Education
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning, University of California, Irvine, 2001
M.U.R.P. (Master of Urban and Regional Planning), University of California, Irvine, 1997
B.A., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995

Teaching Area
Land Use Planning and Policy
Planning for Suburbs
Smart Growth and New Urbanism

Memberships
American Planning Association, Wisconsin Chapter
Regional Science Association International

Teaching Experience
2001 – Present Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1996 – 2001 Teaching Assistant, University of California-Irvine

Professional Experience
1998 – 1999 Database Consultant, Takahashi and Associates
1996 – 1997 Intern, League of California Cities, Orange County, California

Research Interests
Michael J. (Mike) Greenwald has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, since receiving his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California-Irvine in 2001. His research focuses on modeling the influence of land use patterns on travel mode choice selection and volume of use, and the associated environmental and public policy consequences. His research combines discrete choice econometric modeling, GIS analytic techniques and database design strategies. Currently, he is participating in a U.S. EPA project to estimate the ability of mixed use development to retain trips within a neighborhood.

Prior to joining the faculty at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Dr. Greenwald interned at the League of California Cities, where his Master’s thesis evaluated the implementation of a multi-jurisdictional geographic information system in Orange County, California. He also interned at the Alliance of Schools for Cooperative Insurance Programs in Los Angeles, where he tracked and audited premiums and capital schedules for individual districts.

Publications (Selected)

Michael J. Greenwald and Michael G. McNally, “Testing Land Use Influences on Trip Chaining Behavior in Portland, Oregon” Proceedings of the Institute for Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning (United Kingdom.), Forthcoming

Marlon Boarnet, Michael J. Greenwald, and Tracy McMillan, “Walking, Urban Design, and Health Promotion: Insights into the Magnitude of the Link Between Land Use and Physical Activity” Journal of Planning Education and Research, Forthcoming

Scott Strath, Raymond Isaacs, and Michael J. Greenwald “Operationalizing Environmental Indicators For Physical Activity in the Elderly” Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Vol 15 no. 4, October 2007, pgs. 412-424.

Michael J. Greenwald “The Relationship Between Land Use and Intrazonal Trip Making Behaviors: Evidence and Implications” Transportation Research, Part D: Transportation and Environment, Vol. 11 no. 6: November 2006, pgs 432-446.

Michael J. Greenwald “The Road Less Traveled: New Urbanist Inducements to Travel Mode Substitution for Non-Work Trips” Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 23 no. 1: Winter 2003, pgs 39-57.

Edward Beimborn, Michael J. Greenwald, and Xia Jin, “Transit Accessibility and Connectivity Impacts on Transit Choice and Captivity,” Transportation Research Record 1835 (2003), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pgs. 1-9.

Michael J. Greenwald and Marlon Boarnet, “The Built Environment as a Determinant of Walking Behavior: Analyzing Non-Work Pedestrian Travel in Portland, Oregon,” (with Marlon Boarnet) Transportation Research Record 1780 (2001), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pgs. 33-42.

Marlon Boarnet and Michael J. Greenwald “Land Use, Urban Design, and Non-Work Travel: Reproducing for Portland, Oregon Empirical Tests From Other Urban Areas,” (with Marlon Boarnet) Transportation Research Record 1722 (2000), Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pgs. 27-37.

Michael J. Greenwald “Beyond City Limits: The Multi-Jurisdictional Applications of GIS,” Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Vol. 12 No. 1: Winter 2000, pgs. 51-64.
 

Published Technical Papers or Reports

Xia Jin, Edward Beimborn and Michael J. Greenwald, Impacts of Accessibility, Connectivity and Mode Captivity on Transit Choice. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (with), 2004.

Michael J. Greenwald, Planning for the 21st Century: The ACCESS Project, League of California Cities: Orange County Division, 1997.
Research and Creative Activities
 

Research Activities

Development of Improved Methods for Transit Service Market Analysis, sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration. Funding: $81,276. Role: Co-Principal Investigator (with Prof. Edward Beimborn). 1/2001 – 12/2003

Use of Benchmarking Techniques for Comparisons between Transit Services in Great Cities, sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration. Funding: $114,893. Role: Co-Principal Investigator (with Prof. Edward Beimborn). 1/2001 – 12/2003

Sitting on Top of the World: The Application of Recently Acquired Orbital Imagery for Land Use and Water Management in Southeastern Wisconsin, sponsored by the Graduate School Research Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Funding: $12,276. Role: Principal Investigator. 1/2001 – 12/2001

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Environmental Indicators Influencing Physically Active Lifestyles of the Elderly January, 2004 – August 2006. Co-Principal Investigator. funding: $99,972

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mixed-Use Development and Vehicle Trips: Improved Estimation Methodology, June 2007 – Present. Subcontracted by Fehr and Peers. Funding: $160,000
 

Service
Steering Committee, Layton Boulevard Corridor of Aging Excellence (2001-Present)