Ahmed El-Geneidy
Ph.D., Portland State University (USA)
M.Arch., Alexandria University (Egypt)
B.Sc., Alexandria University (Egypt)
PhD Recruitment:
I am currently looking for individuals interested in pursuing doctoral studies in public transport planning, operations and/or policies, starting in Fall 2026. Specifically, I am seeking applications from candidates interested in conducting research on the following topics:
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- Public Transport Planning and Operations: Public transport performance metrics (e.g., running time, on time performance, schedule deviation, headway deviation), public transport satisfaction and travel experience.
- Public Transport Governance and Policy Evaluation: Evaluation of public transport infrastructure projects and their impacts on development and travel behaviour, and/or fare structure and operational costs.
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Interested candidates can find more information about the position , and complete an expression of interest form
MSc Recruitment
I do not currently have any MSc-level opportunities in our lab.
MUP Recruitment
Students interested in the MUP program should submit an application to the School of Urban Planning directly, recruitment for the TRAM group starts after the first year of studies at the MUP program for summer internships.听
For Master鈥檚 admissions information please consult the school's听website
Land-use and transport planning; public transport planning and operations;听applications of GIS in transport planning; transport economics; measurements of accessibility; intelligent transportation systems; non-motorized travel modes and behaviour (bicycle and pedestrian); effects of transport infrastructure on travel behaviour and land value.
Professional Affiliations
Ahmed is currently the co-editor in chief of听, he is also serving as an editor for听.听 He is a member of scientific editorial board of the听听听and听. He served on the board of directors for the regional public transport authority in Montreal from 2017 to 2024. He served on several committees at the听听in the past including the Committee on Public Transportation Planning and Development, AP025 (2011 - 2014; 2014 - 2017; & 2017 - 2020) and Public Transportation Marketing and Fare Policy, AP030 (2012 鈥� 2015, 2015 - 2018, & 2018 - 2021). He also served as the elected chair and board member of the听听(2018 鈥� 2021).
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- Best paper submitted for publication award, Transportation Research Board 103rd annual meeting, Bicycle Committee, paper titled: "Barriers, adoption, and use of a Bike-sharing system: A market-segment approach to current and potential users in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada" (2025).
- Best Student-led Paper at the 4th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR), Bogota, Colombia, with Rodrigo Victoriano-Habit (2024).
- Best poster award at Session 3050 at Transportation Research Board 102nd annual meeting, Explorations in public transportation planning and development. Paper titled Getting into the zone: What can municipal bylaws tell us about transit-oriented development in Montreal, Quebec? (2023).
- Highly Cited Researcher 2022, Clarivate, in recognition of exceptional research performance demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 0.01% for field and year in Social Sciences (2022).
- Best Practice-Ready Paper from the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Women and Gender in Transportation (AME20) (2022).
* Denotes Graduate or Undergraduate Student
2025
*Alousi-Jones, M., & El-Geneidy A. (2025). Examining the influence of personal-time-based accessibility on the frequency of public transit use among older adults across Canada. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 31, 101381.
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Carvalho, T., Zhang, M., Jiminez, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Who is willing to take transit in the future? Older adults鈥� perceived challenges and barriers to using public transit across Canada. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 192, 104376.
Bista, S., Thierry, B., *Victoriano-Habit, R., El-Geneidy, A., & Kestens, Y. (2025). Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on travel mode choices and predicting the modal shift after the pandemic. Travel behaviour and society, 40, 101019.
*Carvalho, T. & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Measuring the impacts of a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service on running time and schedule deviation in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 Canada. Journal of Public Transportation, 27, 100139.
*Carvalho, T. & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Influence of tolerable, perceived, and actual travel time on trip satisfaction among Canadian older adults. Journal of Public Transportation, 27, 100138.
*Carvalho, T. & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Measuring the impacts of major metro disruption in Montreal Canada, on riders鈥� satisfaction and willingness to recommend the service to others. Case Studies in Transport Policy, 20, 101480.
*Carvalho, T., Farber, S., Manaugh, K., El-Geneidy, A. (2025). The operationalization and implementation potential of x-minute city policies across the globe: A review of the literature. Transport Reviews, 45(5), 801-827.
