban public health emergencies and the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 2: Infrastructures, urban governance and civil society. Urban Studies, 60(9), 1535-1547., Fan, Y., Das, K. V., & Chen, Q. (2011). Neighborhood green, social support, physical activity, and stress: Assessing the cumulative impact. Health & place, 17(6), 1202-1211., Fan, Y. (2012). The planners’ war against spatial mismatch: Lessons learned and ways forward. Journal of Planning Literature, 27(2), 153-169.

Recent Courses Taught

PA5880 - Planning for China's Urban Billion (Study Abroad), PA5209 - Urban Planning for Health Equity