Jeff Casello, (He/Him)

Jeff Casello is a Professor jointly-appointed in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo. He is also the lead researcher in The Waterloo Public Transportation Initiative (WPTI), which is a UWaterloo research group that provides expertise in urban transportation planning and engineering in order to address the challenges relevant to Canadian and global cities.
Professor Casello’s primary research interest is in the development and application of quantitative models of transportation (particularly transit and non-motorized modes) system performance. He is also interested in researching the impacts of transportation investments on land use patterns and has published extensively on these topics.
Professor Casello specializes in the planning, design and operation of public transportation systems. He is the lead author (with Vukan R. Vuchic) of Transit Planning for the Institute of Transportation Engineer’s (ITE) 3rd edition of the “Transportation Planning Handbook”. In addition, he is an acknowledged contributor to two seminal texts in the field: “Urban Transit Systems and Technology” and “Urban Transit Planning, Operations and Economics”, both by Professor Vuchic.
Professionally, Professor Casello has worked as a consultant, instructor and researcher with many transit agencies in the US, Canada and abroad. These include Singapore (LTA), Washington DC (WMATA), Houston (METRO), Philadelphia (SEPTA), the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (GRT), the City of Kingston, and Mexico City (D.F.). He has also worked in the public sector for the New York State Department of Transportation.

• Public Transportation, Urban Transportation, Transportation Modelling, Non-motorized modes, Public transit and transportation planning, Transportation Engineering, Environmental issues and new material economies, Urbanization, Alternative fuels, Transportation networks, Renewable energy, Connectivity and Internet of Things, Smart communities, Big data/analytics, IoT, Application domains, Stakeholders

My research interests include developing and applying transportation models which better represent public transportation systems' operations, performance, passenger attraction and impact on overall network function. I am a professional engineer in the United States (Pennsylvania and New York). I am a member of the Transportation Research Board, participating in several committees. I also am a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Urban Planning and Development.

I was employed by New York State Department of Transportation in Albany as a Design Engineer from 1992 to 1998.

• 2003, Doctorate Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, United States
• 1999, Master's Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, United States
• 1996, Master's Transportation Engineering, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
• 1992, Bachelor's Civil Engineering Systems, University of Pennsylvania, United States

• 2013 Recognition from the University for excellence in teaching

• Associate Vice President Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs - 2016-present
• Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies Faculty of Environment - 2010-2016

• CIVE 440 - Transit Planning and Operations
  • Taught in 2020
• CIVE 484 - Physical Infrastructure Planning
  • Taught in 2019, 2021
• CIVE 641 - Advances in Public Transportation Planning, Operations & Control
  • Taught in 2020
• PLAN 474 - Special Topics in Planning
  • Taught in 2023
• PLAN 478 - Transit Planning and Operations
  • Taught in 2020
• PLAN 484 - Physical Infrastructure Planning
  • Taught in 2019, 2021
• PLAN 678 - Advances in Public Transportation Planning, Operations & Control
  • Taught in 2020
• PLAN 684 - Physical Infrastructure and Planning
  • Taught in 2019, 2021

