@VTMURP

Master of Urban and Regional Planning

 Blacksburg & Arlington, VA
uap.vt.edu/degrees-certificates/masters-programs/
Joined September 2016
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Learning About Community Planning Through Serious Games! This project is funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) CIVIC Innovation Program grant. For more information about our project, please visit heat2hope.org
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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph4 Jun 2023
Replying to @VTSPIA
@VTSPIA @VTMURP "Sustainable Europe" study abroad is in full swing. After starting in Prague we were in Ostrava, Budapest and Vienna. Tomorrow is Venice. All by train, bike or on foot. Great examples for sustainable transport & development everywhere @VTCLAHS @VTmetroDC
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Congratulations to our @VTMURP @VTSPIA @VTmetroDC graduates 2023!
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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph6 May 2023
Article now as "free access" for a limited time: How did cycling levels and cycling policies change during COVID-19? A review of 100 studies. doi.org/10.1080/01441647.202…

COVID-19 and cycling: a review of the literature on changes in cycling levels and government...

This paper reviews 100 peer-reviewed articles and 12 non-refereed papers on COVID-19 and cycling published from March 2020 to January 2023. Overall, the studies suggest more increases than decrease...

tandfonline.com
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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph10 May 2023
Thanks to Streetsblog and Melanie Curry for picking up our article. Did the Pandemic Help Improve Street Space Allocation for Bicycle Riders? cal.streetsblog.org/2023/05/… via @streetsblogcal

Did the Pandemic Help Improve Street Space Allocation for Bicycle Riders? - Streetsblog California

Yes, somewhat. More of it needed.

cal.streetsblog.org
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To say I'm extremely proud of my wife would be the understatement of the century. Also very a proud of the way our community as a whole steps up when folks are in need. The fact 33 folks reached out to help is tremendous. #Hokies vtx.vt.edu/articles/2023/04/…
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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph26 Apr 2023
It was my great pleasure to co-edit this special issue on "Equitable Active Transport" for Transportation Research Part D with @drchrischerry; @BaharDadashova and Xinyue Ye). Please check out the special issue. Here is our editorial: doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.1…
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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph25 Apr 2023
New paper: COVID-19 and cycling: a review of the literature on changes in cycling levels and government policies from 2019 to 2022 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

COVID-19 and cycling: a review of the literature on changes in cycling levels and government...

This paper reviews 100 peer-reviewed articles and 12 non-refereed papers on COVID-19 and cycling published from March 2020 to January 2023. Overall, the studies suggest more increases than decrease...

tandfonline.com
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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph7 Apr 2023
Many thanks to @schlthss for a fantastic guest lecture! The students and I learned a lot and he gave us a lot to of great ideas and thoughts for the coming days, weeks, months , and years. @VTMURP @VTSPIA
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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph14 Apr 2023
Many thanks to @StreetsblogUSA for featuring our research: Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/… via @StreetsblogUSA

Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts — Streetsblog USA

Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. Check it out.

usa.streetsblog.org
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Virginia Tech SPIA@VTSPIA14 Feb 2023
Roof! Are you ready for VT Giving Day 2023! Bring proof of a donation to SPIA and take a photo with me and receive a SPIA Swag item! - Riker, SPIA’s Giving Day Mascot Where: 110 Architecture Annex, Blacksburg, VA When: February 15, 2023, 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM *while supplies last*
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Virginia Tech SPIA@VTSPIA14 Feb 2023
Spend #VTGivingDay with SPIA!! Join us tomorrow, Feb 15th, to give back to SPIA programs and have the chance to take home SPIA swag items! 🦃🧡♥️Check out the link below to support our students and programs, and look out for more fun coming Wednesday. 👀🎉 apps.es.vt.edu/onlinegiving/…
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Thanks to VT News for featuring our studio class @VTMURP @VTSPIA @VTmetroDC @VTCLAHS vtx.vt.edu/content/vtx_vt_ed…
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Virginia Tech@virginia_tech15 Dec 2022
When the City of Falls Church needed assistance getting their cycling plan up to speed, #Hokies helped get things in gear. 🚲 @VTSPIA graduate students are looking at road conditions and networks to make recommendations on cycling solutions for the city.
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Naren Ramakrishnan
@profnaren15 Dec 2022
Beat the heat - Barbara Micale's article about our NSF Heat Resilience project, led by @CHAOLIM85 with @tripswithtires, @ShengzheXu and others - @UrbComp in action! vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/12/…

Beat the heat: Virginia Tech team to study best ways to survive heat waves

The researchers will develop a proposal to create a citizen science program that will train youth to collect, monitor, and communicate data on temperatures in Roanoke and how residents experience...

news.vt.edu
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TREC at PSU@TRECpdx7 Dec 2022
Housed at @portland_state, #BikePedPortal is a centralized repository of biking & walking data from all over the United States. In a big step forward for nonmotorized planning, an integrated data dashboard for Washington, D.C. is coming to BikePed Portal: trec.pdx.edu/news/washington…
Screenshot of BikePed Portal showing the Washington, D.C. area

ALT Screenshot of BikePed Portal showing the Washington, D.C. area

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Ralph Buehler@buehler_ralph15 Nov 2022
Thanks to @AarianMarshall for featuring our research on cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic @VTmetroDC @VTSPIA @VTCLAHS @VTMURP wired.com/story/the-pandemic… via @wired

The Pandemic Bike Boom Survives—in Cities That Stepped Up

Covid lockdowns prompted a surge of new cyclists. But the trend has faltered in places that didn't build bike-friendly infrastructure.

wired.com
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If you are a Falls Church, Virginia resident or if you bike around Fall Church consider taking our 7 question survey on biking in Falls Church here: tinyurl.com/VTbikesurvey This is a research project being conducted by students at Virginia Tech. @VTmetroDC @FallsChurchGov
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If you are a Falls Church, Virginia resident or if you bike around Fall Church consider taking our 7 question survey on biking in Falls Church here: tinyurl.com/VTbikesurvey This is a research project being conducted by students at Virginia Tech.
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CTR - UT Austin@CTRUTAustin24 Oct 2022
Join @utexasite & UT's WTS either in person or online for a presentation on policies that encourage walking & cycling with urban planning professor @buehler_ralph this Friday, 10/28, at 2pm. Hope to see you there!
Flyer for Texas Transportation Presentation by guest speaker Virginia Tech Professor Ralph Buehler titled "Walking & Cycling Levels Plus Safety in the US vs Europe. When: Friday, Oct 28, 2022, 2-3 pm in ECJ 3.122 or online in Zoom Room 985 3691 2519.

ALT Flyer for Texas Transportation Presentation by guest speaker Virginia Tech Professor Ralph Buehler titled "Walking & Cycling Levels Plus Safety in the US vs Europe. When: Friday, Oct 28, 2022, 2-3 pm in ECJ 3.122 or online in Zoom Room 985 3691 2519.

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