STAFF PROFILE
Dr Chris De Gruyter
Position:
Senior Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
DSC|School of GUSS
Phone:
+61399255243
Email:
chris.degruyter@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
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Research supervision
Chris De Gruyter is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research. He is currently undertaking an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project as a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow titled 'Impacts of the apartment boom on public transport in Australian cities'.
Chris De Gruyter is a Senior Research Fellow and Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research. He conducts research in the area of transport and land use planning, with a focus on understanding the impacts of new residential development on the transport system.
Prior to joining RMIT University, Chris was a Research Fellow and Deputy Director in the Public Transport Research Group at Monash University. He also worked in transport planning for 12 years, both with the Victorian government and in consulting.
Chris' wider research interests span the areas of travel demand management, public transport and land use planning.
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons), Monash University, 2002
- Master of Transport, Monash University, 2006
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Transport, Monash University, 2015
Industry employment experience
- 2013-15: Transport Consultant, UrbanTrans
- 2006-13: Senior Transport Planner, AECOM
- 2003-06: TravelSmart Project Officer, Victorian Department of Transport
- 2002-03: Cadet Traffic Engineer, GTA Consultants
Academic employment experience
- 2022-present: Senior Research Fellow and Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
- 2022: Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
- 2018-2021: Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
- 2015-18: Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Public Transport Research Group, Monash Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
- 2017: Lecturer (Sessional), School of Engineering, RMIT University
- 2012-15: Teaching Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
- 2001-02: Research Aide, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
Committee membership
- 2017-present: Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management (ABE50), Transportation Research Board (TRB), United States
- 2017-2019: Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM), Victorian Branch
- 2016-present: Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) Scientific Committee
Professional membership and associations
- 2021-present: Fellow, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM)
- 2018-present: National Associate, Public Transport Research Group, Monash University
- 2017-2020: Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- 2017-2019: Member, World Society for Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR)
- 2002-2021: Member, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM)
- De Gruyter, C.,Gunn, L.,Kroen, A.,Saghapour, T.,Davern, M.,Higgs, C. (2022). Exploring changes in the frequency of public transport use among residents who move to outer suburban greenfield estates In: Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10, 341 - 353
- De Gruyter, C.,Zahraee, S.,Young, W. (2022). Understanding the allocation and use of street space in areas of high people activity In: Journal of Transport Geography, 101, 1 - 17
- Esmailpour, J.,Aghabayk, K.,Aghajanzadeh, M.,De Gruyter, C. (2022). Has COVID-19 changed our loyalty towards public transport? Understanding the moderating role of the pandemic in the relationship between service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 162, 80 - 103
- Aghajanzadeh, M.,Aghabayk, K.,Esmailpour, J.,De Gruyter, C. (2022). Importance – Performance Analysis (IPA) of metro service attributes during the COVID-19 pandemic In: Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10, 1661 - 1672
- De Gruyter, C.,Rose, G.,Truong, L.,Wilson, K.,Dukanovic, Z. (2021). Exploring planning tribunal decisions on travel plans for new developments In: Case Studies on Transport Policy, 9, 51 - 58
- Kroen, A.,De Gruyter, C. (2021). Development Contributions for Regional and State Infrastructure–A Case Study of Melbourne, Australia In: Urban Policy and Research, 39, 157 - 174
- De Gruyter, C.,Zahraee, S.,Shiwakoti, N. (2021). Site characteristics associated with multi-modal trip generation rates at residential developments In: Transport Policy, 103, 127 - 145
- De Gruyter, C.,Davies, L.,Truong, L. (2021). Examining spatial variations in minimum residential parking requirements in Melbourne In: Journal of Transport Geography, 94, 1 - 20
- Diemer, M.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Kamruzzaman, M.,Hopkins, I. (2021). A streetcar to be desired? The development of a new approach to measure perception of place quality in the context of tram network modernisation In: Journal of Transport Geography, 94, 1 - 14
- Esmailpour, J.,Aghabayk, K.,Vajari, M.,De Gruyter, C. (2020). Importance – Performance Analysis (IPA) of bus service attributes: A case study in a developing country In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 142, 129 - 150
Transport planning, travel demand management, sustainable transport, public transport, land use planning
1 PhD Completions2 PhD Current Supervisions
- Impacts of the apartment boom on public transport in Australian cities. Funded by: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2022 from (2022 to 2026)
- Innovative responses to urban transportation: current practice in Australian cities. Funded by: Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute (AHURI) - Competitive from (2019 to 2020)