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Publications

Towards a Passenger-Focused On-Time Performance Metric for Commuter Rail

This is a paper in 2 parts: (1) tracing the history of the nearly ubiquitous definition of on-time trains being "within 5 minutes of the schedule at the terminal" back to its origins in the steam railroad era of the early 1900s, and (2) a case study using Caltrain comparing the traditional metric with the actual passenger experience during 2016-17. Slides available upon request.

Using Open Data and GIS to Rank Potential Commuter Rail Infill Station Sites

What started out as a grad school project turned into a TRB Poster, presented at the annual meeting in January 2013. The session was focused on Open Data generally, so the results of the analysis were secondary to the collection and usage of the data. This is just as well, as not all of the methodology leading to the recommendation would pass muster; we scored smaller nearby populations higher because of the lower likelihood of a station inciting NIMBY protests, for instance.

I've also presented a status update on North American Light Rail & Streetcars at the last two National Light Rail Conferences:

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Affiliations

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Work History

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Academic Background

University of California, Berkeley
College of Engineering, Berkeley, CA
May 2012
Master of Science
Focus: Transportation Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
May 2008
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Philosophy

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