Alexander Bigazzi, University of British Columbia

Research

micromobility bicycles facility design geometric design road safety stopping distance traffic engineering transportation design

Latest papers

By cyclists, for cyclists: Road grade and elevation estimation from crowd-sourced fitness application data.
PloS one · 2023
Built environment influences on healthy eating and active living: The NEWPATH study.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022
Marginal emission factors for public transit: Effects of urban scale and density.
Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment · 2020 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Micromobility growth and regulation: Multi-year trends in volume and speed for 27 types of personal mobility devices
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Evidence-based design of off-street paths and cycleways: Fundamental traffic engineering parameters for bicycles and micromobility devices
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$76,000
What is the cost-effectiveness of electric bicycles for greenhouse gas mitigation?
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$41,246

All 9 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

By cyclists, for cyclists: Road grade and elevation estimation from crowd-sourced fitness application data.

Berjisian E, Bigazzi A, Barkh H

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295027 PMID: 38117814

02

Built environment influences on healthy eating and active living: The NEWPATH study.

Frank LD, Bigazzi A, Hong A, Minaker L, Fisher P, Raine KD

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2022

DOI: 10.1002/oby.23352 PMID: 35080350

03

Marginal emission factors for public transit: Effects of urban scale and density.

Bigazzi A

Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment2020First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102585 PMID: 33110387

04

A composite zonal index for biking attractiveness and safety.

Kamel MB, Sayed T, Bigazzi A

Accident; analysis and prevention2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105439 PMID: 32004862

Micromobility growth and regulation: Multi-year trends in volume and speed for 27 types of personal mobility devices

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander AY

Keywords: Cycling; Electric bicycle; Electric scooter; Micromobility; Mode share; Speed; Traffic volume; Urban transportation; Vehicle

$25,000

Evidence-based design of off-street paths and cycleways: Fundamental traffic engineering parameters for bicycles and micromobility devices

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander

Keywords: bicycles; micromobility; stopping distance; road safety; vehicle performance; geometric design; facility design; transportation design; traffic engineering; transportation engineering

$76,000

What is the cost-effectiveness of electric bicycles for greenhouse gas mitigation?

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander A

$41,246

Mobilizing justice: towards evidence-based transportation equity policy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: transportation; justice; equity; mobility; technology; accessibility; policy; guidelines

$998,600

Electric pedal-assist, physical capability, and cycling accessibility: Do cycling speed and energy expenditure mediate route and travel mode choices?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander

Keywords: (1) travel behaviour; (2) active transportation; (3) bicycles; (4) electric bicycle; (5) choice model

$75,000

Development of an electric bicycle incentive program at the municipal scale

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander Y.

Keywords: electric bicycle; active travel; sustainable transportation; travel behaviour

$25,000

Incorporating electric bicycles into urban transportation systems in British Columbia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander

Keywords: (1) transportation planning; (2) electric bicycles; (3) e-bikes; (4) travel survey; (5) bicycle network; (6) travel mode; (7) transportation policy; (8) scenario analysis

$65,900

Incorporating pollution inhalation and energy expenditure into network analysis for active transportation

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander

$168,000

Environmental and operational analysis of a novel urban mobility service using human-electric hybrid vehicles

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Bigazzi, Alexander

$22,850

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Dept. of Civil Engineering
School of Planning
Civil Engineering

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Leia Minaker

School of Planning

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Tarek Sayed

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: micromobility Dear Professor Bigazzi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "By cyclists, for cyclists: Road grade and elevation estimation from crowd-sourced fitness application data." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Micromobility growth and regulation: Multi-year trends in volume and speed for 27 types of personal mobility devices" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]