Eric A. Morris
Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning
Department of City Planning and Real Estate Development
Clemson University
2-317 Lee Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-0511
E-mail: emorri7@clemson.edu
Website: www.ericandrewmorris.com
Phone: 818-625-3987
Education
Ph.D., Urban Planning, UCLA (2011)
Emphasis: Transportation Policy and Planning
Dissertation: Access and outcomes: Transportation, location, and subjective well-being. (Committee: Evelyn Blumenberg; Matthew E. Kahn; Paul M. Ong; Brian D. Taylor, chair)
Master of Arts, Urban Planning, UCLA (2006)
Emphasis: Transportation Policy and Planning
Thesis: From horse power to horsepower: The external costs of transportation in the 19th century city.
Bachelor of Arts, History and Literature, Harvard University, magna cum laude (1989)
Thesis: The foundation of the Bank of England and the fiscal crisis of the 1690s.
Academic Appointments
2017-Present Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, Clemson University
2012-2017 Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Clemson University
2011-2012 Lecturer, Department of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
2011-2012 Postdoctoral Researcher, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Refereed Journal Articles
Morris, Eric A. and Ying Zhou (2018). Are long commutes short on benefits? Commute duration and various manifestations of well-being. Travel Behaviour and Society (11), 101-110.
Morris, Eric A., Andrew Mondschein and Evelyn Blumenberg (2018). Is bigger better? Metropolitan area population, access, activity participation, and quality of life. Journal of Transport and Land Use 11(1), 153-179.
Morris, Eric A (published online 2017). Is a fixer-upper actually a downer? Homeownership, work around the home, and happiness. Housing Policy Debate.
Pfeiffer, Deirdre & Eric A. Morris (2017). Are homeowners better neighbors during housing booms? Understanding civic and social engagement by tenure during the housing market cycle. Cityscape 19(2), 215-238.
Morris, Eric A. & Deirdre Pfeiffer (2017). Who really bowls alone? Cities, suburbs, and social connectedness in the United States. Journal of Planning Education and Research 37(2), 207-222.
Morris, Eric A., Jeffrey R. Brown, & Brian D. Taylor (2016). Negotiating a financial package for freeways: How California’s Collier-Burns Act helped pave the way for the American Interstate Highway era. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2552, 166-22.
Garikapati, Venu M., Ram Pendyala, Eric A. Morris, Noreen C. MacDonald, & Patricia L. Mokhtarian (2016). Activity patterns, time use, and travel of millennials: A generation in transition? Transport Reviews 36(5), 558-584.
Morris, Eric A. & Jana A. Hirsch (2016). Does rush hour see a rush of emotions? Driver mood in conditions likely to exhibit congestion. Travel Behaviour and Society 5, 5-13.
Morris, Eric A. (2015). Where to put the port? The Free Harbor Fight and the historical development of Los Angeles. Journal of Planning History 14(4), 263-286.
Morris, Eric A. (2015). Should we all just stay home? Travel, out-of-home activities, and life satisfaction. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 78, 519-536.
Morris, Eric A. & Erick Guerra (2015). Are we there yet? Trip duration and mood during travel. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, 33, 38-47.
Taylor, Brian D. & Eric A. Morris (2015). Public transportation objectives and rider demographics: Are transit’s priorities poor public policy? Transportation, 42(2), 347-367.
Morris, Eric A. & Erick Guerra (2015). Mood and mode: Does how we travel influence how we feel? Transportation, 42(1), 25-43.
Morris, Eric A. & Michael J. Smart (2011). Expert versus lay perception of the risks of motor vehicle-generated air pollution. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 17, 78-85.
Kahn, Matthew E. & Eric A. Morris (2009). Walking the walk: New tests of environmentalism’s association with green travel behavior. Journal of the American Planning Association, 75(4), 389-405.
Brown, Jeffrey R., Eric A. Morris, & Brian D. Taylor (2009). Planning for cars in cities: Planners, engineers, and freeways in the 20th century. Journal of the American Planning Association, 75(2), 161-177.
Smirti, Megan, Alexandra Evans, Michael Goughtery & Eric Morris (2007). Politics, public opinion, and project design in California road pricing. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1996, 41-48.
