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Tara Goddard
Assistant Professor
Urban and Regional Planning
Texas A&M
Tara Goddard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. After earning a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from UC Davis, she worked as an Associate Transportation Planner for the City of Sacramento and then served 2007-2011 as the Bicycle/Pedestrian Program Coordinator for the City of Davis, CA. Realizing she was a research geek at heart, Dr. Goddard returned to school and earned her PhD in Urban Studies at Portland State University. She joined the faculty of Texas A&M in 2017, where her research focuses on transportation safety, particularly the interactions of transportation culture, behavior, and infrastructure on differential experiences and safety outcomes for people who walk and wheel.
Email: goddard@tamu.edu
Website: https://u.tamu.edu/goddard
Projects
- Is There a "Buy Local" Case for Lower Travel Speeds? Testing Differences in Driver Recognition of Local Versus National Retail at Different Travel Speeds
- Pedestrian Observation and Data Collection Curriculum
- Racial Bias in Drivers' Yielding Behavior at Crosswalks: Understanding the Effect
- Drivers’ Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Bicyclists: Intermodal Interactions and Implications for Road Safety
- Lessons from the Green Lanes: Evaluating Protected Bike Lanes in the U.S.
Downloadable Products
- Pedestrian Observation and Data Collection Curriculum Guide ( FINAL_REPORT )
- Teaching Module: Counting Pedestrians One Step at a Time ( PROJECT_BRIEF )
- Racial Bias in Drivers' Yielding Behavior at Crosswalks: Understanding the Effect ( FINAL_REPORT )
- Walking While Black: Racial Bias At The Crosswalk ( PROJECT_BRIEF )
- Drivers’ Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Bicyclists: Intermodal Interactions and Implications for Road Safety ( FINAL_REPORT )