Erick Guerra is an urban planner and academic known for his research on transportation planning, housing, and infrastructure policy. He is an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, where his work examines the economic and social impacts of highway construction and urban development. Guerra has published widely in peer reviewed journals on topics including induced demand, land use, and transit oriented development. He is the author of Overbuilt: The High Costs and Low Rewards of US Highway Construction, published by Island Press in 2025, which analyzes the financial and community consequences of major highway investments in the United States.