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My research explores the role of the built environment as a platform for safe and equitable negotiation between diverse sets of road users. Specifically, my dissertation work builds computational models that capture locale-specific context between motorized and nonmotorized agents in mixed-traffic driving environments. The goal is to develop fair, safe, and scalable representations of these real-time negotiations in shared urban spaces. This work can inform the design of more inclusive transportation infrastructure, connected technologies, and automated systems in these complex urban environments.