Public Transit and Shared Mobility
The public transit and shared mobility research pillar includes a suite of projects focused on challenges, opportunities, and transformations related to public transit and private shared mobility in California. Public transit continues to be critically important for many Californians, and shared mobility shows much promise in improving mobility and equitable access to opportunities. Both of these mobility options have faced challenges during the pandemic, and policies and innovation are needed to revive and evolve them. The projects in the public transit and shared mobility pillar will inform a future vision for public transit and shared mobility in California (and beyond) that increases access to opportunity, supports resilience, and reimagines how these modes work together.
Phase One Objectives:
- Providing insights into innovative finance and operations strategies.
- Understanding what causes ridership declines and what policy levers can revive ridership, while simultaneously improving service for underserved populations.
- Identifying strategies to enhance public transit and shared mobility to ensure they are more adaptable to future pandemics, earthquakes, wildfires, and extreme weather events.
- Evaluating the role of public transit and shared mobility in achieving statewide VMT reduction goals.
- Understanding the future of private shared mobility and what role the public sector should play in supporting and regulating it.
Phase 1 Projects:
Phase one includes 14 multi-campus research projects.
Research Team: Jamey Volker (lead), Susie Pike, Nicholas Marantz
UC Campus(es): UC Davis, UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Michael McNally (lead), Rezwana Rafiq
UC Campus(es): UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Kenichi Soga (lead), Louise Comfort, Bingyu Zhao
UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Brian Taylor (lead) and Samuel Speroni
UC Campus(es): UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Evelyn Blumenberg (lead), Tierra Bills, Samuel Speroni, Jesus Barajas, Katherine Turner
UC Campus(es): UC Davis, UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Michael McNally (lead) and Rezwana Rafiq
UC Campus(es): UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Team: John Gahbauer (lead), Jacob Wasserman, Juan Matute, Alejandra Rios Gutierrez, and Brian Taylor
UC Campus(es): UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Team: Jae Hong Kim (lead), Jesus Barajas, Douglas Houston, and Nicholas Marantz
UC Campus(es): UC Davis, UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Lead: Michael Manville
UC Campus(es): UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Brian Taylor and Giovanni Circella
UC Campus(es): UC Davis, UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Team: Susie Pike (lead), Jean-Daniel Saphores, Juan Matute
UC Campus(es): UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Mike Hyland (lead) and Jacob Wasserman
UC Campus(es): UC Irvine, UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Jacob Wasserman (lead), Susan Shaheen, Adam Cohen, Jacquelyn Broader, and Sarah White
UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Susan Shaheen (lead), Jacob Wasserman, Elliot Martin, Adam Cohen, Michael Hyland, and Caroline Rodier
UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Michael Hyland (lead), Susan Pike, and Yan Xing
UC Campus(es): UC Davis, UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Susan Shaheen (lead), John Gahabuer, Michael Hyland, and Adam Cohen
UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Daniel A. Rodriguez (lead), Susan Pike, Michael McNally, and Meiqing Li
UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Team: Jacob Wasserman (lead), Brian Taylor, and Fariba Siddiq
UC Campus(es): UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Team: Susan Shaheen (lead), Joan Walker, Evelyn Blumenberg, Madeline Brozen, Adam Cohen, Aqshems Nichols, Rasik Hussain, and Nicole Matteson
UC Campus(es): UC Berkeley, UCLA
Status: In Progress