Book Chapters/Sections
Khan, Sakib Mahmud, Linh B. Ngo, Eric A. Morris, Kakan Dey & Yan Zhou (2017). Social media data in transportation. In Data Analytics for Intelligent Transportation, Mashrur Chowdhury, Amy Apon & Kakan Dey (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, 263-282.
Morris, Eric A. (2017). Entry (~3000 words) on “Transportation Planning.” International Encyclopedia of Geography. Wiley-Blackwell.
Morris, Eric A. (2014). Why you’ll love paying for roads that used to be free. In N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Economics (6th ed. & 7th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Other Academic Articles
Guerra, Erick and Eric A. Morris (published online 2018). Cities, automation, and the self-parking elephant in the room. Planning Theory and Practice.
Morris, Eric A. (2017). Is travel really that bad? Access 51.
Morris, Eric A. (2015). Getting behind the wheel: Society and the adoption of the automobile. In linking the past to the future: Lessons from history about emerging technology, ed. Martin Wachs. Transportation Research E-Circular E-c201, pp. 10-12. Washington DC: Transportation Research Board.
Morris, Eric A. (2011). The Access almanac: Life in the fast lane. Access 38, 41.
Brown, Jeffrey R., Eric A. Morris and Brian D. Taylor (2009). Paved with good intentions: Fiscal politics, freeways, and the 20th century American city. Access 35, 30-37.
Morris, Eric. (2007). From horse power to horsepower. Access 30, 2-9.
Morris, Eric. (2006). How privatization became a train wreck. Access 28, 18-25.
Refereed Journal Articles in Progress
Chowdhury, Mashrur, Sakib Khan and Eric A. Morris (in preparation). Synergizing roadway infrastructure investment with digital infrastructure: Motivations, current status, and future direction.
Morris, Eric A., Ying Zhou and Dick Ettema (in revision). What do those with long commutes forego, and should we care? At Transportation.
Morris, Eric A. and Evelyn Blumenberg (in preparation). Does access to an auto facilitate access to activities? Exploring the impact of auto availability on the well-being of those with low incomes.
Morris, Eric A. (in preparation). Is life in the suburbs really a bore? Cities, suburbs, activities, and quality of life.
Book In Progress
Brown, Jeffrey R., Eric A. Morris, & Brian D. Taylor (in preparation). Driving for dollars: How fiscal politics remade highways and American cities.
“Freakonomics” Blog
From 2008-2014 was a contributor to the “Freakonomics” blog, first when it was part of the New York Times’ website and continuing on when Freakonomics became an independent site. Published 78 articles (most about 50 percent longer than a typical op-ed) for the Times, and wrote 25 more after Freakonomics migrated. In this role had very broad latitude to write on any topic related to transportation. Topics included:
Federal transportation legislation Oil, fuel economy, and electric cars Gender and travel Alcohol and driving The future of automobility worldwide High-speed rail Cities and walkability Taxing and pricing the auto Travel behavior, VMT, and the travel time budget Fuel subsidies in the developing world Autonomous vehicles Transit and the environment Public participation in the transportation planning process
The link to the list of posts is <http://www.freakonomics.com/author/ericmorris/>.
Reports
Morris, Eric A., and 2016 Clemson “Public Transportation” students (2017). Clemson Area Transit bus system reimagining project: public outreach. Prepared for the Clemson Area Transit CATbus system.
Morris, Eric A., Kelsey Lantz, Samuel Parsons, Gowtham Cherukumalli, Samuel Keith, Nabarjun Vashisth, & Nelson Yaksic Vera (2015). Customer satisfaction with SPARTA. Prepared for the SPARTA transit system and the Spartanburg, SC City Council.
Morris, Eric A., Grant Sparks, Jacob Elliot, Heather Petersen, Armando Pigman, Qianying Wu & J.P. Hooks (2014). Laurens Road transit feasibility study. Prepared for the Greenville, SC County Council.
Morris, Eric & Mohja Rhoads (2007). Planning for growth: Demographics, employment, housing and resources. Conference proceedings summary for UCLA’s annual Lake Arrowhead symposium series. Los Angeles: UCLA Extension Public Policy Program.
