Kumares C. Sinha

Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering,
Lyles School of Civil Engineering Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN

Next Generation Urban Transportation, Urban Living, and the Role of Tall Buildings
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Friday, April 28, 2023 - 4:30 pm

Location: Whitaker Lab 303, Lehigh University,5 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA

Kumares C. Sinha is the Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He has been active in transportation research, education and practice for more than five decades. He served as the Director of the Joint Transportation Research Program, a collaborative research consortium between Purdue and the Indiana Department of Transportation. He mentored many masters, doctoral and post-doctoral students around the world. He served on the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board and on the Advisory Council of the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. He also served as a consultant to the World Bank for many years. He is an Honorary Member of ASCE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Next Generation Urban Transportation, Urban Living, and the Role of Tall Buildings. Profound changes are taking place in how we live, go to work, do shopping, spend leisure hours, and ship and receive our goods and products, all influenced by emerging technologies and the attendant evolution in our transportation sector. The process of transformation is accentuated by changes in socio-economic characteristics of urban residents caused by pandemic-era contact restrictions and massive growth in telecommunications. The presentation will examine possible long-term cumulative impacts of these changes on urban living with particular emphasis on urban forms and the role of tall buildings.