Carole Voulgaris
@voulgaris.bsky.social
Transport planning professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Two postdoc positions in environmental data science at Boston U 🧪
Barnes Group - jobs
We Are Hiring!
The Barnes Group is a collaborative, creative and engaged community of world leaders in the exploration of novel uses of data science for Earth system research. Join us!
www.barnes-research.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Two postdoc positions in environmental data science at Boston U 🧪
Gift link to an article about the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths in the United States and how those deaths cluster in Black, Latino, and Native American communities wapo.st/4polhCJ
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Gift link to an article about the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths in the United States and how those deaths cluster in Black, Latino, and Native American communities wapo.st/4polhCJ
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My take on Mamdani's ambitious vision for revamping NYC streets:
"The NYC DOT Commissioner position is going to be the most exciting job in American transportation."
From the latest @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social (please ignore my crooked glasses):
lookbothwayspod.podbean.com/e/episode-9-...
"The NYC DOT Commissioner position is going to be the most exciting job in American transportation."
From the latest @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social (please ignore my crooked glasses):
lookbothwayspod.podbean.com/e/episode-9-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My take on Mamdani's ambitious vision for revamping NYC streets:
"The NYC DOT Commissioner position is going to be the most exciting job in American transportation."
From the latest @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social (please ignore my crooked glasses):
lookbothwayspod.podbean.com/e/episode-9-...
"The NYC DOT Commissioner position is going to be the most exciting job in American transportation."
From the latest @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social (please ignore my crooked glasses):
lookbothwayspod.podbean.com/e/episode-9-...
Harvard is hiring a new director for the Joint Center for Housing Studies. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15490
Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies and Associate Professor in Practice, Professor in Practice, or Senior Lecturer
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner with a deep understanding of housing markets, practice, and policy to serve as the inaugural Ni...
academicpositions.harvard.edu
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Harvard is hiring a new director for the Joint Center for Housing Studies. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15490
At least in Cambridge/Somerville, there are plenty of e-cargo bike moms as well. And yes, it’s definitely a situation of come for the sustainability, stay for never having to worry about traffic or parking.
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
At least in Cambridge/Somerville, there are plenty of e-cargo bike moms as well. And yes, it’s definitely a situation of come for the sustainability, stay for never having to worry about traffic or parking.
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This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Okay, the thing where literally anything going on at Harvard warrants coverage by NYT is getting out of hand…
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Okay, the thing where literally anything going on at Harvard warrants coverage by NYT is getting out of hand…
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Tenure-track professorship in human mobility, at Denmark’s Technical University (DTU).
Highly recommended place for research, teaching and the benefits of working and living in (slightly north of) Copenhagen. #dktrp #dkjob
efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Highly recommended place for research, teaching and the benefits of working and living in (slightly north of) Copenhagen. #dktrp #dkjob
efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Human Mobility - DTU Management
Are your interests within understanding and modelling of human mobility, smart mobility services, and assessment of new business models for better and more sustainable mobility solutions.
efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Tenure-track professorship in human mobility, at Denmark’s Technical University (DTU).
Highly recommended place for research, teaching and the benefits of working and living in (slightly north of) Copenhagen. #dktrp #dkjob
efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Highly recommended place for research, teaching and the benefits of working and living in (slightly north of) Copenhagen. #dktrp #dkjob
efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Have any of you been to Elko, Nevada? Is it nice there?
October 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Have any of you been to Elko, Nevada? Is it nice there?
The federal shutdown has already affected me! Census Tract TIGER 2024 shapefiles are not available for New Jersey. Other states are fine. Other years are fine too. I can get 2022 tracts for New Jersey no problem, and they should be the same as 2024. But still.
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The federal shutdown has already affected me! Census Tract TIGER 2024 shapefiles are not available for New Jersey. Other states are fine. Other years are fine too. I can get 2022 tracts for New Jersey no problem, and they should be the same as 2024. But still.
Sunday was a rough day for us members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m so heartbroken for the families - and the ward family - in Grand Blanc, Michigan. President Nelson was a voice for peace and he will be missed.
On the death of a prophet, a church shooting in Michigan, and what I learned from President Russell M. Nelson. This was a difficult piece to write. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Shooter and the Prophet
Russell M. Nelson, the Latter-day Saint prophet who preached the need for peacemakers in an angry world, died over the weekend. Then a gunman opened fire on a church in Michigan.
www.theatlantic.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Sunday was a rough day for us members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m so heartbroken for the families - and the ward family - in Grand Blanc, Michigan. President Nelson was a voice for peace and he will be missed.
LinkedIn is trying to tell me 895 people in the United Stated were hired as assistant to professors in the past week. I’m skeptical.
September 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
LinkedIn is trying to tell me 895 people in the United Stated were hired as assistant to professors in the past week. I’m skeptical.
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Obama on Charlie Kirk:
September 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Obama on Charlie Kirk:
When I read this in The Emperor of All Maladies: “The risk of not having a mammogram until after age 50 is about the same as riding a bicycle for 15 hours without a helmet.” I wanted to yell: “In what city?” There is not much danger inherent to cycling. It’s the environment that’s dangerous.
