Mariela Alfonzo, Ph.D., MURP
Dr. Alfonzo is currently a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, in Alexandria, VA, in the
Department of Urban Affairs and Planning. She has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning with an emphasis on Urban
Design and Behavior, as well as a professional Masters in Urban Planning, from UCI and a Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology and Architecture from the University of Miami.
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Dr. Alfonzo has presented her work at a variety of professional and academic conferences and workshops, including
the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), the Environmental Design
Research Association (EDRA), and the International Downtown Association. Her articles have appeared in publications
such as Urban Land, Planning, the Journal of Urban Design, and the Journal of the American Planning Association. She
has produced reports for agencies such as HUD, the California State Legislature, and the Transportation Research
Board. Additionally, Dr. Alfonzo has taught several Urban Design courses at Virginia Tech and the University of California,
Irvine (UCI). She served as the Chair of University Outreach for the Young Leaders Group of ULI Orange County for two
years; has participated in several ULI Technical Advisory Panels; and is currently the web content manager for EDRA.
Publications:
Lang, R., Alfonzo, M. & Dawkins, C. (2009). “American demographics – Circa 2109.” Planning – A Centennial Issue:
Celebrating the Next 100 Years, May.
Lang, R. & Alfonzo, M. (2009). “Sustainable megapolitan: How large scale urban development can help green America.”
In S. Piedmont-Palladino & T. Mennel (Eds.), Green Community, Chicago: American Planning Association.
Listen to a Podcast on Green Communities book here!
Alfonzo, M. & Lang, R. (2008). Is retail the silver lining? Urban Land, August, 148 - 152.
Alfonzo, M., Boarnet, M., Day, K., McMillan, T., & Anderson, C. (2008). The relationship of neighbourhood built environment
features and walking. Journal of Urban Design, 13, 1, 29-51.
Alfonzo, M. (2006). State of Place II. 002+ Houston Magazine, April, 56.
McMillan, T.E., Day, K.M., Boarnet, M.G., Alfonzo, M., Anderson, C. (2006). Johnny can walk to school—can Jane?
Examining sex differences in children’s active travel to school. Children, Youth and Environment, 16, 1, 75-89.
Alfonzo, M. (2005). To walk or not to walk: The hierarchy of walking needs. Environment and Behavior, 37, 6, 808-836.
Day, K., Boarnet, M., Alfonzo, M., Forsyth, A. (2006). The Irvine Minnesota Inventory to Measure Built Environments:
Development, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30, 2, 144-152.
Day, K., Boarnet, M., Alfonzo, M., Forsyth, A. (2006). The Irvine Minnesota Inventory to Measure Built Environments:
Reliability Testing,American Journal of Preventive Medicine 30, 2, 159.e1-159.e43.
Boarnet, M., Day, K., Anderson, C., McMillan, T. & Alfonzo, M. (2005). California Safe Routes to School program: Impacts
on walking, bicycling, and pedestrian safety. Journal of the American Planning Association, 71, 3, 301-317.
Boarnet, M., Anderson, C., Day, K., McMillan, T., & Alfonzo, M. (2005) Evaluation of the California Safe Routes to School
Legislation: Urban form changes and children’s active transportation to school. American Journal of Preventative
Medicine, 28, 2, Supplement 2, 134-140.
Kaplan, J., Alfonzo, M., & Valencia, C. (2005). State of Place. 002+ Houston Magazine, April, 30-38.
Boarnet, M., Anderson, C., Day, K., McMillan, T., & Alfonzo, M. (2003). Safe Routes to School - Volume 1: Study Overview
and Summary of Results. Report to the California Legislature, 1-66.
Boarnet, M., Anderson, C., Day, K., McMillan, T., & Alfonzo, M. (2003). Safe Routes to School - Volume 2: Detailed Results.
Report to the California Legislature, 1-189.
Anderson, C., Boarnet, M., McMillan, T., Alfonzo, M., & Day, K. (2003). Walking and automobile traffic near schools: Data to
support an evaluation of school pedestrian safety programs. Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the Transportation
Research Board, 1,3, 1–22.
Manuscripts Under Preparation/Review
Alfonzo, M. (Re)Developing a sense of community? The conversion of failing malls into mixed-use neighborhoods
Alfonzo, M. Urban Design and Sense of Community: The social impacts of urban design approaches to suburban mixed-
use redevelopment
Alfonzo, M. The Bottom Line on Urban Design: How mixed-use redevelopment impacts the economic value of
neighborhood and commercial districts.
**For reprints of any of these publications, please contact me at:
info@marielaalfonzo.com
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