Associate Professor of Public Policy & Environmental Engineering at Northeastern; climate action planning; sustainable and resilient transportation.
Joined May 2020
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Serena Alexander retweeted
6 Jun 2024
As urban development grows, so does the need for equitable transportation solutions. Discover how @VTA, MTI, and @SJSU are addressing this challenge in our Research Snaps "Developing an Equitable VMT Mitigation Program for Santa Clara County" youtube.com/watch?v=q8S4Rf07…
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Serena Alexander retweeted
16 May 2024
Collaboration brings solutions:@ VTA, MTI, and @SJSU teamed up to develop an equity framework to reduce driving from new developments. We’ll hear from the experts in our latest Research Snaps webinar on Tuesday, May 21st at noon PT! tinyurl.com/VTA-VMT-webinar
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Serena Alexander retweeted
"We have to build a transportation infrastructure system that is not only good now," says @ProfSerena, "but it is something that can stand climate impacts in the long run.” @NU_PolicySchool
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12 Jul 2023
Presenting our @MinetaTrans paper on the vegetation impacts of highway capacity expansion with @BoYangGeo #wzuilodz at AESOP!
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27 Apr 2023
What a week it has been @USDOT for climate planning and education! Climate Change and Transportation 101 was launched this week and is now available on DOTNet and DOT Learns for those interested! Also, the modes presented their action plans to reduce transportation emissions!
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27 Apr 2023
When you bring your spouse to the #UAA2023 conference, you’ve also brought your photographer! Here is me presenting our @MinetaTrans paper on the alignment of regional and local climate policies to mitigate emissions. @sjsucoss with @ahoura_z
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12 Jan 2023
The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization was launched during the #TRBAM2023 week. I’m honored to have served as a contributor. energy.gov/sites/default/fil…
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Serena Alexander retweeted
10 Jan 2023
Join MTI's @ProfSerena & @ahoura_z at #TRBAM as they present their research findings on CA's SB 375. Their project aimed to answer if the alignment of regional & local transportation and land-use strategies mitigates greenhouse gas emissions through vehicle trip reduction.
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Serena Alexander retweeted
15 Dec 2022
🚨JUST ANNOUNCED🚨
Applications for the FY23 RAISE Program are now open.
If your community has a transportation project that will create jobs, address climate change, ensure racial equity, and remove barriers to opportunity, we encourage you to apply. transportation.gov/briefing-…
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14 Nov 2022
I’m pleased to share our latest MTI report: “Fragmented or Aligned Climate Action: Assessing Linkages Between Regional and Local Planning Efforts to Meet Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets”transweb.sjsu.edu/research/2… @ahoura_z @MinetaTrans @sjsu_urbp
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Serena Alexander retweeted
8 Nov 2022
Want to learn about how freight emissions reduction strategies can help achieve your communities' climate goal? Join @ProfSerena as she presents recommendations from "Routes to Lower GHGs from Freight Transportation in the City of San José." tinyurl.com/mtiresearchsnaps…
#webinar
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Serena Alexander retweeted
31 Oct 2022
#ICYMI: Check out some of our most recent publications, including a report providing key objectives to reduce GHG emissions from freight by @ProfSerena and a Perspective piece exploring the expansion of microtransit from @joshuaschank & Emma Huang! mailchi.mp/sjsu/oct22news
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Serena Alexander retweeted
24 Oct 2022
Register now at: tinyurl.com/mtiresearchsnaps…
@CityofSanJose @SanJoseDOT @SJSU @SJSUResearch
#Transportation #Freight #Webinar #MTIResearchSnaps
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Serena Alexander retweeted
24 Oct 2022
Join @ProfSerena as she presents analysis and policy recommendations from a new MTI report, "Routes to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation in the City of San José," to address this challenge.
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Serena Alexander retweeted
13 Oct 2022
New MTI research reveals COVID-19 impact on transportation budgets that pay for fixing potholes, building new bike lanes, and keeping trains and buses running.
PR: ow.ly/uKoh50L9Fc8
Full Report: ow.ly/GA6U50L9Fc7
#transportation #infrastructure #policy @ProfSerena
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12 Oct 2022
I’m pleased to share our new #MTI report: “Understanding COVID-19’s Impact on Local Transportation Revenue - A Mid-Crisis View from Experts” transweb.sjsu.edu/research/1… @MinetaTrans @SJSU @sjsucoss
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4 Oct 2022
We don’t talk about freight emissions enough! I’m pleased to announce the publication of our new report titled “Routes to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation in the City of San José” transweb.sjsu.edu/research/2…. @SJSU @MinetaTrans #SanJose #Freight #Climate
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20 Sep 2022
Women belong in public spaces! The morality police in Iran murdered a young woman for not wearing her hijab properly (read: a few strands of hair were visible, and most importantly, she looked too attractive and feisty to exist in a public space)! Let that sink in! #MahsaAmini
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1 Sep 2022
For the first time in history, the FY 2023 budget includes a bottom up assessment of Federal Financial Climate Risks (FFCR). I’m excited to have been designated to join the FFCR working group with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy! @USDOT
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