Originally from Germany, much of Ralph Buehler’s research has an international comparative perspective, contrasting transport and land-use policies, transport systems, and travel behavior in Western Europe and North America. His research falls into three areas: (1) the influence of transport policy, land use, socio-demographics on travel behavior; (2) bicycling, walking, and public health; and (3) public transport demand, supply, and regional coordination. Including national and international best practices, his work informs policy makers at local, regional, and federal levels. Buehler is the author of reports to the German and U.S. federal governments, the Brookings Institution and BMW as well as over 25 refereed articles in academic journals in the area of urban planning, public health, and transport. He is co-editor (with the Bloustein School’s John Pucher) of the recently released book City Cycling (MIT Press), which offers a guide to urban cycling in Western Europe and North America. In 2008, his dissertation comparing travel behavior and transport policy in Germany and the U.S. was selected as the best dissertation in planning by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Buehler serves as the Chair of the Committee on Bicycle Transportation of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies. Professor Buehler earned his PhD in Planning and Public Policy (2008), a Graduate Certificate in Transportation (2004), and his Master of City and Regional Planning (2002) from the Bloustein School.