*Goudis, P., *Victoriano-Habit, R., *Carvalho, T., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Barriers, adoption, and use of a Bike-sharing system: A market-segment approach to current and potential users in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Transportation Research Record, 2679(9), 788-801.
*James, M., *Alousi-Jones, M, *Soliz, A., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Getting around on foot: Older adults鈥� walking experiences and perspectives on neighbourhood walkability across Canada. Travel behaviour and Society, 41, 101074.
*Kraycheva, E., *Negm, H., Badami, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Are all streets created equal? Measuring the differences in the built environment among streets with various socioeconomic characteristics in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Case Studies in Transport Policy, 19, 101349.
*Negm, H. & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Walkability indices and travel behaviour: Insights from 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 18(1), 377-395.
*Negm, H. & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Subjectivity matters: An outlook on perceived accessibility in a travel behaviour framework. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 193, 104399.
*Negm, H., De vos, J., Pot, F., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Perceived accessibility: A literature review. Journal of Transport Geography, 125, 104212.
*Redelmeier, P., *Victoriano-Habit, R., Crumley, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Bit by bit: a method for using bus data to develop plan bus priority interventions in Portland, Oregon, USA. Journal of Public Transportation, 25, 100135.
*Rodrigue, L., Badami, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Evaluating the effects of fare characteristics on fare equity: A scoping review. Journal of Public Transportation, 27, 100140.
*Rodrigue, L., Manaugh, K., & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Towards a better understanding of changes in subsidy per riders for bus routes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Journal of Transport Geography, 123, 104142.
*Valero, A., *Negm, H. & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Exploring the (Mis)Match between reported and calculated commute travel times. Findings.
*Victoriano-Habit, R. & El-Geneidy, A. (2025). Evolving transport mode changes: A longitudinal analysis of built-environment exposure in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Transport Geography, 129, 104397.
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2024
*Birkenfeld, C., *Carvalho, T., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). What Local Travel Behaviour and Land Use Say About the 15-30-Minute City in Montreal, Canada. Urban Mobility, 5, 100076.
*Alousi-Jones, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). If transit is free will older adults use it more? A longitudinal analysis. Transport Findings.听
*Badran, A., El-Geneidy, A., Miranda-Moreno, L. (2024). Intersection movements delay modelling based on crowd-sensed global positioning system trajectory data. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 51, 1056鈥�1065.
*Badran, A., El-Geneidy, A., Miranda-Moreno, L (2024). A review of techniques to extract road network features from global positioning system data for transport modelling. Transport Reviews, 44(1), 69鈥�84.
*Badran, A., El-Geneidy, A., Miranad-Moreno, L. (2024). Extracting networkwide road segment location, direction, and turning movement rules from global positioning system vehicle trajectory data for macrosimulation. Journal of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles, 7(4): 258鈭�265.
*Birkenfeld, C., *Carvalho, T., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). What Local Travel Behaviour and Land Use Say About the 15-30-Minute City in Montreal, Canada. Urban Mobility, 5, 100076.
*Carvalho, T., *Negm, H. & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). A comparison of the results from artificial intelligence-based and human-based transport-related thematic analysis. Transport Findings.
*Carvalho, T., Palm. M., Farber, S., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Changes in perception over time and spatially towards a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) infrastructure in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Sustainable Transport and Livability, 1(1), 2296707.
*James, M., *Rodrigue, L., El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Towards a better understanding of the construction impacts of a light rail system in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Transportation Research Record, 2678(11) 915-928.
*Kapatsila, B., Gris茅, E., Crumley, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Empirical analysis of battery-electric bus transit operations in Portland, OR, USA. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 128, 104120.
*Negm, H., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Exploring the changes in the interrelation between public transit mode share and accessibility across income groups in major Canadian cities in the post-pandemic era. Transport Geography, 115, 103792.
*Negm, H., De Vos, J. & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Exploring the relationship between travel mode choice, preference, and satisfaction. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 127, 104053.
*Soliz, A., *Rodrigue, L., *Bernard, I., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Zoning in on transit-oriented development: Understanding municipal bylaws as critical policy groundwork. Journal of the American Planning Association, 90(2), 318-335.听
*Redelmeier, P., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). If you cut it will they ride? A longitudinal examination of the elasticity of public transport. Transportation Research Record, 2678(11), 241-252.
