Edward A. Mierzejewski, Ph.D., P.E.

Director, Center for Urban Transportation Research

 

Areas of Expertise

Transportation Planning

Transportation and Growth Management

Highway Planning

Environmental Impact Analysis

Transportation Systems Management

Traffic and Parking Studies

Transportation Economics

 

Representative Experience

·        Performed reviews of all twenty-five Florida MPO long range plans

·        Facilitated several major investment study peer review panels

·        Directed studies of impact of non-local drivers on roadway capacity

·        Directed study of motor vehicle emission inspection cost-effectiveness

·        Directed major transportation policy initiative project, requested by State Legislature

·        Directed legislatively-directed studies of roadway ownership criteria

·        Directed study of automatic vehicle identification systems

·        Directed major corporate functions in transportation planning and design

·        Directed several regional transportation plan development projects

·        Directed numerous hurricane evacuation studies

·        Directed numerous highway project development and environmental studies

·        Managed numerous transit development programs

·        Responsible for downtown parking demand studies

·        Prepared commuter rail improvement programs

·        Prepared bus transit service plans

·        Prepared traffic circulation and parking plans for major activity centers

·        Performed numerous studies of transportation actions to reduce air pollution

·        Performed analyses of impacts of fare policies on transit ridership

 

Previous Positions

Deputy Director, Center for Urban Transportation Research

District Director of Transportation Services, Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc.

Director of Transportation Programs, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Transportation Program Manager, Chase, Rosen & Wallace, Inc.

Chief Transportation Planner, Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission

Transportation Engineer/Planner, Alan M. Voorhees & Associates, Inc.

Highway Designer, Deleuw, Cather & Co.

 

Education

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of South Florida

MSCE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BSCE, Worcester Polytechnic Institute