Greg P. Griffin

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Greg P. Griffin, is a professor of practice in urban and regional planning with the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a research coordinator with the Oregon Department of Transportation. His doctorate is from the University of Texas at Austin, and he has maintained his certified planner status since 2005. His first book is Transport Truths: Planning Methods and Ethics for Global Futures published by Bristol University Press (2025). He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two teens.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Professor of Practice (part-time), The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • 2019–2023
    Associate Professor (promoted from Assistant), The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • 2012–2019
    Associate Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • 2006–2012
    Senior Planner, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • 2002–2005
    Park Planner, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Education

  • 2019 
    The University of Texas at Austin, PhD, Community & Regional Planning
  • 2004 
    Texas State University, Master of Applied Geography
  • 1998 
    Texas State University, B.S., Geography

Publications

  • 2025
    Transport Truths: Planning Methods and Ethics for Global Futures, Bristol University Press
  • 2023
    Can Shared Mobility Replace Auto Travel? Evidence from the U.S. Urbanized Areas Between 2012 and 2019, Journal of Sustainable Transportation
  • 2019
    The Geography and Equity of Crowdsourced Public Participation for Active Transportation Planning, Transportation Research Record
  • 2019
    Crowdsourcing Bike Share Station Locations: Evaluating Participation and Placement, Journal of the American Planning Association
  • 2015
    Where Does Bicycling for Health Happen? Analysing Volunteered Geographic Information through Place and Plexus, Journal of Transport & Health

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    ScooterLab - A Programmable and Participatory Sensing Testbed using Micromobility Vehicles
    Role:
    Co-PI
    Funding Source:
    National Science Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Planners

Honours

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Graduate Fellow (2017-2018), Lutcher Brown Fellow (2022-2023)

Contact Greg for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision