Research Projects

Understanding and Responding to Homelessness in State Transportation Settings
Research Lead: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

How Freeway Siting Has Impacted Stockton’s Asian American Communities
Research Lead: Chhandara Pech
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Investigating the Scale and Scope of the Pandemic’s Impact on Transit Operator Budgets, and Pathways Forward
Research Lead: Jacob Wasserman
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Examining the Intersection of Race, Income, and Commute Distance
Research Lead: Evelyn Blumenberg
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

How Working from Home Could Change the Post-Pandemic Future of Travel
Research Lead: Brian D. Taylor
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

How Post-Pandemic Travel Trends May Affect Public Transit
Research Lead: Brian D. Taylor
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Looking Abroad to Understand the Potential Impacts of California High-Speed Rail on Economic Development, Land Use Patterns, and Future Growth of Cities
Research Lead: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Giovanni Circella (co-leads)
University: UC Davis, UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Assessing the Equity Implications of Innovative Transit Fare Programs
Research Lead: Brian D. Taylor
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Investigating Income and Racial Disparities in Auto Lending
Research Lead: Evelyn Blumenberg
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Which Communities Suffer the Most from Neighborhood Severance Caused by Freeways?
Research Lead: Adam Millard-Ball
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Understanding Access to Child Care
Research Lead: Evelyn Blumenberg
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

On the Road to 100% Zero Emission Vehicle Sales: Understanding Barriers and Enablers
Research Lead: Scott Hardman
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Evaluating Two Universal Basic Mobility Pilot Projects in California
Research Lead: Angela Sanguinetti
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Establishing the UC Davis Transit Research Center
Research Lead: Susie Pike
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Addressing the Impacts of Truck Idling and Searching for Parking on Environmental Justice Communities
Research Lead: Miguel Jaller
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Evaluating the “New Normal”: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Mobility Patterns in Northern California
Research Lead: Jaime Soza Parra
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Identifying Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to Transit-Oriented Development
Research Lead: Elisa Barbour
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Exploring the Role of Micromobility as Part of Disaster Response and Recovery
Research Lead: Dillon Fitch
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Safety for All Road Users

Comparing the Performance of Transportation Pricing Strategies in Terms of Revenue Generation, Benefits, and Equity Impacts
Research Lead: Alan Jenn
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Developing a Safety Effectiveness Evaluation Tool for California
Research Lead: Jia Li
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Implementing a Community-Based Mobility Wallet: A Los Angeles Case Study
Research Lead: Caroline Rodier
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Testing Wildfire Evacuation Strategies and Coordination Plans for Wildland- Urban Interface Communities in California
Research Lead: Kenichi Soga
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Struggling to Connect: How Mobility on Demand Strategies Can Address the Suburbanization of Poverty
Research Lead: Susan Shaheen
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Development of Safe Systems Approach Training Curriculum for State and Local Transportation Agencies
Research Lead: Offer Grembek
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Safety for All Road Users

How Ethnicity and Income Impacts Pedestrian Traffic Injury and Fatality Rates
Research Lead: David Ragland
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Pioneering Methods for Automated Curb Usage Pattern Recognition
Research Lead: Murat Arcak
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Using New Data Sources and Methods to Track Regional Truck Movements
Research Lead: Francois Dion
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Developing an Environmental Justice-Centered Tool for Quantifying Pollution Exposure from Transportation Projects
Research Lead: Arpad Horvath
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Development of the EEZ Mobility Modeling Tool to Guide the Equitable Installation of Public Charging Stations for Plug-in Electric Vehicles
Research Lead: Scott Moura
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Coordinating Transit and Transportation Network Company Use in Support of Equitable Mobility and Livable Communities
Research Lead: Michael Cassidy
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Assessing the Broader Equity Benefits of California’s High-Speed Rail Project
Research Lead: Mark Hansen
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Enhancing Transportation System Cybersecurity
Research Lead: Brian Peterson
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Other Transportation Topics

Improving the Equity Analysis of How Robo-taxis May Impact Employment Accessibility
Research Lead: Michael Hyland
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Improving Landslide Susceptibility Assessments to Protect California’s Transportation Infrastructure
Research Lead: Shabnam J. Semnani
University: UC San Diego
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Other Transportation Topics

Assessing Drayage Fleet Operator Attitudes and Practices Towards Purchasing Alternative Fuels Vehicles
Research Lead: Stephen G. Ritchie
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Other Transportation Topics

Street Network Geometry Projects – Global and California
Research Lead: Adam Millard-Ball
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Resourcing and Improving Engagement Practices with Historically Excluded Communities
Research Lead: Sarah McCullough
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

An Assessment of Performance Measures in the Transportation Development Act
Research Team: John Gahbauer, Jaimee Lederman, Esther Huang, Martin Wachs, Juan Matute, and Brian D. Taylor
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Advancing Transportation Equity Policy and Practice in California
Research Lead: Jesus M. Barajas
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Assessing the Incorporation of Racial Equity into Analytical and Modeling Practices in Transportation Planning
Research Team: Paul Ong (lead), Silvia Gonzalez, Chelsey Bryant, Jared Tadayon, Chhandara Pech, and Mark Garrett
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Summary of Interviews with California Metropolitan Planning Organizations About Senate Bill 375 and the Sustainable Communities Strategies
Research Team: Jazmin Amini, Clay Kerchof, Laurel Mathews, and Matthew Thompson
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Resiliency Impacts of Plug-in Electric Vehicles in a Smart Grid
Research Team: Ghazal Razeghi (lead), Jennifer Lee, and Scott Samuelsen
University: UC Irvine
Status: Completed
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Future of Public Transit and Shared Mobility: Scenario Planning for COVID-19 Recovery
Research Team: Susan Shaheen and Stephen Wong
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Examining the Interaction of Electric Vehicles and the Power Grid by Combining Mobile Phone and Smart Meter Data
Research Team: Marta Gonzalez (lead), Ram Rajagopal
University: UC Berkeley, Stanford University
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

COVID-19, Commuting, and E-Shopping: Understanding Current and Future Impacts in California
Research Lead: Jean-Daniel Saphores
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Carbon Neutrality Study 1: Driving California’s Transportation Emissions to Zero
Research Team: Austin L. Brown, Daniel Sperling, Kelly L. Fleming, Timothy Lipman, Lew Fulton, Jean Daniel Saphores, Gil Tal, Colin Murphy, Susan Shaheen, Bernadette Austin, Juan Carlos Garcia Sanchez, Elliot Martin, Marshall Miller, Michael Hyland, Susan Handy, Mark A. Delucchi, Daniel Coffee, JR DeShazo, Carolyn Abrams, Debapriya Chakraborty, Sina Dabag, Adam Davis, Kate Forest, Alan Jenn, Seth Karten, Blake Lane, Michael Mackinnon, Elliot Martin, Monica Ramirez-Ibarra, Stephen Ritchie, Sara Schremmer, Joshua Segui, Susan Shaheen, Andre Tok, Aditya Voleti, Julie Witcover, Allison Yang
University: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Evaluating the Labor, Environmental, and Safety Implications of Home Delivery Services and Ride-hailing Companies
Research Lead: Amelia Regan
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

An International Comparative Analysis of Equitable Road Pricing Strategies
Research Team: Mollie D’Agostino (lead) and Austin Brown
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Synthesis of State-Level Planning and Strategic Actions on Automated Vehicles: Lessons and Policy Guidance for California
Research Team: Stephen Wong and Susan Shaheen
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Assessing Opportunities for Aligning the Provision of Affordable Housing in California with the State’s Environmental Goals
Research Team: Paul Ong (lead), Chhandara Pech, and Jacob Wasserman
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Development of Zero-Emission Bus Implementation Guidance for Public Transit Agencies
Research Lead: Tim Lipman
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

An Analysis of People Using Vehicles as Shelter and the Regulatory Response in Los Angeles County
Research Team: Madeline Brozen (Lead) and Evelyn Blumenberg
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: A Synthesis of Tradeoffs Related to Shifting from Air to Ground Travel
Research Team: J.R. DeShazo (Lead), James Di Fillippo and Jason Karpman
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Guardrails on Priced Lanes: Protecting Vulnerable Populations While Promoting Efficiency through Congestion Road Pricing
Research Team: Michael Manville (lead) and Gregory Pierce
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Understanding and Modeling the Impacts of COVID-19 on Freight Trucking Activity
Research Team: Stephen Ritchie (lead), Andre Tok, and Guoliang Feng
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Identifying Types of Telecommuters based on Daily Travel and Activity Patterns
Research Team: Michael McNally (lead) and Rezwana Rafiq
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

