AWARDS
The World Society for Transport and Land Use Research presents awards at each Symposium.
David Levinson Award for Best Paper
WSTLUR 2024
Ride-hailing and transit accessibility considering the trade-off between time and money. Rafael H. M. Pereira, Daniel Herszenhut, Marcus Saraiva (Institute for Applied Economic Research - Ipea), Steven Farber (University of Toronto)
WSTLUR 2021
Viewpoint: Turning streets into housing
Adam Millard-Ball (University of California, Los Angeles)
Honorable mention best paper
The inevitability of automobility: how private car use is perpetuated in a Greenfield estate
Jennifer Kent, University of Sydney
WSTLUR 2017
WSTLUR 2014
Local environment characteristics associated with walking and taking transit to shopping districts (PDF)
Robert James Schneider
WSTLUR 2011
How built environment affects travel behavior: A comparative analysis of the connections between land use and vehicle miles traveled in US cities (PDF)
Lei Zhang, Jin Hyun Hong, Arefeh Nasri, Qing Shen
Best Student-Led Paper
WSTLUR 2024
Measuring the impacts of new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on quality of life and cost concerns: A natural experiment in Montréal, Canada. Rodrigo Victoriano-Habit and Ahmed El-Geneidy (McGill University)
WSTLUR 2021
Traffic-Land Use Compatibility and Street Design Impacts of Automated Driving in Vienna, Austria.
Emilia Bruck and Aggelos Soteropoulos (Technical University of Vienna)
Honorable mention best student-led paper
Traffic Noise Feedback in Agent-Based Integrated Land-Use/Transport Models
Nico Kuehnel (Technical University of Munich), Dominik Ziemke (Technical University of Dresden, and Rolf Moeckel (Technical University of Munich)
WSTLUR 2017
If we build it, who will benefit? A multi-criteria approach for the prioritization of new bicycle lanes in Quebec City, Canada (PDF)
Emily Grisé, Ahmed El-Geneidy
WSTLUR 2014
Shape grammars overview and assessment for transport and urban design: Review, terminology, assessment, and application (PDF)
Basil Janis Vitins, Kay Axhausen
WSTLUR 2011
What makes travel 'local': Defining and understanding local travel behaviour (PDF)
Kevin Manaugh, Ahmed El-Geneidy
Best PhD Dissertation
WSTLUR 2024
Felix Pot - University of Groningen, Netherlands
Thesis: "The Extra Mile: Perceived Accessibility in Rural areas" (Filed at University of Groningen, 2023)
WSTLUR 2021
Xiang Jacob Yan - current affiliation University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
Thesis: "Redefining the Value of Accessibility: Toward a Better Understanding of How Accessibility Shapes Household Residential Location and Travel Choices" (Filed at University of Michigan, 2019)
Honorable Mention Best PhD Dissertation
Lindsay M. Braun - current affiliation University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Thesis: "Geographies of (dis)advantage in walking and cycling: Perspectives on equity and social justice in planning for active transportation in U.S. cities" (Filed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2018)
WSTLUR 2017
Kristina Currans