September 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
When I read this in The Emperor of All Maladies: “The risk of not having a mammogram until after age 50 is about the same as riding a bicycle for 15 hours without a helmet.” I wanted to yell: “In what city?” There is not much danger inherent to cycling. It’s the environment that’s dangerous.
I love that this thread was immediately followed in my feed by a WSJ article about how to make car travel less unpleasant.
August 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I love that this thread was immediately followed in my feed by a WSJ article about how to make car travel less unpleasant.
Absolutely. There’s been a huge shift among those who walk to school where they are more likely to be accompanied by a (usually female) parent. Note that walking a kid to school is even more time consuming than driving them. A safe street is one that a child can navigate independently.
safe routes to school and other programs for mobility for kids also have a stealthy and underdiscussed gender component as well. It's typically moms who do the overwhelming amount of child-portaging. i think there's a case to be made that not unlike universe childcare, SRTS is feminist policy
One of the most unheralded parts of making streets safer for children is the amount of time it frees up for parents.
July 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Absolutely. There’s been a huge shift among those who walk to school where they are more likely to be accompanied by a (usually female) parent. Note that walking a kid to school is even more time consuming than driving them. A safe street is one that a child can navigate independently.
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Supportive anecdata: since I got my new e-bike three months ago, I've put nearly 900 miles on it and roughly 25 miles on our car.
that's right!
e-bikes replace *car* trips
they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet
governments should be giving them away
e-bikes replace *car* trips
they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet
governments should be giving them away
Interesting study from Germany on e-bikes and the modes they replace:
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
July 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Supportive anecdata: since I got my new e-bike three months ago, I've put nearly 900 miles on it and roughly 25 miles on our car.
This is a real loss.
Hani Mahmassani has passed. An excellent scholar, leader and, famously, an advisor. He was so nice to me, a true gentleman.
I saw him two weeks ago and meant to ask him about an old paper. Oh well.
www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
I saw him two weeks ago and meant to ask him about an old paper. Oh well.
www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
Professor Hani Mahmassani Passes Away
Mahmassani, who passed away July 15 at age 69, will be remembered for his expertise in transportation logistics and ability to communicate charismatically and clearly to the public.
www.mccormick.northwestern.edu
July 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is a real loss.
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July 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is great. At its best, a university is not only a place to be exposed to new ideas and perspectives but also an environment that is conducive to changing your mind (i.e. learning and growing). This is true for all scholars, from undergraduate students to tenured professors.
July 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is great. At its best, a university is not only a place to be exposed to new ideas and perspectives but also an environment that is conducive to changing your mind (i.e. learning and growing). This is true for all scholars, from undergraduate students to tenured professors.
Hey! With a quote from @gregmacfarlane.bsky.social !
Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - Did Two University of Utah Professors Use AI to Take SLC's Streets Away? link.theoverheadwire.com/mpn9c @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social
Did Two University of Utah Professors Use AI to Take SLC's Streets Away?
Alleged air quality expert Daniel Mendoza was the lead author on a paper that was used to justify a bill that blocks SLC's ability to make its streets safer.
link.theoverheadwire.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hey! With a quote from @gregmacfarlane.bsky.social !
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Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - Did Two University of Utah Professors Use AI to Take SLC's Streets Away? link.theoverheadwire.com/mpn9c @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social
Did Two University of Utah Professors Use AI to Take SLC's Streets Away?
Alleged air quality expert Daniel Mendoza was the lead author on a paper that was used to justify a bill that blocks SLC's ability to make its streets safer.
link.theoverheadwire.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Tuesday's Most Read # 1 - Did Two University of Utah Professors Use AI to Take SLC's Streets Away? link.theoverheadwire.com/mpn9c @buildingsaltlake.bsky.social
Question for my fellow middle-aged women: Did your feet grow by like a whole shoe size when you were in your 40s? Is this a thing that happens?
July 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Question for my fellow middle-aged women: Did your feet grow by like a whole shoe size when you were in your 40s? Is this a thing that happens?
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The Human Ecology division (part of the department of Human Geography) at Lund University is hiring a Senior Lecturer. This is a tenured position in a workplace with a strong tradition of critical research.
Please forward to anyone who might be interested!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please forward to anyone who might be interested!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology
Specific subject description The Human Ecology Division applies an inter-disciplinary definition of its research field. Research and education at the division deals with human-environmental relations
lu.varbi.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Human Ecology division (part of the department of Human Geography) at Lund University is hiring a Senior Lecturer. This is a tenured position in a workplace with a strong tradition of critical research.
Please forward to anyone who might be interested!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please forward to anyone who might be interested!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
A police officer pulled me over on my bike for turning left through a pedestrian scramble phase, and that’s all it takes for me to go from being a vaguely centrist law-and-order type to just full defund-the-police.
June 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A police officer pulled me over on my bike for turning left through a pedestrian scramble phase, and that’s all it takes for me to go from being a vaguely centrist law-and-order type to just full defund-the-police.