*Rodrigue, L, El-Geneidy, A., & Manaugh, K. (2024). Sociodemographic matters: Analyzing interactions of individuals鈥� socio-demographics with walkability when modelling walking behavior. Transport Geography, 114, 103788.
*Rodrigue, L., *Soliz, A., Manaugh, K., Kestens, Y., El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Variation in public perceptions across sustainable transport projects in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Transport Policy, 157, 34-45.
*Victoriano-Habit, R., & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Why are people leaving public transport? A panel study of changes in transit-use patterns between 2019, 2021, and 2022 in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Journal of Public Transportation, 100087.
*Victoriano-Habit, R. & El-Geneidy, A. (2024). Studying the interrelationship between telecommuting during COVID-19, residential local accessibility, and active travel: A panel study in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Canada. Transportation, 51, 1149鈥�1166.
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Carvalho, T., El-Geneidy, A. (March 2025). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit. Urban Planning and Architecture Society of Buxton School鈥檚 visit to 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, 9I制作厂免费, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Negm, H., *Victoriano-Habit, R., & El-Geneidy, A. (March 2025). The REM: An LRT for Montreal. Urban Planning and Architecture Society of Buxton School鈥檚 visit to 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, 9I制作厂免费, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (February 2025). How Daily Travel Contributes to the Quality of Life of Older Adults in Canada. WCM2025 Webinar Series, Smart Commute. Online.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (February 2025). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit. Aging and Senior group, Public Health Agency of Canada. Online.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., Zhang, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (October 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit: Findings from Halifax. Halifax Transit. Online.
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Carvalho, T., & El-Geneidy, A. (October 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit. School of Urban & Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University visit to 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, 9I制作厂免费, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Negm, H., *Victoriano-Habit, R., *Rodrigue, L., & El-Geneidy, A. (October 2024). The REM: An LRT for Montreal. Toronto Metropolitan University Urban Planning Trip, 9I制作厂免费, 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., Zhang, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (October 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit: Findings from 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒. Soci茅t茅 de Transport de 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒 in 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, 9I制作厂免费, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., Zhang, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (October 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit. Transport Canada, Infrastructure Canada, Statistics Canada, TTC, DRT, YRT, Oakville Transit, MiWay, NRC. Online.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., Zhang, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (September 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit: Findings from Victoria. BC Transit in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., Zhang, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (September 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit: Findings from Vancouver. TransLink. Online.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., Zhang, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (September 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit: Findings from Saskatoon. Saskatoon Transit. Online.
*Alousi-Jones, M., Page, M., Zhang, M., & El-Geneidy, A. (September 2024). Aging in Place: Meeting Older Canadians鈥� Mobility Needs via Public Transit: Findings from 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒. Agence R茅gionale de Transport de 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒. Online.
El-Geneidy, A. (May, 2024). The 15-minute city: Moving beyond the concept. International Webinar Series on Sustainable Transport and Livability. Sustainable Transportation Lab, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
El-Geneidy, A. (March, 2024). Measuring the construction impacts of a new Light Rail system in Montreal Canada. Healthy Cities Working Group, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
*Soliz, A., *Carvalho, T., *Alousi-Jones, M., *Redelmeier, P, & El-Geneidy A. (December, 2023). Mobilizing active transport: From federal policies to local realities. Active Transport Forum, Infrastructure Canada, 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Carvalho, T. & El-Geneidy, A. (October 2023). Getting around to age in place: Meeting Older Canadian鈥檚 Mobility Needs via Public Transportation. Toronto Metropolitan University Urban Planning Trip, 9I制作厂免费, 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Negm, H., *Victoriano-Habit, R., *Rodrigue, L., El-Geneidy, A. (October 2023). The REM: An LRT for Montreal. Toronto Metropolitan University Urban Planning Trip, 9I制作厂免费, 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Qu茅bec, Canada.
*Alousi-Jones, M., *Carvalho, T. & El-Geneidy, A. (September 2023). Getting around to age in place: Meeting Older Canadian鈥檚 Mobility Needs via Public Transportation. 9I制作厂免费 Community Lifelong Learning (MCLL), 9I制作厂免费, 惭辞苍迟谤茅补濒, Qu茅bec, Canada.