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Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

# overview
Dr. Wei Li is Associate Professor of Urban Planning. He is committed to research, education, and service activities that lead to smart solutions for challenges faced by underserved communities and underprivileged populations. He has published numerous high-impact journal articles in the field of transportation and urban planning. In 2019, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award (University Level) from Texas A&M University and the Association of Former Students. Since 1955, the Distinguished Achievement Awards have been awarded to those who exhibit the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M.

Dr. Li is the Founding Director of ENDEAVR Institute (www.endeavr.city), a 501c3 public charity dedicated to bringing smart-city technologies to small communities and underprivileged populations. His work has been recognized nationally (2021 W.K. Kellogg Award for Exemplary Community Engagement) and internationally (2021 Smart 50 Award).

Dr. Li has successfully obtained funding support from various agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Google Inc., W.M. Keck Foundation, and state departments of transportation. His NSF-funded project explored the behavioral impact of public transit. That was the first time that planners used confidential census microdata to examine behavioral changes caused by new transportation infrastructure. Dr. Li's team has developed innovative methods to analyze these data and evaluate the impact of public transit on individuals' travel and firms' locational behavior. In March 2018, he received an NIH R01 grant (as one of three Principal Investigators) to evaluate the health and behavior impact of bus rapid transit.

Dr. Li teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in urban planning, with an emphasis on smart and connected communities. He has designed and implemented numerous service-learning projects and has made significant curriculum changes to transportation planning courses (e.g., creating online courses) at Texas A&M.

Dr. Li has served as a reviewer for NSF and more than 20 reputable journals. He was Associate Editor for Environmental Science and Policy from 2013 to 2016, and Associate Editor for Journal of Planning Education and Research during 2019-2021.

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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (ndvi)

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Rail transit investment and property values: An old tale retold

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Disparities in exposure to automobile and truck traffic and vehicle emissions near the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex.

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A comparison of the economic benefits of urban green spaces estimated with NDVI and with high-resolution land cover data

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Evaluating drivers of housing vacancy: a longitudinal analysis of large U.S. cities from 1960 to 2010.

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People living in disadvantaged areas faced greater challenges in staying active and using recreational facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Exploring the synergistic economic benefit of enhancing neighbourhood bikeability and public transit accessibility based on real estate sale transactions

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Environmental and Mobility Strategies During Early COVID-19: Insights From an Empirical Study Focusing on Park Visitations in El Paso, TX.

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Intrapersonal day-to-day travel variability and duration of house-hold travel surveys: Moving beyond the one-day convention

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Effects of Front-End Planning under Fast-Tracked Project Delivery Systems for Industrial Projects

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Elasticity and urban vacancy: A longitudinal comparison of US cities

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From Car-Dependent Neighborhoods to Walkers' Paradise Estimating Walkability Premiums in the Condominium Housing Market

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Exploring the impact of green space health on runoff reduction using NDVI

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A Spatial Hedonic Analysis of the Value of Urban Land Cover in the Multifamily Housing Market in Los Angeles, CA

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Estimating the value of urban green areas: A hedonic pricing analysis of the single family housing market in Los Angeles, CA

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Assessing Impacts of Freeway Truck Traffic on Residential Property Values Southern California Case Study

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The Influence of Urban Landscape Spatial Patterns on Single-Family Property Values.

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Are Walkable Neighborhoods More Resilient to the Foreclosure Spillover Effects?

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Refining Time-Activity Classification of Human Subjects Using the Global Positioning System.

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Assessing Benefits of Neighborhood Walkability to Single-Family Property Values: A Spatial Hedonic Study in Austin, Texas

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Perceived risks of transit use during COVID-19: Correlates and strategies from a case study in El Paso, Texas.

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Fighting Obesity by Reinventing Public Transportation: A Natural Experiment

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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Exploring Behavioral Impact of Public Transportation Infrastructure: A Longitudinal Quasi-Experimental Study in the United States

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning; 3137 TAMU

# organizations[]
Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

# inTheNews[].label
Texas A&M professors and students develop autonomous van with telehealth technology

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Nolanville unveils new ENDEAVERide taxi, telemedicine service

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Nolanville: College students team with city for Endeavor tech initiative

# etdChairOf[].label
Mendez, Joel (2014-08). The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Employment: A Case Study of Dallas, Texas. Master's Thesis.

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Lasley, Philip (2017-03). The Influence of Transportation on Residential Choice: A Survey of Texas REALTORS(R) on Factors Affecting Housing Location Choice. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Park, Han (2017-07). Housing Choice Voucher Households and Neighborhood Quality: A Case Study of Harris County, Texas. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Lee, Kyuhyun (2017-12). SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF TRANSIT AND NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ON COMMUTING BEHAVIOR IN SEVEN CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. Master's Thesis.