What Drives Success in Public Bikeshare Programs?
Research Team: Michael Hyland (lead) and Jean-Daniel Saphores
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Assessing the Safety and Operational Impact of Alternative Speed Limit Policies on California Highways
Research Lead: Michael Zhang
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Safety for All Road Users

Evaluating Barriers to Electrifying Vehicles Used for Ride-hailing from a Driver’s Perspective
Research Team: Angela Sanguinetti (lead) and Ken Kurani
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Understanding How Consumer Awareness of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Affects Electric Vehicle Adoption in California
Research Team: Ken Kurani (lead) and Scott Hardman
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Identifying Gaps in California’s Hydrogen Fueling Station Network through an Assessment of the Refueling Behavior of Fuel Cell Vehicle Drivers
Research Team: Scott Hardman (lead), Adam Davis, and Gil Tal
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Guidance for Developing More Resilient Airport Infrastructure in California
Research Team: Jasenka Rakas (lead) and Sarah Lindbergh
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Understanding Household Electric Vehicle Charging Patterns to Improve Electricity Demand Estimates
Research Team: Catherine Wolfram (lead) and Andy Campbell, UC Berkeley; James Bushnell and David Rapson, UC Davis
University: UC Berkeley, UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Identifying Strategies to Preserve Transit-accessible Affordable Housing
Research Lead: Karen Chapple
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Monitoring Public Transit COVID-19 Recovery Efforts and Ridership Trends and Assessing Opportunities for Deploying Dynamic Transit Routes
Research Lead: Alex Kurzhanskiy
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Testing the Use of Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology to Smooth Traffic Flow and Reduce Congestion in California
Research Team: Alexandre Bayen (lead), Susan Shaheen, Betty Deakin, Karen Frick, Jonathan Lee, Yashar Farid, UC Berkeley; Dan Sperling, UC Davis
University: UC Berkeley, UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Assessing Benefits from Shifting Passenger Travel from Air to High-Speed Rail in California
Research Team: Mark Hansen (lead) and Kaijing Ding
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Benchmarking “Smart City” Technology Adoption in California: An Innovative Web Platform for Exploring New Data and Tracking Adoption
Research Team: Alison Post (Lead), Ishana Ratan, Mary Hill, Amy Huang, Kenichi Soga, Bingyu Zhao
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Assessing Drivers’ Responses to Eco-driving Applications
Research Team: Ching-Yao Chan (lead) and Peggy Wang
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Addressing High Capital Costs and Delays for California’s Major Transportation Projects
Research Team: Ethan Elkind (lead), J. Jordan Diamond, Ted Lamm, and Arianna Wolff
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Combining Travel and Public Health Data to Examine Impacts of COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders in Los Angeles County
Research Team: Caroline Rodier (lead) and Huajun Chai, UC Davis; Kay Nagel and Ihab Kaddoura, Technical University of Berlin; David V. Conte and Abigail Horn, University of Southern California; and Neil Maizlish, Public Health Institute
University: UC Davis, Technical University of Berlin, University of Southern California
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Double the Trouble: A Playbook for COVID-19 and Evacuations
Research Team: Susan Shaheen (Lead), Stephen Wong, Jacquelyn Broader, and Adam Cohen
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Assessing Temporary and Long-Lasting Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Travel in California
Research Team: Giovanni Circella (lead), Susan Handy, Dillon Fitch, Yongsung Lee, and Patricia Mokhtarian,
University: UC Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

By Transit, By-Right: How Housing Development Approval Processes Can Support Higher Transit-Friendly Density
Research Team: Paavo Monkkonen (lead), Shane Phillips and Michael Manville
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

