Talks

Resilient & Sustainable Cities, a counterintuitive approach.

TEDx. Delray Beach, FL.

This talk addresses the pressing issues of housing affordability, traffic congestion, and extreme weather in Florida and the U.S. Let’s put in action a transformative approach, inspired by European successes, focusing urban density, sustainable transportation, and climate-resilient neighborhoods.

Transit Oriented Development – Research to Practice Transit Symposium (start at 2:54:00)

This talk addresses my how I connect my TOD research to practice. The Symposium was convened by a partnership between APTA, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), University of Florida Transportation Institute, the USDOT Tier-1 Center for Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities University Transportation Center, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and the Mineta Transportation Institute.

Research Documentary – Visualizing Sea Level Rise in West Palm Beach

Immerse Yourself In West Palm Beach’s Virtual Reality (VR) Experience. Meet residents who experienced VR to understand climate impacts and nature-based solutions. See the impacts of storm surge and projected flooding due to sea level rise in public parks along the intracoastal waterway in the City of West Palm Beach.

Mobility-as-a-Service

Global Challenges in Transport Course, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford

Professor John Renne lectures on Mobility-as-a-Service for Oxford University’s Global Challenges in Transport: Smart Mobilities course, Spring 2024. The course is organized by the Transport Studies Unit: https://www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/

Documentary – Street Planning and Design Study Tour: Delft, The Netherlands

Hosted by Dr. Billy Fields, Texas State University; Produced by Dr. John L. Renne, Florida Atlantic University; Guests, Tara Tolford, University of New Orleans and Chris Crump, Harvard University.

Localizing Sea Level Rise: Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii

This presentation summarizes our work on using VR to visualize sea level rise in Honolulu as part of a project in collaboration with the University of Hawaii, LSU and MarTREC.

Visualizing Sea Level Rise in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

This project tests and compares virtual reality on individuals in community-meeting settings in South Florida to test if 3D technology helps residents better understand the impacts of sea level rise on transportation infrastructure and communities.