Manish shirgaokar
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Ongoing Research Projects

  1. Travel behaviors of persons with disability with a focus on infrastructure challenges
  2. Older adults and ride-hailing (Lyft/Uber) acceptance
  3. Identifying gaps in geospatial teaching with reference to industry needs
  4. Investigating diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Planning profession
  5. Taxation in the transportation sector: A place-based analysis

Grants

(All grants > $1,000) (Type: G – Government; U – University)

Year        Grantor                         Purpose              PI                                 Type            Amount
 
​2021        Mountain Plains            Research            Shirgaokar (PI)             G             $80,000
                Consortium (R8)             Funding             Marshall (co-PI)
Project title: Understanding Paratransit: Examining Time Inefficiencies and the Efficacy of Alternative Modes for Persons with Disabilit. https://www.mountain-plains.org/research/details.php?id=573
2020        Univ. of Colorado         Research          Shirgaokar (PI)               U              $20,000
                Denver                             Funding           Marshall (co-PI)
Project title (Presidential Initiative on Urban and Place-Based Research): Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure. https://news.ucdenver.edu/winners-of-presidential-initiative-grants-for-urban-and-place-based-research-named/
2020        College of Architec       Research            Shirgaokar (PI)             U             $10,000
                -ture and Planning,         Funding             Marshall (co-PI)
                Univ. of Colorado
Project title (EVOLVE Seed Grant): Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure.
2020        Mountain Plains            Research            Shirgaokar (PI)             G             $120,000
                Consortium (R8)             Funding             Marshall (co-PI)
Project title: Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure. https://www.mountain-plains.org/research/details.php?id=511
2019        Univ. of Colorado         Research           Shirgaokar                     U              $12,500
                Denver                             Funding
Project title#1: Travel behavior of socio-economically disadvantaged populations in the US.
Project title#2: Policing and fatalities in the transportation realm.
2018        Mineta Transportation   Project               Agrawal (PI)                 G             $73,428
                Institute                             Funding             Shirgaokar (co-PI)
Project title: Will older Californians step into ride-sharing services? Evaluating the potential of transportation network companies to enhance multimodal travel for seniors. https://transweb.sjsu.edu/mctm/research/utc/Will-Ride-Hailing-Enhance-Mobility-Older-Adults-California-Survey
2015        City of Edmonton,        Project               Shirgaokar                     G              C$6,000
                Transit Planning              Funding
Project title: Social sustainability in transit: Policy guidance for Edmonton Transit System
2014        Univ. of Alberta,           Research            Shirgaokar                     U              C$68,500
                Edmonton                      Funding
Project title#1: Seniors and ridesharing: Investigating barriers to using Uber-like Services
Project title#2: Determinants of scooter, motorcycle, and car ownership in India
2011        Univ. of California        Dissertation       Shirgaokar                    U               $20,000
                Transportation               Research
                 Center, Berkeley
Project title: Understanding the links between regulatory costs, aspirations, social status, and (un)sustainable travel behaviors
2011        Univ. of California,       Dissertation       Shirgaokar                    U               $30,000
                Berkeley, Graduate       Research
                Dean’s Grant
Project title: Impacts of higher travel costs on motorization in India
2010        Eisenhower Travel        Conference        Shirgaokar                   G               $1,500
                Grant, Federal              
                Highway Authority
Project title: Climate change: A global challenge
2010        Univ. of California,       Research            Shirgaokar                     U               $2,500
                Berkeley, Dept. of         Block Grant
                City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
2009        Univ. of California,       Research            Shirgaokar                     U               $5,000
                Berkeley, Dept. of         Block Grant
                City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
2008        Univ. of California,       Research            Shirgaokar                     U               $8,000
                Berkeley, Dept. of         Block Grant
                City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
 
Other Grants:
 
2020                                                    Young Upwardly Mobile Professors fund, Center for Faculty Development, Univ. of Colorado Denver
2010, 2009, 2008, 2001, 2000       Grant-In-Award, Berkeley International Office, Univ. of California, Berkeley
2000                                                    International House Scholarship, Berkeley                            
2000, 1999                                         Block Grant, Dept. of Architecture, Univ. of California, Berkeley    

Past Research Work

Research Analyst (Institute of Urban and Regional Development) 2013
• Focused on parking demand at the University of California, Berkeley campus and surrounding City of Berkeley neighborhoods. 
• Funding Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Ph.D. Candidate (Department of City & Regional Planning) 2010-12
• Negotiated access to non-public household travel dataset from the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA)
• Conducted extensive analysis using ESRI's ArcMap (GIS), Biogeme (logit models), and SPSS/R generating new knowledge about vehicle ownership and use behavior in Mumbai, India
• Funding Source: UCTC Dissertation Grant

Research Assistant (Global Metropolitan Studies) 2007-11
• Developed proposals to advise city staff about the effects of existing land use and transportation decisions in transit-oriented development sites in the cities of Jinan, Chengdu, and Beijing in the People’s Republic of China
• Funding Source: Energy Foundation (Beijing)
• Completed comprehensive land use and transportation plans for the proposed high-speed rail station areas in the cities of Stockton, Merced, and Fresno in California
• Funding Source: California High Speed Rail Authority

Research Specialist / Associate Development Engineer (Institute of Transportation Studies) 2003-05
• Established a long-range bus transit plan for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area
• Funding Source: California Department of Transportation

Research Assistant (University of California Transportation Center) 1999-03
• Evaluated housing trends in California and their implications for transportation infrastructure, and documented best practices for intelligent transportation technologies
• Funding Source: California Department of Transportation

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