Snell Chair for Sustainable Transportation
The CSD administers the Hampton K. and Margaret Frye Snell Endowed Chair in Transportation on behalf of the School of Architecture to funds cutting-edge transportation research. Snell grants to faculty provide seed funding or matching funds for multidisciplinary and collaborative research endeavors. Research projects that receive preferential consideration for Snell funds support student researchers, leverage matching funds from other studies, and culimate with scholarly publications.
Current Snell recipients are listed here.
All former projects are listed here.
Projects Funded by the Snell Endowment
Current Snell Recipients
2019-2020 Snell Recipients:
- Estimating the Direct, Indirect, and Induced Effects of Constructing High-Speed Rail Lines in the Texas Triangle, Ming Zhang
- Understanding E-Scooter Usage in Austin, TX, Junfeng Jiao
- Increasing Access to High-Quality Education Through a Free Youth Transit Pass, Alex Karner
2018–19 Snell Recipients:
- Challenges to and opportunities for cycling in small cities in metropolitan suburbs of Texas, Ming Zhang
- Providing Sufficient Transportation Access: A Literature Review, Alex Karner
- Can Tax Increment Finance Support Transit Improvements? Evaluating Provisions of State Enabling Legislation and Policy in the U.S, Gian Claudia Sciara
- Understanding the Health Impact of Living in Transit Deserts in Major Texas Cities, Junfeng Jiao
2017–18 Snell Recipients:
- Journal of the American Planning Association, Sandi Rosenbloom
- A Statewide Strategy for Transit-Oriented Development, Ming Zhang
- Bisecting the Boundary: The Cultural Landscapes of 19th and 20th Century U.S. - Mexico Transportation Route, Sarah Lopez
- How Does Innovative Bicycle Infrastructure Effect Cycling Levels and Safety? Building Evidence with Austin's Natural Experiment, Gian Claudia Sciara
2016–17 Snell Recipients:
- Journal of the American Planning Association, Sandi Rosenbloom
- Explore commodality strategies in Triangle Megaregion, Ming Zhang
- El Camino Real de Los Tejas, Nichole Wiedemann
- Peace Cities, Robert Young
2015–16 Snell Recipients:
- Journal of the American Planning Association, Sandi Rosenbloom
- Ecologically Augmenting Car Parks, Danelle Briscoe
- Walking in Place, Sarah Gamble
- Understanding Checkouts in Bike Sharing Systems – Case Studies in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, Junfeng Jiao
- Trends of Mega-Commuting in Megaregions, Ming Zhang
2014–2015 Snell Recipients
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Sustainable Transportation in the International Context—2015 China Planning Workshop
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Micro Transportation Planning—A Case Study of Pan Jia Yuan Antique Market, Beijing China
2013–2014 Snell Recipients
- Sustainable Transportation in the International Context—2014 China Planning Workshop: A Ten-Year Effort
- Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA)
- Cycling in the African-American Community—2014
2012–2013 Snell Recipients
- Sustainable Transportation in the International Context—2013 China Planning Workshop
- Sustainable Places Project—The Capital Area Texas Sustainability (CATS) Consortium
- Cycling in the African American Community—2013
- Megaregions
2011–2012 Snell Recipients
- Sustainable Transportation in the International Context—2012 China Planning Workshop
- Sustainable Places Project—The Capital Area Texas Sustainability (CATS) Consortium
- Transportation/Land-Use Project
- UT Safe Cycling Campaign
- Huston-Tillotson University Bus Stop Environmental Analysis Study
- Cycling in the African American Community—2012
2010–2011 Snell Recipients
- Sustainable Transportation in the International Context—2011 China Planning Workshop
- Emerging Trends of Interregional Commute in Mega-Regions: Evidence from NHTS
- Matching funds requested for the awarded project TxDOT RMC 0-6634 Potential Value Extraction from TxDOT’s Right of Way and Other Property Assets
- M Street
- Bicycle Trails and Safety
- Perceptions of Safety and Transportation Behavior Analysis—Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) travel tracker
- Perceptions of Safety and Transportation Behavior Analysis—Huston-Tillotson University Study
- Low-Income Teen Activities and Perceived Safety in Providence, RI