AAG Transportation Geography Specialty Group

The mission of the Transportation Geography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers is to encourage and facilitate interactions among individuals who are interested in research, practice, and education of transportation-related topics.

All members of the AAG with an interest in transportation and transportation-related issues are encouraged to join the Transportation Geography Specialty Group. Annual dues are $10 for regular members ($2 for student members) in addition to the normal AAG dues. Information and forms are available on the AAG home page and the AAG Knowledge Community.

With registration for the 2025 annual meeting now open, we have also reached that time of the year when TGSG begins the process of soliciting nominations for the annual awards relating to transportation scholarship. We invite submissions and nominations for the following 2025 TGSG awards:

2025 TGSG Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Awards

This award recognizes outstanding theses and dissertations in transportation geography. There are two awards, one for best Master's thesis and one for best PhD dissertation. These awards each have a $250 prize, and winners will be recognized and receive a plaque at the 2025 AAG annual meeting. Theses and dissertations completed between December 15, 2023, and December 13, 2024, are eligible. We encourage submissions by students doing work of interest to the TGSG community, which includes work from those who do not necessarily consider themselves transportation geographers but are working on exciting and innovative transportation topics. Students should apply by emailing a copy of their thesis or dissertation along with a cover letter, in PDF format to scottkelley@unr.edu by December 13, 2024. Students must be members of the AAG to be eligible for either award, although they are not obligated to attend the AAG annual meeting in Detroit to receive the award.

2025 Edward L. Ullman Award

This is the most prestigious award offered by the TGSG and recognizes a transport geographer's lifelong commitment and contributions to the field. It commemorates the career of Edward L. Ullman (1912-1976), well known for his contributions to spatial interaction, railroad networks, freight flows, and other topics. The winner will receive a plaque and be recognized at the AAG awards luncheon. By custom, the winner of this award is invited to give the Fleming Lecture in Transportation Geography at the following year's AAG meeting. If you are interested in nominating a scholar for this award, please send a letter discussing the nominee's exceptional contributions to the field of transport geography, along with a copy of the nominee's CV, in PDF format, to scottkelley@unr.edu by December 13, 2024. For a list of previous winners of the student paper awards and the Edward L. Ullman award, please see the TGSG website.

2025 Student Travel Awards

In addition to the above awards, TGSG also offers student travel awards to two (Master or PhD) students ($250/each) who will present their paper at the AAG annual meeting in Detroit. In order to be eligible for these travel awards, you need to be a member of the TGSG and the presented paper should cover a transportation topic that is relevant to the TGSG community. To apply, please e-mail the following to scottkelley@unr.edu by December 13, 2024:

Your abstract
Your CV, and
A statement that describes what funding sources you are receiving in order to attend AAG, or those you plan to apply for.

TGSG Officers 2024 - 2025

Scott Kelley
University of Nevada, Reno
Chair (2023 - 2025)

Paul Jung
Inha University
Vice Chair (2023 - 2025)

Sicheng Wang
University of South Carolina
Board Member (2024 - 2026)

Léa Ravensbergen
McMaster University
Board Member (2023 - 2025)

Alireza Ermagun
George Mason University
Board Member (2023 - 2025)

Bradley Lane
University of Kansas
Board Member (2023 - 2025)

Anastasia Soukhov
McMaster University
Student Board Member (2024 - 2025)

James Okorocha
University of Nevada, Reno
Student Board Member (2023 - 2025)

Michael Minn
University of Illinois
Communications (ex officio)

The Journal of Transport Geography

The Journal of Transport Geography is a leading interdisciplinary journal focusing on the geographical dimensions of transport, travel and mobility. It is international in its outlook, and welcomes both conceptual papers and theoretically-informed, empirically-oriented contributions on the movement of people, goods and/or information by any mode and at every geographical scale.

Articles and viewpoints for the Journal of Transport Geography may be submitted through the Elsevier Website.

TGSG By-Laws

The TGSG approved these revised by-laws at the TGSG business meeting on Sunday 2/27/22 at 12:50 pm (EST).

2023-01-tgsg-by-laws.pdf