publications

Journal publications

  1. Valença, G., Azevedo, C., Moura, F., & Morais De Sá, A. (2025). Creating visualizations using generative AI to guide decision-making in street designs: A viewpoint. Journal of Urban Mobility, 7, 100104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100104
  2. Valença, G., Moura, F., & Morais De Sá, A. (2024). Where is it complex to reallocate road space? Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 51(6), 1290–1307. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083231217770 

  3. Valença, G., Moura, F., & Morais De Sá, A. (2024). Exploring criteria for reallocating road space dynamically: Lessons from a workshop with experts. Journal of Urban Design, 29(3), 301–317. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2023.2240245

Papers under review

  1. Valença, G., Nogueira, F., Santos, G., Baptista, P., Marques, M., Morais de Sá, A., Azevedo, C., Antunes, A. P., & Moura, F. (n.d.). Technological levels of responsive road space allocation: A systematic review 
  2. Leite, M., Valença, G., Mendonça, J., & Moura, F. (n.d.). Developing technological solutions for dynamic road space allocation: A Design Thinking approach 
  3. Boiani, B., Valença, G., Humberto, M., & Moura, F. (n.d.). Capturing changes in pedestrians’ perception of walkability attributes along the day 
  4. Lopes, M. I., Valença, G., & Moura, F. (n.d.). Exploring before-and-after visual preferences of street interventions using Google Street View time travel
  5. Matajs, C., Baptista, P., Valença, G., Félix R., & Moura, F. (n.d.). Environmental and health impacts of dynamic reallocation of road space 
  6. Félix, R., Matos, G., & Moura, F. (n.d.). GTFShift for bus lane prioritization using GTFS and OSM data 

Conference full paper proceedings

  1. Lopes, J., Santos, G., Valença, G., De Sá, A. M., Antunes, A. P., & Moura, F. (2025). Dynamic road space allocation in a small city: An adjusted zone selection methodology. Transportation Research Procedia, 86, 159–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2025.04.021
  2. Valença, G., Moura, F., & Morais de Sá, A. (2022). Using network centrality and land-use indicators to define candidate zones for Dynamic Road Space Allocation. Poster Presented at the 101th Transportation Research Board (TRB). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357757537_Using_network_centrality_and_land_use_indicators_to_define_candidate_zones_for_dynamic_road_space_allocation
 

Conference presentations​

  1. Santos, Gonçalo; Lopes, João; Valença, Gabriel; Morais de Sá, Ana; Antunes, António Pais; Moura, Filipe. “Dynamic road space allocation: identifying candidate zones in Coimbra”. Trabalho apresentado em 1.ª Conferência Nacional sobre Cidades Sustentáveis e Inteligentes, Coimbra, 2025.
  2. Lopes, Maria Inês; Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe. “Understanding preferences on different urban interventions to better inform urban planning”. Trabalho apresentado em GET 2025: 22nd Portuguese Meeting of the Research Network on Transportation, 2025.
  3. Lopes, João; Santos, Gonçalo; Valença, Gabriel; Morais de Sá, Ana; Antunes, António Pais; Moura, Filipe. “Dynamic road space allocation in a small city: an adjusted zone selection methodology”. Trabalho apresentado em 26th Euro Working Group on Transportation Meeting (EWGT 2024), Lund, 2025.
  4. Boani, Breno; Valença, Gabriel; Humberto, Mateus; Moura, Filipe. “Identificação de Barreiras Enfrentadas por Pedestres em Diferentes Horários do Dia: Caso de Estudo em Lisboa”. Trabalho apresentado em 38º ANPET: Congresso de Pesquisa e Ensino em Transportes, Florianopolis, 2024.
  5. Lopes, Maria Inês; Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe. “Shaping Walkable Cities: Evaluating Social Perceptions to Urban Interventions through Pairwaise Image Comparisions”. Trabalho apresentado em Walk 21 Portugal, 2024.
  6. Leite, Margarida; Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe. “Developing Technological Solutions for Dynamic Road Space Allocation: A Design Thinking Approach”. Trabalho apresentado em Walk 21 Portugal, 2024.
  7. Lopes, J*.; Valença, G.; Santos, G.; Morais de Sá, A.; Moura, F.; Pais Antunes, A. Spatial assessment to identify candidate areas for dynamic street space allocation solutions in the city of Coimbra. In: 23rd European Colloquium on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography, Braga, Portugal. 2023.
  8. Valença, G., Nogueira, F.*, Santos, G., Baptista, P., Marques, M., Morais de Sá, A., Azevedo, C., Pais Antunes, A., Moura, F. (2022).
    Urban sensing and smart infrastructure technologies that enable dynamic distribution of street space: A systematic review. Poster presented at the Urban Transitions 2022, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.
  9. Nogueira, F.*, Valença, G., Santos, G., Morais de Sá, A., Pais Antunes, A., Moura, F. (2022). Is it time to rethink public space allocation? A systematic literature review. Poster presented at the Urban Transitions 2022, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.
  10. Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Using network centrality and land use indicators to define candidate zones for dynamic road space allocation”. Trabalho apresentado em Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting, 2022.
  11. Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Selecting streets and local characteristics for implementing scenarios of dynamic road space allocation”. Trabalho apresentado em Transportation Research Arena (TRA), 2022.

