John Douglas Hunt

Contact Information

Department of Civil Engineering
258 Engineering F Building
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4

Position: Professor
Email: jdhunt@ucalgary.ca
Phone: (403) 220-8793

Affiliated Organizations

Dr. Hunt's research interests include mathematical modelling of transportation-related aspects of human behavior. Primary areas of focus are:

~ The interaction between transportation and land use
~ Stated response techniques for obtaining data for estimation of model parameters
~ Automobile parking behaviour and parking policy

Recent and on-going activities include:

~ Developing a land use and transport model of Edmonton using the MEPLAN framework
~ Participating in a study to compare land use and transport models of Sacramento based on alternative modelling frameworks
~ Advising two British Rail subsidiaries, Union Railways and European Passenger Services, on the forecasting of the demand for international rail services using the Channel Tunnel
~ Conducting a study using stated response techniques to measure and quantify Calgarians' attitudes to elements of urban form, including mobility, density, taxes and the environment
~ Developing a model of mode and parking location choice in Calgary using the EMME/2 framework
~ Investigating methods of representing the joint choice of workplace location, home location and travel mode to work using data collected in Calgary
~ Conducting a study of the factors influencing choice of time of travel for recreational trips using stated preference techniques
~ Analysing the factors influencing the decision to join the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering using stated preference techniques
~ Analysing the factors influencing the selection of a home location using stated preference techniques