Taylor, Brian D., Martin Wachs, Bill McCullough, Eric Morris, Alexandra Evans, Megan Smirti, Michael Gougherty, & Paul Sorensen (2006). Transportation pricing and finance options: Handbook for California decision-makers. Prepared for the California Department of Transportation. Los Angeles: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies.
Morris, Eric (2006). The congestion problem and potential solutions. Prepared for the California Department of Transportation. Los Angeles: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies.
Funded Research
2017 Eric A Morris (PI), Mashrur Chowdhury, Sakib Khan, and Judith Mwakalonge (Co-PIs). Assessing the experience of providers and users of transportation network company ridersharing services. Grant from the Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility. $45,000.
2016 Co-PI on team that won a federal Tier 1 University Transportation Center, entitled “Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility,” headquartered at Clemson (the first time Clemson has won such a center). Federal portion of the grant is expected to be approximately $8m over 5 years. Was judged the second most important contributor to the effort by the PI (Ronnie Chowdhury), and was individually credited with 11 percent of this achievement. Was instrumental in the writing, re-writing, and editing of this proposal.
2013 Morris, Eric A (PI), Brian D. Taylor, Evelyn Blumenberg and Mae-Po Kwan (Co-PIs.) Travel behavior and food shopping among low-income auto recipients. Awarded through competitive internal grant competition at Clemson University. Approximately $3000 was secured for a pilot study.
Refereed Conference Presentations
Which activities do those with long commutes forego, and should we care?
Accepted for presentation at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2018.
Are long commutes short on benefits? Commute duration and various manifestations of well-being.
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Denver: October 2017.
Accepted for presentation at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2018.
Is bigger better? Metropolitan area population, access, activity participation, and quality of life.
World Society for Transport and Land Use Research Conference, Brisbane AU: July 2017.
Is a fixer-upper actually a downer? Home ownership, work around the home, and happiness.
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Portland OR: November 2016.
Negotiating a financial package for freeways: How California’s Collier-Burns Act helped pave the way for the American Interstate Highway era.
95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2016.
Should we all just stay home? Travel, out-of-home activities, and life satisfaction.
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Houston: October 2015.
Association of American Geographers Conference, Chicago: April 2015.
Exploring activity engagement, time use, and well-being of millennials.
2015 International Association for Travel Behavior Research Conference, London: July 2015.
Where to put the port? The Free Harbor Fight and the historical development of Los Angeles.
94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2015.
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Philadelphia: October 2014.
Are we there yet? The effects of trip duration on mood during travel.
94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2015.
Mood and mode: Does how we travel affect how we feel?
93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2014.
Joint AESOP/ACSP Congress, Dublin: July 2013.
Access and outcomes: Transportation, location, and subjective well-being.
92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2013.
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT: October 2011.
University of California Transportation Centers Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA: February 2011.
Expert versus lay perception of the risks of motor vehicle-generated air pollution.
University of California Transportation Centers Annual Conference, Davis, CA: April 2012.
Planning for cars in cities: Planners, engineers and freeways in the 20th century.
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN: October 2010.
University of California Transportation Centers Annual Conference, Irvine, CA: April 2010.
89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2010.
Walking the walk: New tests of environmentalism’s association with green travel behavior.
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Crystal City, VA: October 2009.
University of California Transportation Centers Annual Conference, Riverside, CA: February 2009.
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Research Showcase at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January.
Politics, public opinion, and project design in California road pricing.
University of California Transportation Centers Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA: January 2007.
86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC: January 2007.
The privatization of British Rail: How did it turn into a train wreck?
American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX: October 2006.
Invited Lectures (Not Including Job Talks)
2018 Is bigger better? Metropolitan area population, access, activity participation, and quality of life. Presented at Urban Studies Institute at Georgia State University, Atlanta GA.
2017 Is bigger better? Metropolitan area population, access, activity participation, and quality of life. Presented at Monash University, Melbourne AU.
2014 Is transportation really that bad? Presented at the National Center for Transportation System Productivity and Management Seminar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA.
