Senior Associate, 2004-Present
- Transportation Master Plans for universities and college towns, including University of Colorado; City of Boulder; University of California, Davis; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Each of these projects examined how the college and city could work together to accommodate significant growth while improving community livability. They also recommended the best relative investment in new parking versus new TDM programs to meet a range of goals.
Jack Faucett Associates
Acting Western Regional Manager, 2003-2004
Senior Research Associate, 2003
Research Associate, 2002
- Growth visioning and integrated transportation and land use planning. Managed two projects for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the Westside Cities of Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica & West Hollywood. Provided analysis and feedback on growth visioning projections; Developed and evaluated alternative growth scenarios; Conducted successful community workshop and survey; Analyzed transportation alternatives for the regional transportation plan (RTP); Participated in the RTP process on behalf of the subregion; Provided policy advice on urban development.
- Induced travel demand. For the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Undertook research and prepared highly accessible outreach documents on the relationship between transportation investment and travel demand; Developed and delivered a pilot training session for EPA Regional Staff and other officials; Provided technical support to Regional Staff on specific projects and concerns.
- Traffic safety analysis. For the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Undertook a literature review on remedies for driver error; Developed a survey instrument for surveying all state DOTs; Conducted follow-up interviews with best practice agencies; Prepared a user-friendly reference document, final report and presentation regarding remedies for driver error.
- Transportation energy analysis. Coordinated project for California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Managed a team of transportation, energy, environment, planning and technology experts; Generated a series of interrelated reports on transportation energy issues and policies with a focus on the strategic and planning requirements of Caltrans; Authored reports on sustainability, impacts and planning.
- Freight forecasting. Two projects for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Developed freight forecasting model including alpha testing and module design for internal, through traffic and hazardous goods movement trips. Applied model to freight assessment to sample locations for a Tier 1 EIS for the I-81 Corridor.
- Regional economic development. Managed project for the County of Fresno to revise the Economic Development Strategy for Western Fresno. Identified and worked in consultation with a task force comprising County officials and community leaders from a wide area and diverse interests; Undertook economic assessment of priority industries; Surveyed priority industry businesses and conducted community meeting; Undertook site visits and interviewed city managers and key stakeholders; Synthesized alternative development scenarios and assessed economic impacts.
Research Associate, Planning Department, 2001
- Undertook research on environmental justice (EJ) and rail access issues; Prepared the Richmond Station Access Plan: Preliminary Analysis Paper; Interacted with other major transit agencies regarding EJ issues and policies and provided advice on potential EJ issues affecting BART.
Graduate Student Researcher/Instructor, Department of City & Regional Planning, 1999-2001
- Assisted teaching undergraduate course on American Cultures: Urban Communities; Developed and conducted discussion sessions; Provided individual student help; Helped to develop class assessments; Evaluated essays and exams for 100 students.
- Undertook research for East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) to develop social equity indicators for the transportation sector in the SF Bay Area.
- Undertook analysis for Caltrans on induced travel demand on California State Highways; Collected, filtered and undertook statistical analysis of route segment data on exurban freeways which were expanded within a 20-year period.
- Contributed to a United Nations Commission on Human Settlements Programme (UNCHS) project on informal transportation in developing world cities; Analyzed informal modes, operation, regulation and organization in Jakarta, Indonesia; Nairobi, Kenya; Kumasi, Ghana; and Lagos, Nigeria; Contributed to a UNCHS report on Informal Transport: Mobility Options for the Developing World.
Research Consultant, 1999
- Undertook research for the Institute of Sustainable Futures (ISF) on the full cost of different transportation modes in Sydney, Australia; Assessed social equity concerns and the distribution of transportation costs; Presented research findings at conferences in Australia and New Zealand.
