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1 JOHN LUCIANO RENNE, PH.D., AICP Associate Professor JOHN LUCIANO RENNE, PH.D., AICP Associate Professor, Department of Planning and Urban Studies Director, Merritt C. Becker, Jr. Transportation Institute University of New Orleans Senior Visiting Research Associate Transport Studies Unit University of Oxford Visiting Research Associate Planning and Transport Research Centre University of Western Australia Updated May 13, 2014 Background Education Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2005 PhD in Urban Planning and Policy Development Major Fields: Transportation and Land Use Planning University of Colorado at Denver, 2000 Master of Urban and Regional Planning (Outstanding Student) Concentration: Economic Development University of Colorado at Boulder, 1999 Bachelor of Environmental Design (with Honors) Major: Urban Planning and Design Minor: Economics New York University, 2004 The Real Estate Institute Completed Core Curriculum towards a Certificate in Real Estate Finance and Investment 1 Academic Experience University of New Orleans, August 2005 – Present Department of Planning and Urban Studies College of Liberal Arts New Orleans, Louisiana Associate Professor Director, Merritt C. Becker Jr. Transportation Institute Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and Planning & proposed Master of Science in Transportation Studies University of Oxford, April 2013 – Present Transport Studies Unit School of Geography and the Environment Oxford, England Senior Visiting Research Associate Planning and Transport Research Centre, July 2005 – Present Murdoch University Perth, Western Australia Visiting Research Associate Planning and Transport Research Centre, August 2004 – July 2005 Murdoch University Perth, Western Australia Research Associate Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, September 2001 - July 2004 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Project Manager (May 2002 – July 2004) Graduate Assistant (September 2001 - May 2002) Adjunct Lecturer Rutgers University, May 2002 - July 2004 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Lecturer and Teaching Assistant 2 Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, January 2001 - July 2001 Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia Visiting Scholar University of Colorado, Fall 1999, Fall 2000 Department of Planning and Design Boulder and Denver, Colorado Teaching Assistant Professional Experience The TOD Group, April 2007 – Present Managing Director EG Property Group, August 2004 – July 2005 Perth, Western Australia Associate Director Charlier Associates, Inc., May 1998 - August 2000 Land Use and Transportation Planner (June 1999 - August 2000) Intern (May 1998 - May 1999) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Summer 1999 Environmental Educator Scholarly and Creative Productivity 1. Publications A. Books a. Scholarly books i. Refereed ii. Non-refereed John Renne and Billy Fields (Eds.). Transport Beyond Oil: Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2013. Carey Curtis, John Renne and Luca Bertolini (Eds.). Transit Oriented Development: Making It Happen. Surrey, UK: Ashgate, 2009. 3 B. Refereed/Invited Publications a. Book chapters John Renne and Billy Fields. “Introduction: Moving from Disaster to Opportunity: Transitioning the Transportation Sector from Oil Dependence,” Renne and Fields, Eds. Transport Beyond Oil: Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 1-8, 2013. John Renne. “The Pent-Up Demand for Transit-Oriented Development and Its Role in Reducing Oil Dependence,” Renne and Fields, Eds. Transport Beyond Oil: Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 226-243, 2013. Billy Fields, John Renne and Tony Hull. “From Potential to Practice: Building a National Policy Framework for Transportation Oil Reduction,” Renne and Fields, Eds. Transport Beyond Oil: Policy Choices for a Multimodal Future. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 291-302, 2013. John Renne. “Evacuation Planning for Vulnerable Populations: Lessons from the New Orleans City Assisted Evacuation Plan,” Chapter 8 in Resilience and Opportunity: Lessons from the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina and Rita, Edited by Amy Liu, Roland Anglin, Richard Mizelle and Allison Plyer, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, pp. 120-130, 2011. John Renne. “Measuring the Success of Transit Oriented Development,” Chapter 18 in Transit Oriented Development: Making It Happen, Edited by Carey Curtis, John Renne and Luca Bertolini, Surrey, UK: Ashgate: pp. 241-255, 2009. Carey Curtis, Luca Bertolini, John Renne. “Introduction” and “Conclusions” Chapter 1 and Chapter 19 in Transit Oriented Development: Making It Happen, Edited by Carey Curtis, John Renne and Luca Bertolini, Surrey, UK: Ashgate, pp. 3-12 & 257- 267, 2009. John Renne. “Evaluating Transit-Oriented Development Using a Sustainability Framework: Lessons from Perth’s Network City,” in Planning Sustainable Communities: Diversity of Approaches and Implementation Challenges, edited by Sasha Tsenkova. