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Serena Alexander

@ProfSerena

Associate Professor of Public Policy & Environmental Engineering at Northeastern; climate action planning; sustainable and resilient transportation.

Joined May 2020
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As urban development grows, so does the need for equitable transportation solutions. Discover how @VTA, MTI, and @SJSU are addressing this challenge in our Research Snaps "Developing an Equitable VMT Mitigation Program for Santa Clara County" youtube.com/watch?v=q8S4Rf07…
Developing an Equitable VMT Mitigation Program for Santa Clara County

Developing an Equitable VMT Mitigation Program for Santa Clara County

Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Transportation: Developing...

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Collaboration brings solutions:@ VTA, MTI, and @SJSU teamed up to develop an equity framework to reduce driving from new developments. We’ll hear from the experts in our latest Research Snaps webinar on Tuesday, May 21st at noon PT! tinyurl.com/VTA-VMT-webinar
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"We have to build a transportation infrastructure system that is not only good now," says @ProfSerena, "but it is something that can stand climate impacts in the long run.” @NU_PolicySchool ow.ly/I7Ua50RJAHa
One-third of bridges in the United States need fixing. Here’s how to do that without wreaking havoc...

One-third of bridges in the United States need fixing. Here’s how to do that without wreaking havoc...

Recent bridge closures in Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island show just how much we rely on certain access routes.

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Presenting our ⁦@MinetaTrans⁩ paper on the vegetation impacts of highway capacity expansion with ⁦@BoYangGeo⁩ #wzuilodz at AESOP!
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What a week it has been @USDOT for climate planning and education! Climate Change and Transportation 101 was launched this week and is now available on DOTNet and DOT Learns for those interested! Also, the modes presented their action plans to reduce transportation emissions!
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When you bring your spouse to the #UAA2023 conference, you’ve also brought your photographer! Here is me presenting our @MinetaTrans paper on the alignment of regional and local climate policies to mitigate emissions. @sjsucoss with @ahoura_z
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The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization was launched during the #TRBAM2023 week. I’m honored to have served as a contributor. energy.gov/sites/default/fil…
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The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization

The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization

The transportation sector—which includes all modes of travel throug...

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Join MTI's @ProfSerena & @ahoura_z at #TRBAM as they present their research findings on CA's SB 375. Their project aimed to answer if the alignment of regional & local transportation and land-use strategies mitigates greenhouse gas emissions through vehicle trip reduction.
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🚨JUST ANNOUNCED🚨 Applications for the FY23 RAISE Program are now open. If your community has a transportation project that will create jobs, address climate change, ensure racial equity, and remove barriers to opportunity, we encourage you to apply. transportation.gov/briefing-…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Billion Available through the 2023 RAISE Grant Program

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Billion Available through the 2023 RAISE Grant Program

Popular RAISE Discretionary Grant Program helps communities build transportation projects that have significant local or regional impact and improve safety and equity.

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I’m pleased to share our latest MTI report: “Fragmented or Aligned Climate Action: Assessing Linkages Between Regional and Local Planning Efforts to Meet Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets”transweb.sjsu.edu/research/2… @ahoura_z @MinetaTrans @sjsu_urbp

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SERENA ALEXANDER, PHD Dr. Serena Alexander is an Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of Urban Online at San José State University. Her research predominantly focuses on

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Want to learn about how freight emissions reduction strategies can help achieve your communities' climate goal? Join @ProfSerena as she presents recommendations from "Routes to Lower GHGs from Freight Transportation in the City of San José." tinyurl.com/mtiresearchsnaps… #webinar
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#ICYMI: Check out some of our most recent publications, including a report providing key objectives to reduce GHG emissions from freight by @ProfSerena and a Perspective piece exploring the expansion of microtransit from @joshuaschank & Emma Huang! mailchi.mp/sjsu/oct22news
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Register now at: tinyurl.com/mtiresearchsnaps… @CityofSanJose @SanJoseDOT @SJSU @SJSUResearch #Transportation #Freight #Webinar #MTIResearchSnaps
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Join @ProfSerena as she presents analysis and policy recommendations from a new MTI report, "Routes to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation in the City of San José," to address this challenge.
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New MTI research reveals COVID-19 impact on transportation budgets that pay for fixing potholes, building new bike lanes, and keeping trains and buses running. PR: ow.ly/uKoh50L9Fc8 Full Report: ow.ly/GA6U50L9Fc7 #transportation #infrastructure #policy @ProfSerena

COVID-19 Decimated Many Local Transportation Budgets in California –

Everyone living through the COVID-19 pandemic knows it created unprecedented disruptions to economic and transportation patterns. Less obvious is how the pandemic decimated local government budgets

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I’m pleased to share our new #MTI report: “Understanding COVID-19’s Impact on Local Transportation Revenue - A Mid-Crisis View from Experts” transweb.sjsu.edu/research/1… @MinetaTrans @SJSU @sjsucoss

Understanding COVID-19’s Impact on Local Transportation Revenue - A

ASHA WEINSTEIN AGRAWAL, PHD Dr. Agrawal is Director of the MTI National Transportation Finance Center and also Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at San José State University. Her research and

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We don’t talk about freight emissions enough! I’m pleased to announce the publication of our new report titled “Routes to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation in the City of San José” transweb.sjsu.edu/research/2…. @SJSU @MinetaTrans #SanJose #Freight #Climate

Routes to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation

SERENA ALEXANDER, PHD Dr. Serena Alexander is an Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director of Urban Online at San José State University. Her research predominantly focuses on

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Women belong in public spaces! The morality police in Iran murdered a young woman for not wearing her hijab properly (read: a few strands of hair were visible, and most importantly, she looked too attractive and feisty to exist in a public space)! Let that sink in! #MahsaAmini
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For the first time in history, the FY 2023 budget includes a bottom up assessment of Federal Financial Climate Risks (FFCR). I’m excited to have been designated to join the FFCR working group with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy! @USDOT
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