Policy Advisor - Sustainable Transport / Policy Coordination, 1997-1998
Policy Analyst - Regional Development / Land Transport, 1996
- Conducted policy development on transport and sustainable development; Consulted national, Federal, State and local organizations from the public, private and non-profit sectors; Contributed to a future national policy on transport and sustainable development; Liaised with the Australian Transport Council (ATC) to successfully adopt sustainability as a guiding principle for transport in Australia. Prepared responses and represented DoTRD on equity and sustainablility.
- Assisted in developing a Strategic Plan for the Australian Transport Council (ATC) - comprising all state and federal transport-related ministers in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; Presented components of the Strategic Plan at ATC meetings; Liaised with heads of transport-related departments to synthesize policy principles and objectives for transport in Australia. Initiated Federal involvement and provided Federal input on bicycle transport policy; Participated in the development of 'Australia Cycling: The National Strategy'.
- Contributed to strategic planning and participated in focus groups; Contributed to development of organizational goals, objectives and strategies; Provided feedback on sustainability issues; Participated in program evaluation and wind-up.
- Assisted in establishing and running the National Transport Council (NTC) - a high level industry advisory council to the Australian Federal Minister for Transport; Contributed to Ministerial briefings; Liaised with industry CEOs to establish agendas; Organized and attended meetings; Carried out or coordinated action items.
- Undertook research and policy development on transport infrastructure development; Analyzed private involvement models for an APEC infrastructure development forum in Bali; Coordinated or prepared Ministerial briefs, speeches and responses on infrastructure issues.
- Participated in emissions standards review with the Australian Federal Office of Road Safety; Contributed to draft Regulatory Impact Statement for upgrading the Australian Design Standard on emissions from diesel-engined vehicles; Liaised with industry and environmental stakeholders.
Department of Transport Officer (secondment), Planning Division, 1997
- Undertook research for the New South Wales State Department of Transport (under secondment) on economic analysis and measurement of transportation and sustainable development; Liaised with a wide range of organizations and compiled data on the full costs of transport.
- Hutabarat, Ria; Chris Holleyman & Michael Lawrence. 2004. 'Urban and Rural Truck Travel Forecasting: Where's it Going?', XXXIII Panamerican Conference in Traffic and Transportation Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, 26-29 September.
- Singa, Krute; Ria Hutabarat & Mary Chou. 2004. 'Growth Visioning for the Westside Cities of Los Angeles', Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, 11-15 January.
- Hutabarat, Ria; Krute Singa & Lewison Lem. 2003. 'Filling Up Faster: Induced Travel Demand Implications for Transportation and Land Use', 9th Conference on the Application of Transportation Planning Methods. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 6-11 April.
- Hutabarat, Ria. 2002. 'American freeways in Indonesia: Federal road development in San Francisco and Jakarta', Nas, P. (ed.) The Indonesian Town Revisited. Münster, Germany: Lit Verlag. 57-75
- Hutabarat, Ria. 2000. 'Transportation, Landuse and Indonesia's Urban Poor', ASPAC 2000. Eugene, Oregon, 16-18 June. Click here to view the report.
- Hutabarat, Ria. 2000. 'Jakarta: Megacity Planning in the New Millennium', Colloqui Cornell Journal of Planning and Urban Issues, Ithaca, New York. 136-156.
- Banfield, Kendall, Ria Hutabarat & Mark Diesendorf. 1999. 'Sydney's passenger transport: Accounting for different modes', Australian Transport Research Forum. Perth, Australia, 29 September - 1 October. 269-285.
- Hutabarat, Ria, Kendall Banfield, Anna G–llner & Mark Diesendorf. 1999. 'Social sustainability in passenger transport', Australasian Environmental Engineering Conference. Auckland, New Zealand, 11-13 July 1999. 131-136.
- Hutabarat, Ria, Des Harris & John Black. 1998. 'Transport and sustainable development: considerations for Australia and approaches in the USA and UK', 22nd Australasian Transport Research Forum. Sydney, Australia, 30 September - 1 October. 99-115.