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• *Shantz, A., J. Casello, C. Woudsma and E. Guerra. 2022. Understanding Factors Associated with Commuter Rail Ridership – A Demand Elasticity Study of the GO Transit Rail Network. Accepted. Journal of the Transportation Research Board
• Dean, J., S. Biglieri, M. Drescher, J. Casello, T. Glover, and A. Garnett. 2020. Thinking relationally about built environments and walkability: A study of adult walking behavior in Waterloo, Ontario. Health and Place. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102352 Vol 64.
• Dean, J. A. Wray, *L. Braun, J. Casello, L. McCallum, and S. Gower. 2019. Handing over the keys? A scoping study of the population health impacts of automated vehicles. BMC Public Health. Vol. 19. Article 1258.
• *Jung, YJ. and J. Casello. 2019. GIS-based transit trip allocation methods converting stop-level boarding and alighting trips into TAZ trips. Transportation Planning and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2019.1675321.
• *Jung, YJ. and J. Casello. 2019. Magnitude of mode constants in transit mode choice. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2019.1627620.
• *Jung, YJ., and J. Casello. 2019. Assessment of transit ridership prediction errors using AVL/APC data. Transportation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-09985-7
• Leger, S. Dean, J., Edge., S. & J. Casello. 2018. If I had a regular bicycle, I wouldn’t be out riding anymore: Perspectives on the potential of e-bikes to support active living and independent mobility among older adults in Waterloo, Canada. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Vol. 123, pp. 240-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.10.009
• Yeung, K. and J. Casello. 2018. The Development of a Household Travel Resource Allocation Model, European Journal Transportation and Infrastructure Research, Vol. 18, No. 1 pp. 112-131.
• *Terry, J., J. Casello and C. Bachmann. 2017. Origin Revenue Sources for Infrastructure- Funding: A Case Study of Waterloo, Ontario, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2606, pp. 96-105.
• Casello, J., *P. Fard. 2017. Transit Network Design Using an Automated GIS Tool, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2651, pp. 12-21.
• Casello, J., *A. Fraser, *A. Mereu and *P. Fard. 2017. Enhancing Cycling Safety at Signalized Intersections: An Analysis of Observed Behavior, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2662, pp. 59-66.
• *Nour, A., B. Hellinga and J. Casello. 2016 Transportation Mode Classification Based on Smart-Phone data: Enhancing Accuracy Using Spatial Statistics and GIS. Journal of Transportation Geography Vol. 51, pp. 36-44.
• Casello, J., *W. Towns, *J. Bélanger, and *S. Kassiedass. 2015. Public Engagement in Public Transportation Projects. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2537 pp. 88-95.
• Casello, J., G. Lewis, *D. Santiago, and *K. Yeung. 2014. A Transit Technology Selection Model. Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 50-75.
• Casello, J. and *V. Usyukov. 2014. Modeling Cyclists' Route Choice Based on GPS Data. Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 2430 pp. 155-161.
• *Lopez, A., J. Casello, A. Molinero and D. Cotera. 2013. Evaluating Private Bus Operators’ Willingness to Participate in Transit Improvements in Mexico. Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 2394, pp. 119-127.
• Lewis, J.L., J. Casello and *M. Groulx. 2012. Effective Environmental Visualization for Urban Planning and Design: Interdisciplinary Reflections on a Rapidly Evolving Technology, Journal of Urban Technology Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp.85-106
• *Finkleman, J., J. Casello and L. Fu. 2011. Empirical Evidence from the Greater Toronto Area on the Acceptability and Impacts of HOT Lanes, Transport Policy Vol. 18, Issue 6, pp. 814-824
• *Lopez, A., J. Casello and A. Molinero. 2011. Private Bus Operators' Objectives in the Evaluation for Transit Investments in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2239, pp. 1-8.
• *Salek, S., *R. Noroozi, J. Casello and B. Hellinga. 2011. A Method for Predicting the Mean and Variance of Transit Segment and Route Travel Times, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2217, pp. 30-37.
• *Saavedra, M., B. Hellinga, and J. Casello. 2011. An Automated Quality Assurance Methodology for Archived Transit Data from AVL-APC Systems. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2256, pp. 130-141.
• *Simard, S., *E. Springate and J. Casello. 2011. The Development and Deployment of GIS Tools to Facilitate Transit Network Design and Operational Evaluation. Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 41-51.
• *Nour, A., J. Casello and B. Hellinga. 2010. An Anxiety-Based Formulation to Estimate the Generalized Cost of Transit Travel Time, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2143, pp. 108-116.
• Casello, J., *A. Nour and B. Hellinga. 2009. Quantifying the Impact of Transit Reliability on User Costs, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2112, pp. 136-141.
• Casello, J. and B. Hellinga. 2008. Impacts of Express Bus Service on Passenger Demand, Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 1-23.
• Fu, L., J. *Yang, and J. Casello. 2007. Quantifying the Technical Efficiency of Paratransit Systems Using the Data Envelopment Analysis Method, Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 2034, pp. 115-122.
• Casello, J. 2007. Transit Competitiveness in a Polycentric Metropolitan Region, Transportation Research A, Policy and Practice Vol. 41 No.1 pp.19-40.
• Casello, J. and T.E. Smith. 2006. Transportation Activity Centers for Urban Transportation Analysis, ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development Vol. 132. No.4. pp. 247-257.
• Casello, J., R. Wright, and V.R. Vuchic. 2006. Context Sensitive Urban Transportation Design in West Philadelphia, Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 1956. pp. 165-174.
• Vuchic, V.R. and J. Casello. 2002. An Evaluation of Maglev Technology and Its Comparison with High Speed Rail, Transportation Quarterly, Vol. 56, No. 2, p. 33-49