Marcel Moran, PhD, is assistant professor in the School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University. He studies urban transportation, including via in-person field collection, use of satellite imagery, and analysis of large open data sets. His published research has led to policy changes in San Francisco and New York City, and appeared in Forbes, CityLab, NPR, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He earned his PhD from UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning, masters degree from the University of Chicago, and bachelors degree from Harvard University. He is an avid cyclist, and has biked the entire California coast. He lives in San Francisco.