* Conference presenter

Conference abstract​

  1. Boani, Breno; Valença, Gabriel; Humberto, Mateus; Moura, Filipe. “Capturing changes in pedestrians’ perception of walkability attributes along the day”. Paper presented in NECTAR Cluster 6 (Accessibility) and Cluster 8 (Information and Communication Technologies) Joint Meeting, Lisbon, 2025.
  2. Lopes, Maria Inês; Valença, Gabriel; Humberto, Mateus; Moura, Filipe. “Analyzing the Preference for Urban Interventions Oriented to Different Transportation Modes Using a Before-and-After Approach”. Paper presented in NECTAR Cluster 6 (Accessibility) and Cluster 8 (Information and Communication Technologies) Joint Meeting, Lisbon, 2025.
  3. Rosa Félix; Gabriel Valença; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. Corresponding author: Rosa Félix. “SiteSelection: an open-source tool to identify complex areas for street space reallocation”. Paper presented in GET 2025: 22nd Portuguese Meeting of the Research Network on Transportation, Alcobaça, 2025.
  4. Boani, Breno; Valença, Gabriel; Humberto, Mateus; Moura, Filipe. “How do pedestrians perceive the changes in the urban environment at different times of the day?”. Paper presented in GET 2025: 22nd Portuguese Meeting of the Research Network on Transportation, Alcobaça, 2025.
  5. Matajs, Cecília; Baptista, Patrícia; Valença, Gabriel; Félix, Rosa; Moura, Filipe. “Evaluation of environmental and health impacts of dynamic road space allocation”. Paper presented in GET 2025: 22nd Portuguese Meeting of the Research Network on Transportation, Alcobaça, 2025.
  6. Lopes, Maria Inês; Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe. “Understanding preferences on different urban interventions to better inform urban planning”. Paper presented in GET 2025: 22nd Portuguese Meeting of the Research Network on Transportation, Alcobaça, 2025.
  7. Boani, Breno; Valença, Gabriel; Humberto, Mateus; Moura, Filipe. “Temporal Patterns of Pedestrians’ Constraints in the Urban Environment: Supporting Road Space Reallocation”. Paper presented in Walk 21 Portugal, Lisbon, 2024.
  8. Valença, Gabriel; Morais de Sá, Ana; Freddy Paiva, Nogueira ; Moura, Filipe. “What are the challenges of dynamic road space allocation?”. Paper presented in 36th Annual AESOP Congress, Paris, 2024.
  9. Gabriel Valença; Félix, Rosa; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Identifying complexity to reallocate street space: An open-source tool for Portugal.”. Paper presented in NECTAR Conference, Brussels, 2024.
  10. Moura, Filipe; Valença, Gabriel; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Unveiling the challenges of dynamic street space allocation.”. Paper presented in GET 2024: 20th Portuguese Meeting of the Transports Study Group, Batalha, 2024.
  11. Lopes, Maria Inês; Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe. “Shaping Walkable Cities: Evaluating Social Perceptions to Urban Interventions through Pairwaise Image Comparisions”. Paper presented in Walk 21 Portugal, Lisbon, 2024.
  12. Leite, Margarida; Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe. “Developing Technological Solutions for Dynamic Road Space Allocation: A Design Thinking Approach”. Paper presented in Walk 21 Portugal, Lisbon, 2024.
  13. Valença, Gabriel; Nogueira, Freddy; Santos, Gonçalo; Baptista, Patrícia; Marques, Manuel; Azevedo, Carlos; Antunes, António Pais; Moura, Filipe. “Urban sensing and smart infrastructure technologies that enable dynamic Distribution of street space: a systematic review”. Paper presented in Urban Transitions, Sitges, 2024.
  14. Lopes, João; Valença, Gabriel; Santos, Gonçalo; Morais de Sá, Ana; Moura, Filipe; Antunes, António Pais. “Spatial assessment to identify candidate areas for dynamic street space allocation solutions in the city of Coimbra.”. Paper presented in ECTQG: 23rd European Colloquium on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography, Braga, 2023.
  15. Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Road space allocation strategies that change over time: A systematic review using text mining”. Paper presented in Transport Research Arena (TRA), Lisbon, 2022.
  16. Félix, Rosa; Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe. “We’re gonna bike up to electric avenue, and then we’ll take it higher: e-bike purchase incentives in hilly Lisbon”. Paper presented in Velo-city 2022, Ljubljana, 2022.
  17. Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Evaluating local criteria for implementing Dynamic Road Space Allocation.”. Paper presented in AESOP Annual Congress, Tartu, 2022.
  18. Nogueira, Freddy; Valença, Gabriel; Santos, Gonçalo; Morais de Sá, Ana; Antunes, António Pais; Moura, Filipe. “Is it Time to Rethink Public Space Allocation? A Systematic Literature Review”. Paper presented in Urban Transitions, Sitges, 2022.
  19. Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Using network centrality and land use indicators to define candidate zones for dynamic road space allocation”. Paper presented in Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting, Washington, 2022.
  20. Valença, Gabriel; Moura, Filipe; Morais de Sá, Ana. “Selecting streets and local characteristics for implementing scenarios of dynamic road space allocation”. Paper presented in Transportation Research Arena (TRA), Lisbon, 2022.