2014 Is transportation really that bad? Presented at the Carolina Transportation Program Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2014 Paving the way: Society and the adoption of the automobile. Presented at the Department of Transportation’s Joint Programs Office/Transportation Research Board’s “Linking the History and Future of Intelligent Transportation Systems” conference.
2014 Paying for pavement: The historical evolution of highway finance. Presented at the Transportation Research Board’s Transportation History Committee winter meeting.
2011 From horse power to horsepower: Transportation externalities in the 19th century city. Presented at the University of California, Irvine to an undergraduate survey course on the planning profession (PPD 107) and a graduate course on transportation and environmental health (PPD231).
2010 Access and outcomes: Transportation, the urban environment, and subjective well-being. Presented at the New Thinking and Society Doctoral Research Series, Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, New York University.
2009 From horse power to horsepower: Transportation externalities in the 19th century city. Presented at the Technology and the Environment Seminar, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, California Institute of Technology.
Academic Editorial
2011-2012 Associate Editor: Access Magazine
2007-Present Manuscript/Proposal/Award Reviewer:
Access
Critical Planning
Environment and Behavior
International Association of Travel Behavior Research
Journal of Geography and Regional Planning
Journal of the American Planning Association
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Journal of Transport and Health
Journal of Transport and Land Use
Journal of Transport Geography
Housing Policy Debate
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
METRANS
The Professional Geographer
Transportation Research Board Annual Conference
Transport Policy
Transportation
Transportation Letters
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Transportation Research Record
Travel Behaviour and Society
University of California Transportation Center
Urban Studies
World Society of Transport and Land Use
Teaching
Clemson Assistant Professor:
“Land Use Analysis,” “Fundamentals of Transportation Planning,” “Public Transportation,” “Quantitative Analysis.” 15 M.A. Thesis/Terminal Project Committees Chaired One doctoral student supervised
UCLA Lecturer/Teaching Fellow:
“Transportation Geography”
UCLA Special Reader or Teaching Assistant:
“Transportation Economics, Finance and Policy” "Theories of Regional Development I" “Transportation, Land Use and Urban Form" “Introduction to Cities and Planning” “Applied Microeconomics for Urban Planning”
Awards and Fellowships
2017 Clemson Board of Trustees Award for Excellence.
2016 Transportation Research Board’s Charley W. Wootan Award for best paper in the area of transportation policy and organization. One of seven such awards given out for papers on various aspects of transportation selected from the over 5400 papers submitted for the 2015 annual TRB conference/Transportation Research Record.
2011-12 University of California Transportation Centers Transportation Student of the Year.
2012 UCLA Urban Planning Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement.
2010-11 Dissertation year fellowship, University of California Transportation Centers.
2010 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference “Best Poster Award” for poster entitled “Planning for cars in cities: Planners, engineers and freeways in the 20th century.”
2007-10 Fellow, Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Graduate Fellowship Program.
2007-8 Fellowship, UCLA’s Richard S. Ziman Real Estate Center.
2006 American Planning Association Transportation Division outstanding M.A. student paper award for paper titled: "The privatization of British Rail: How did it turn into a train wreck?"
2006 Eno Foundation Fellow. Selected in a national competition to participate in the 13th Annual Eno Foundation Leadership Development Conference, Washington, DC: May.
2006 UCLA Urban Planning Department “Alumni Book Award.” For excellence in UCLA Urban Planning M.A. program.
2005 UCLA Urban Planning Department “James Ortner Memorial Fellowship.” For excellence in transportation, UCLA Urban Planning M.A. program.
National Service
Transportation Research Board
Transportation History Committee 2013-present
American Collegiate Schools of Planning
Review and Appraisal Committee 2014-2016
University-Wide Service
Clemson University
University Assessment Committee 2014-present
Departmental Service
Clemson City and Regional Planning Program
M.A. Admissions Committee 2012-present
Guest Speaker Committee 2014-present
ACSP Conference Hosting Committee (Co-Chair) 2015-present
Chair Recruitment Committee 2016-present
UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Ph.D. Task Force 2006-11
M.A. Recruitment Committee 2008-9
Staffing Committee 2005-6
Community Service
Clemson Area Transit
Committee to select a consultant for a 2015-present
re-envisioning of the CATbus system