STEVEN E. POLZIN, Ph.D., P.E.
Transit Research Program Director
Areas of Expertise
Public
Transportation
Systems
Evaluation
Transportation
Planning
Planning
Process Design
Policy
Analysis
Mobility
Needs Analysis
Travel
Behavior
Economic
Impacts
Representative Experience
·
Conducted economic impact studies
·
Conducted travel behavior analysis
·
Conducted strategic transportation
planning
·
Investigated transit system performance
·
Conducted transportation policy
research, managed transit research program
·
Evaluated transportation management
organization and coordination
·
Developed assessment of public transit
needs
·
Managed patronage forecasting model
development program
·
Directed transit systems planning
program
·
Managed ridership forecast production
·
Conducted economic and financial
analysis studies
·
Managed interagency coordination of
transportation planning
·
Conducted fare and parking policy
studies
·
Conducted operating and maintenance
cost studies
·
Developed energy management programs
·
Prepared short and long range operating
and capital budgets
·
Researched land use/transportation
interrelationships
·
Conducted alternatives analysis studies
·
Conducted site selection and planning
studies
Previous Positions
Manager,
Systems Planning/Manager, Long Range Planning/Interim Director, Service
Planning/Senior Rail Planner,
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Transportation
Planning Specialist/Sr. Transportation Planner, Greater Cleveland Regional
Transit Authority
Instructor,
Principal Investigator, Research Assistant, Northwestern University
Education
Ph.D.,
Civil Engineering (Transportation), Northwestern University
M.S.C.E.,
Urban Systems Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S.C.E.,
Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin