Civil & Environmental Engineering
 

G. Scott Rutherford

Professor, Transportation Engineering
Director, Valle Scholarship and Scandinavian Exchange Program

201 More Hall, Box 352700
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2700
ph 206-685-2481
fx 206-543-1543
scottrut@u.washington.edu

Scott Rutherford received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Civil Engineering from Washington State University in 1966 and 1968, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University in 1974. He is a registered professional engineer with several years of industry and consulting experience. Previously he was director of research for the Washington State DOT and director of the Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC).

Professional Affiliations:

Transportation Research Board
Women's Transportation Seminar

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1974
M.S.C.E., Washington State University, 1967
B.S.C.E., Washington State University, 1966

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Transit Planning
Transportation Planning and Policy
Bus Rapid Transit
Travel Demand Management

CLASSES TAUGHT

CEE 589          Transit Systems Planning
CEE 416/580  Urban Transportation Planning

CEE 440           Professional Practice Studio
CEE 441           Transportation/Construction Capstone Design

PUBLICATIONS

Recent Publications

Young, R.K., Zhong, T., Lowry, M., Rutherford, G.S., and T. L. Nyerges, (Accepted 2007), Analytic-Deliberative Online Framework for Transportation Programming”, The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, United Kingdom.

Zhong, T., M. Lowry, R. Young, G.S. Rutherford  (2007)  A New Model for  Public

Involvement in Transportation Improvement Programming, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD, National Academies.

Zhong, T.M., M. Lowry, R. Young, G.S. Rutherford, and T. Nyerges, (2007) “An Analytic-Deliberative Framework for Transportation Programming”, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD, National Academies.

Lowry, M. and Scott Rutherford, “Travel Time Savings for a Traveler Information System”, (2006), Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD, National Academies.

Kristof, T.; Lowry, M and G. S. Rutherford, (2005), “Assessing the Benefits of Traveler and Transportation Information Systems”, Project Report, Washington State Department of Transportation.

Rutherford, G. Scott and Robert Vance, (2003) “Fexcar Seattle Carsharing Program Evaluation”, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD, National Academies.

Rhonda Young, Jennifer Barnes, and G. Scott Rutherford (2002) Multimodal Investment Choice Analysis for Washington State Transportation Projects: Phase 1 Results, Transportation Research Record #1817, National Academy of Science.

Rhonda Young, Jennifer Barnes, G. Scott Rutherford, Multimodal Investment Choice Analysis: Volume 1 Phase 1, Final Technical Report T1803, Task 36, Washington State Department of Transportation, June 2002.

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