An Assessment of the Evacuation Capacity of Los Angeles Roadways and Bridges
Research Team: Ertugrul Taciroglu (Lead) and Barbaros Cetiner
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Assessing the Effectiveness of Environmentally-Friendly Bio-stabilization Maintenance Strategies on Hillsides Affected by Wildfire
Research Lead: Ingrid Tomac
University: UC San Diego
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Developing a Framework for Siting Multi-Modal Charging Hubs
Research Team: Ran Wei (lead) and Nanpeng Yu
University: UC Riverside
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomicity: A Modeling Framework for Equitable Policy Analysis for Future Transportation
Research Team: Jay Jayakrishnan (lead) and Michael Hyland
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Causes of Housing Construction Delay in Transit-Accessible and Jobs-Rich Areas in California
Research Team: Nicholas J. Marantz (lead), Jae Hong Kim, and Doug Houston
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Other Transportation Topics

An Assessment of Micromobility Travel in California in terms of Trip Characteristics, Connections to Transit, and COVID-19 Effects
Research Team: Dillon Fitch (lead) and Alan Jenn
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Markets and Program Options For E-bikes in California
Research Team: Elizabeth Deakin (lead) and Karl Reinhard
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Who is Using Micromobility and Why?
Research Team: Giovanni Circella (lead) and Kailai Wang
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Changes in Traffic Patterns and Localized Air Quality in Southern California
Research Team: Shams Tanvir (lead), Matthew Barth, Barry Wallerstein, Cesunica Ivey, and Kanok Boriboonsomsin
University: UC Riverside
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Exploring the Role of Transit in COVID-19 Transmission
Research Lead: David Brownstone
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Planning for the Reopening of Public Transit with Social Distancing Measures
Research Lead: Z. Max Shen
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Virtual Convenings and Policy Series to Explore Response Strategies and Next Steps for Transit
Research Team: Juan Matute (lead), Ryan Caro
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Homelessness in Transit Environments
Research Team: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (lead), Jacob Wasserman, Ryan Caro, and Hao Ding
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Making Transit Safe to Ride During a Pandemic: What Are The Risks and What Can Be Done in Response?
Research Team: Brian Taylor (lead), Hao Ding
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Rapid Reporting of Vehicle Crash Data in California to Understand Impacts from COVID-19 Pandemic on Traffic and Incidents
Research Team: Fraser Shilling (lead) and David Waetjen
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Measuring Changes in Air Quality from Reduced Travel in Response to COVID-19
Research Lead: Michael Kleeman
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Auto Availability Among Gig Workers
Research Lead: Jacob Wasserman
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Auto Access Among Vulnerable Populations
Research Team: Evelyn Blumenberg (lead) and Jacob Wasserman
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Transportation Access to Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trends and Implications for Significant Patient Populations and Health Care Needs
Research Team: Katherine L. Chen, M.D.; Madeline Brozen, M.U.R.P; Jeffrey E. Rollman, M.P.H., N.R.P; Tayler Ward; Keith Norris, M.D., Ph.D.; Kimberly D. Gregory, M.D., M.P.H.; and Frederick J. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Will COVID-19 Worsen California’s Truck Driver Shortage?
Research Team: Amelia Regan and Jean-Daniel Saphores
University: UC Irvine
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Rethinking Last-Mile Retail Distribution Strategies in a Pandemic
Research Team: Miguel Jaller (lead), Anmol Pahwa
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Estimating Impacts of COVID-19 on Transit Funding and Expenditures
Research Team: Juan Matute (lead), Martin Wachs, and Brian Taylor
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

All Is Not LOST: Tracking California’s Local Option Sales Tax Revenues for Transportation During the Pandemic
Research Team: Martin Wachs, Hannah King, Natalie Amberg, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: COVID-19 Response and Recovery

The Induced Travel Calculator and Its Applications
Research Team: Jamey Volker (lead) and Susan Handy
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Evaluation of an Electric Vehicle Carsharing Pilot Project in Rural San Joaquin Valley in Terms of Meeting Mobility Needs of Residents and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Research Team: Caroline Rodier (lead) and Brian Harold
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

A Review of Reduced and Free Transit Fare Programs in California
Research Team: Jean-Daniel Saphores, Deep Shah, and Farzana Khatun
University: UC Irvine
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Sustainable Transportation Terms: A Glossary
Research Team: Michelle Byars, Albee Wei, and Susan Handy
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area:

