Abdirashid Dahir

Talks & Media

Presentations of my research, invited talks, and writing for a general audience.

On video

Abdirashid Dahir, PhD, Advanced Mobility Engineer, speaking in the Doctors & Poets interview.
Inside industry: Building geospatial tools for state EV charging infrastructure and connected vehicle programs (Doctors & Poets, 2026). I share my experience as an Advanced Mobility Engineer at HNTB and the geospatial tools I build to help states plan NEVI charging infrastructure along alternative fuel corridors and connected vehicle systems.
Jul 2026
Inside industry: Building geospatial tools for state EV charging infrastructure and connected vehicle programs
Aug 2025
My PhD journey from Somalia to The Ohio State University
Jan 2024
Excellence Award, Somali Night
Jan 2023
Impacts of bicycle facilities on residential property values in 11 US cities
Dec 2018
Remarks in Korean at the year-end alumni event
Abdirashid Dahir speaking on a panel at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.
Presenting doctoral research on the equitable transition to electric vehicles at the 2025 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Invited talks and panels

Nov 2024
Impacts of bicycle facilities on residential property values
Nov 2024
Preparing a planning workforce for the energy transition
Oct 2024
Advancing the energy transition with innovation in education and inclusion of social science
Apr 2024
Sustainability and design
Apr 2022
Urban and intercity transit lessons from South Korea
Aug 2021
HSR construction costs in South Korea
Jun 2021
Last-mile mobility: Seoul's scooter problems
Nov 2020
Demystifying Seoul subways

Conference presentations

Mar 2025
Integrating transportation, energy and climate justice for just transition to electric vehicles: A mixed-methods study of disadvantaged communities
Jan 2025
Just transition to electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities
Jan 2025
Just transition to electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities
Nov 2024
Just transition to electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities
Sep 2024
Just transition to electrified mobility and home energy in disadvantaged communities: Evidence from community-engaged work in Columbus, OH
Jun 2024
Impacts of bicycle network on bicycle traffic over time in 12 cities
Jan 2024
Impacts of bicycle network on bicycle traffic over time in 12 cities
Sep 2023
How industrial agglomeration and urban fabrics affect travel mode choice over time
Sep 2023
Impacts of bicycle facilities on residential property values in 11 US cities
Apr 2023
An integrated framework for just transition to electric mobility
Jan 2023
Impacts of bicycle facilities on residential property values in 11 US cities
Video
Aug 2019
Peak car use: Transforming urban roads and streets through movement and place design

Media coverage and writing

First Alert 4 news graphic: Links between bike networks and property values. Homes near bike paths went up by around 25 percent, citing Dahir and Le (2025), Journal of Transport Geography.
First Alert 4 in St. Louis cited findings from our study, Impacts of bicycle facilities on residential property values in 11 US cities, as evidence of the economic benefits of bicycle infrastructure.
Apr 2026
First Alert Forward: The new bike and pedestrian infrastructure opening up safer cycling routes in St. Louis
2015–16
Climate journalism in East Africa