WSTLUR Awards
The World Society for Transport and Land Use Research presents awards at each Symposium.
David Levinson Award for Best Paper
WSTLUR 2021 (Portland)
- 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 (Brisbane)
WSTLUR 2014 (Delft)
- Local environment characteristics associated with walking and taking transit to shopping districts (PDF)
Robert James Schneider
WSTLUR 2011 (Whistler)
- 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 2021 (Portland)
- 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 (Brisbane)
- 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 (Delft)
- Shape grammars overview and assessment for transport and urban design: Review, terminology, assessment, and application (PDF)
Basil Janis Vitins, Kay Axhausen
WSTLUR 2011 (Whistler)
- What makes travel 'local': Defining and understanding local travel behaviour (PDF)
Kevin Manaugh, Ahmed El-Geneidy
Best PhD Dissertation
WSTLUR 2021 (Portland)
- 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 (Brisbane)
- Kristina Currans