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pp. 115-148, 2009. 4 John Renne. “Evacuation and Equity: A post-Katrina New Orleans diary,” in Overlooked America, Edited by the editors of Planning magazine, Chicago: Planners Press, (reprint of May 2006 article in Planning), pp. 165-168, 2008. John Renne. “Measuring the Success of Transit-Oriented Development Using a Sustainability Framework: TOD Outcome Analysis,” in Urban Sustainability through Environmental Design: Approaches to time, People and Place, edited by Kevin Thwaites, Sergio Porta, Ombretta Romice and Mark Greaves. Routledge, pp. 106-111, 2007. John Renne. “Transit-Oriented Development: Measuring Benefits, Analyzing Trends, and Evaluating Policy in New Jersey,” in Reaction and Reform in New Jersey, edited by Michael Richards. Trenton, New Jersey: Hall Institute of Public Policy, pp. 97-133, 2007. b. Journal articles (peer reviewed) John Renne and Peter Bennett. “Socioeconomics of Urban Travel Evidence from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey with Implications for Sustainability,” World Transport Policy and Practice (forthcoming 2014). Tara Tolford, John Renne and Billy Fields. “Development of a Low-Cost Methodology for Evaluating Pedestrian Safety in Support of Complete Streets Policy Implementation,” Transportation Research Record. (forthcoming 2014). Luca Bertolini, Carey Curtis and John Renne. “Station Area Precincts in Europe and Beyond: Toward Transit Oriented Development?” Built Environment, Vol. 38. No. 1, pp. 31-50, 2012. John Renne, Thomas Sanchez and Todd Litman. “Carless and Special Needs Evacuation Planning: A Literature Review,” Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 420-431, 2011. Pamela Jenkins, John Renne and John Kiefer. “Gender Differences in Self-Reported Evacuation Experiences: An Analysis of the City-Assisted Evacuation Program During Hurricane Gustav,” Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 2: Technical Papers, Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, pp. 127-134, 2011. 5 John Renne and Peter Bennett. “Giving Parks Back to People: A Transportation Study of New Orleans City Park with Implications for Improving Public Health,” Local Environment. Vol. 15, No. 9 & 10, pp. 879-890, 2010. John Renne, Thomas Sanchez, Pamela Jenkins and Robert Peterson. “Challenge of Evacuating the Carless in Five Major U.S. Cities: Identifying the Key Issues,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Vol. 2110, pp. 36 – 44, 2009. John Renne. “From Transit-Adjacent to Transit-Oriented Development,” Local Environment, Vol. 14. No. 1, pp. 1 – 15, 2009. John Renne. “Smart Growth and Transit-Oriented Development at the State Level: Lessons from California, New Jersey, and Western Australia,” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 77-108, 2008. Michael Greenberg, John Renne, Robert Lane, Jeffrey Zupan. "Physical Activity and Use of Suburban Train Stations for Travel: An Exploratory Analysis," Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 89-116, 2005. Sergio Porta and John Renne. "Linking Urban Design to Sustainability: Formal Indicators of Social Urban Sustainability, Field Research in Perth, Western Australia," Urban Design International, Vol. 10, pp. 51-64, 2005. John Pucher and John Renne. "Rural Mobility and Mode Choice: Evidence from the 2001 National Household Travel Survey," Transportation, Vol. 32, pp. 165-186, 2005 Michael Greenberg and John Renne. "Where do Walkability and Bikeability Matter the Most? An Environmental Justice Interpretation of New Jersey Data," Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp. 90- 100, 2005. John Renne and Jan Wells. "Emerging European-Style Planning in the USA: Transit- Oriented Development," World Transport Policy & Practice, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 12- 24, 2004. c. Refereed monographs Deborah Matherly, Jane Mobley Associates, Brian Wolshon, John Renne, Roberta Thomas, and Elisa Nichols. A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation. NCHRP Report 740. Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board 6 of the National Academics, 2013. John Renne, Keith Bartholomew and Patrick Wontor. “Transit Oriented Development and Joint Development Case Studies and Legal Issues,” TCRP Legal Research Digest 36, Washington, D.C.: National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board of the National
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