Jesus M. Barajas

Jesus M. Barajas, PhD, conducts research on transportation planning and policy using the lenses of transportation equity and justice. He recently served as a member of the committee that authored the National Academies consensus study report An Assessment of Data, Tools, and Metrics for Equity in Decisions About Surface Transportation Investments.

Research

Op-Ed: Equitable Transportation Research Makes America Great. So Why Is the Trump Admin Hollowing It Out?

Allowing political considerations to hollow out and cancel ongoing research is not only harmful to whatever domain the administration deems a threat, but it sets an alarming precedent for research at large, setting us on a path leading backward rather than forward.

Alex Karner

February 12, 2025