Donald Katz

Published Research
Overcrowded Buses Operating in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the Effects on Safety, Performance, and Comfort
Donald S. Katz and Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman
Paper contributed to the International Conference on Best Practices to Relieve Congestion on Mixed-Traffic Urban Streets in Developing Countries
IIT-Madras, Chennai, India: Sept. 12-14, 2008

Project Reports from Previous Jobs

Assessing Increased Rail Speeds in the Northeast Corridor
Regional Plan Association, America 2050, February 2009
Unpublished study from my internship at the Regional Plan Association over winter 2008-2009. Focused study on the possibilities of higher speed rail operating in the Northeast Megaregion. Compiled from analysis of satellite imagery and interviews with stakeholders in the Northeast Corridor rail line.

Online Articles
Boarding Buses in Bangladesh (pdf)
Regional Plan Association: Spotlight Vol7, No. 21, Nov. 24, 2008
A description of the buses and the transportation system in Dhaka, for a New Yorker audience.

U.S. Fulbright Student to Bangladesh (pdf)
U.S. Department of State: The Fulbright Program, June 2008
My experience during Ekushey February in Dhaka, and what it meant to my friends and I. Ekushey February is an important day in Bangladesh where the people remember the martyrs who died in the Bengali language movement. The date, February 21, is now recognized worldwide as International Mother Language Day.

Final Design Reports from North Carolina State University
US 74/76 Intersection, Wrightsville Beach, NC
A Case Study in Context Sensitive Solutions, Final Report
CE 595A, Context Sensitive Solutions, Fall 2006
Bobby Croom, Paul DeNard, Donald Katz, Bastian Schroeder, Emily Yasukochi

Triangle Transit Authority: Implementation of Bus Bypass Shoulders on Interstate 40
Project Report
CE 400, Transportation Senior Project, Spring 2007
Vance Blanton, Paul DeNard, Donald Katz, Kevin Miller

Other
Bam pa! Bam pa!: Making sure you jump into Bangladesh left foot first.
Advice and information for new Fulbrights Scholars and Students to Bangladesh.
Produced for the Fulbright Pre-departure Orientation, Bangladesh Country Session. June 24-26, 2009. Marriot Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.