Dr. Alex Bigazzi

Biography

Alex Bigazzi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia and an Associate Member of the School of Community and Regional Planning. His research focuses on non-motorized and lightly-motorized travel, including aspects like intersection physics and the behavior of active travellers. He studies transportation emissions and the uptake of traffic-related air pollution by active travellers, primarily in urban settings. Alex's work is informed by his own experiences as a musician who has transitioned to academia and aims to explore these themes through the REACT Lab. He received his Bachelor of Music in jazz saxophone from the University of Miami in 2001 and later completed his doctorate in Civil Engineering at Portland State University in 2014, where he investigated urban cyclists’ uptake of traffic-related air pollution. His research interests include active travel, micromobility, human-electric hybrid vehicles such as e-bikes, and the design of pedestrian and bicycle facilities. He teaches a course that provides an overview of multi-modal urban transportation systems, emphasizing analytical techniques and quantitative analysis requirements for students.

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