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Paaswell, Robert Emil was born on January 15, 1937 in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. Son of George and Evelyn (Cohen) Paaswell.
(Transportation needs have traditionally derived from land...)
Transportation needs have traditionally derived from land use decisions. Site impact traffic analysis is a formalized process that attempts to quantify the need for transportation improvements on the roadway network in response to development. This proceedings, Site Impact Traffic Assessment: Problems and Solutions, synthesizes the current state of practice in the U.S. and abroad in assessing transportation needs and performance-the two key ingredients in the conduct of site traffic evaluation studies. This book contains over 40 technical papers presented at the Conference sponsored by the Urban Transportation Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers held in Chicago, Illinois, June 8-10, 1992. It covers such topics as: 1) Data base needs, 2) trip generation, 3) capacity analysis, 4) access control methods, 5) demand management strategies, and 6) computer modeling. Successful mitigation measures are demonstrated through a number of case studies. In addition, economic and social approaches are emphasized. Specifically, the issues of the effectiveness of transportation impact fees, and the significance of the communications process among developers, engineers, and the public at large in promoting desirable and sustainable growth in the affected community are addressed. The feasibility of implementing uniform guidelines for the conduct of site impact studies on a regional and national scale is also discussed.
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Paaswell, Robert Emil was born on January 15, 1937 in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. Son of George and Evelyn (Cohen) Paaswell.
Bachelor (Ford Foundation fellow), Columbia University, 1956. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1957. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1965.
Field engineering assistant Spencer White & Prentis, Washington, 1954-1956, engineer New York City, 1957-1959. Research scientist Davidson Laboratory, New Jersey, 1964. Research fellow Greater London Council, 1971-1972.
Research and teaching assistant Columbia University, 1959-1962. Assistant professor civil engineering State University of New York, Buffalo, 1964-1968. Chairman board governors Urban Studies College, 1973-1976, associate professor, 1968-1976, professor civil engineering, 1976-1982.
Director Center for Transportation Studies and Research, 1979-1982, chairman department environmental design and planning, 1980-1982. Professor transportation engineering University Illinois, Chicago, 1982-1986, 89-90, director Urban Transportation Center, 1982-1986. Executive director Chicago Transit Authority, 1986—1989.
Director University Transportation Research Center City College of New York, since 1990, distinguished professor, since 1991, interim president, 2009—2010. Director City University of New York Institute Urban Systems, since 2000. Chairman board century fund, since 2009.
Faculty-on-leave Department Transportation, 1976-1977, consultant, since 1981. Vice president Faculty Technology Consultant, Inc., Midwest Systems Sciences, Inc., 1982-1986. Director Urban Mass Transportation Administration Summer Faculty Workshop, 1980, 81.
Consultant transportation planning, energy and soil mechanics. Special consultant to Congressman T. Dulski, 1973. Visiting expert lecturer Jilin University of Technology, Changchun, Peoples Republic of China, 1985, honorary professor transportation, since 1986.
Board directors E'Escuto Architects and Engineers, Chig, Hickling Company, Ottawa, Canada, Transic Development Сorporation. Chairman transportation steering advisory board Office of Technology Assessment for Infrastructure and the Urban Core Project, since 1994. Faculty Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1994-1995.
Visiting scholar Tel Aviv University, Israel, since 1995. Arbitrator in productivity Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City, since 1996. Member executive committee Council on Transportation, since 1996, National Science Foundation Center for Infrastructure Systems.
Consultant Council of North East Governors, since 1997. Faculty "Conflict Resolution," New York University, since 1998. Member executive committee Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems (National Science Foundation), since 1998.
Chair panel new paradigms in transit Transportation Research Board, chair panel on risk analysis for informatics, since 2006. Board directors Transit Standards Consortium, chairman, since 2000. Board director City University of New York School Professional Studies, since 2005, Urban Sustainability Institute, Newman Real Estate Institute, since 2008, York College Charter Institute, since 2009.
(Transportation needs have traditionally derived from land...)
Member Buffalo Environmental Management Commission, 1972-1974. Member Area Committee for Transit, Mayor's Energy Advisory Board, 1974, Block Grant Review Committee, City of Buffalo. Chairman committee on transportation, member review advisory board Research and Planning Council Western New York.
Member transportation committee Chicago 1992 Worlds Fair. Member citizens' advisory board Chicago Transit Authority, since 1985. Member strategic planning committee Regional Transportation Authority, 1985.
Member steering committee National Transit Cooperative Research Program, since 1991, Borough president (Manhattan) transactions Advisory Board, Bronx Center Development Project. Board directors Transit Development Corporation, since 1992. Executive board Transportation Council, since 1996.
Member executive committee Colin Powell Center. Board directors York Aviation Institute, since 2003. Chairman advisory board Community Transportation Development Center, 2003^.
Member MTA Blue Ribbon Commission 0n Construction, 2007^, MTA Blue Ribbon Commission on Workforce Development, 2007^, New York State Commission on Higher Education, since 2007. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (past president Buffalo section, chairman steering committee 1992 specialty conference traffic impact analysis, chair committee on peer review of public agencies). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Transportation Research Board (chairman committee on transportation disadvantaged, member executive committee, peer review committee national transportation centers since 1988), Institute Transportation Engineers (transit council, executive committee, chairman legislation policy committee, research committee surface transportation policy project since 1995), Council on Transportation (board directors since 1996), New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Married Rosalind Snyder, May 31, 1958. Children: Judith Marjorie, George Harold.