MSc dissertations

  1. Pires, M. (Ongoing). Profiling urban networks and streets/corridors: A link and place based analysis. Instituto Superior Técnico. Supervised by Gabriel Valença and Miguel de Castro Neto.

  2. Alves, M. (2025). Modelling preferences on street redesigns: A perception-driven framework using visual and segmentation data. Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico. Supervised by Filipe Moura and Gabriel Valença.

  3. Maçãs, F. (2025). Using computer vision to extract pedestrian urban indicators. Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico. Supervised by Gabriel Valença and Filipe Moura.

  4. Lopes, M. I. D. (2025). Perceptions of urban change: Exploring before-and-after visual preferences for mobility. Engineering and Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Instituto Superior Técnico. Supervised by Gabriel Valença and Filipe Moura. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/DLZwMdfeC9kKuAcFQk4mY5pHYn09kHQTVuxc

  5. Leite, M. M. d. S. (2025). Desenvolvimento de soluções inovadoras e tecnológicas para a realocação dinâmica do espaço viário: Uma abordagem de design thinking. Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico. Supervised by Gabriel Valença and Filipe Moura. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/beomW0GduL_7gSnLHJiSoWpqql6m7Nbs67kx

  6. Costa, B. B. d. (2024). Assessing pedestrians’ perception of the urban environment in different times of the day. Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico. Supervised by Gabriel Valença and Filipe Moura. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/mN7Wue6iC-hGB0QzFhZftpO-VXVW4Zih89MW

PhD thesis

  1. Valença, G. (2023). Allocating road space dynamically over time in complex urban areas. Transportation Systems, Instituto Superior Técnico. Supervised by Filipe Moura and Ana Morais de Sá. https://scholar.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/records/1BuWZtRtGSuEj4xQwMne4Zb8AVPoLaUhxl9H

Related publications by the team

  1. Valença, G., Moura, F., & Morais De Sá, A. (2023). How can we develop road space allocation solutions for smart cities using emerging information technologies? A review using text mining. International Journal of Information Management Data Insights, 3(1), 100150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjimei.2022.100150
  2. Valença, G., Moura, F., & Morais de Sá, A. (2021). Main challenges and opportunities to dynamic road space allocation: From static to dynamic urban designs. Journal of Urban Mobility, 1, 100008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2021.100008