Policy Brief: Electric Assisted Bikes (e-bikes) Show Promise in Getting People Out of Cars
Research Lead: Dillion Fitch
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

From Traffic Impact Analysis to Accessibility Impact Analysis: Developing and Testing a Next Generation Development Impact Analysis Tool
Research Lead: Brian D. Taylor
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

The Development of Digital Twins for Bridges to Assist with Maintenance and Monitoring
Research Team: Ertugrul Taciroglu (lead) and Farid Ghahari
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Understanding the Relationship Between Aging, Residential Location, and Travel among Different Senior Cohorts
Research Team: Martin Wachs (lead), Evelyn A. Blumenberg, Andrew Schouten, and Hannah R. King
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Policy Brief Series on the Relationships Among Congestion, Road Pricing, Density and Transit Ridership
Research Lead: Michael Manville
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Sources of and Gaps in Data for Understanding Public Transit Ridership
Research Team: Brian D. Taylor (lead) and Jacob Wasserman
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Other Transportation Topics

Urban Design at the Intersection of Transportation, Climate Change, Ecology, and Social Justice
Research Lead: Kian Goh
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Using Transportation Network Companies to Inform and Support Transit Planning and Disadvantaged Community Mobility
Research Team: Gregory Pierce (lead), Mohja Rhoads, and James Di Filippo
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Evaluating the Proximity of Jobs and Workers to High-Quality Transit
Research Lead: Evelyn Blumenberg
University: UCLA
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Dynamic Pricing for Maximizing Performance of High-occupancy Toll Lanes Along a Freeway Corridor
Research Lead: Wenlong Jin
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Alternative Fuel Demand and Adoption Behavior of Heavy-duty Vehicle Fleets in California
Research Lead: Stephen Ritchie
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Regulatory Impacts and Infrastructure Needs to Improve the Efficiency of California Marine Ports
Research Lead: Stephen Ritchie
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Accessibility, Affordability, and the Allocation of Housing Targets to California’s Local Governments
Research Team: Nicholas J. Marantz (lead), Huixin Zheng, Jae Hong Kim, and Doug Houston
University: UC Irvine
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Development of Modeling Framework to Assess Impacts of Congestion Pricing Policies in Southern California with Consideration of New Mobility Options
Research Lead: Michael Hyland
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Understanding the Impact of Housing Costs in California on Commute Length in Terms of Travel Time and Distance
Research Lead: Jean-Daniel Saphores
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Traffic, Infrastructure, Environmental, and Health Implications of Deploying Zero-Emission Connected Autonomous Trucks in Southern California
Research Lead: Jean-Daniel Saphores
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

The Causes and Consequences of Local Growth Control: A Transportation Perspective
Research Team: Jae Hong Kim (lead), Nicholas Marantz and Nene Osutei
University: UC Irvine
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Environmental Design for Micromobility and Public Transit
Research Team: Beth Ferguson (lead) and Angela Sanguinetti
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Sanitization of Transportation Data: Policy Implications and Gaps
Research Lead: Matthew Bishop
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Pavement Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Tool for Local Governments
Research Team: John T. Harvey (lead) and Jon Lea
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Development of a Sustainable Aviation Research Blueprint to Support Policymaking in California
Research Lead: Lisa Aultman-Hall
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

How Dock-less Electric Bike Share Influences Travel Behavior, Attitudes, Health, and Equity: Phase II
Research Team: Dillon Fitch (lead), Susan Handy, and Tatsuya Fukushige
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Equitable Congestion Pricing
Research Team: Mollie D’Agostino (lead), Michael Zhang, Kelly Fleming, Paige Pellaton, and Brittany White
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

A Quantitative Investigation into the Impact of Partially Automated Vehicles on Vehicle Miles Travelled in California
Research Team: Scott Hardman (lead), Debapriya Chakraborty, and Eben Kohn
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Development of a Logistics Decision Support Tool for Small and Medium Companies to Evaluate the Impacts of Environmental Regulations in California
Research Team: Miguel Jaller (lead), Carlos Otero, and Anmol Pahwa
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Investigating Transportation and Housing Linkages for the State of California
Research Team: Daniel G. Chatman (lead) and Carolina K. Reid | University of California, Berkeley; Michael K. Manville
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Development of a Model to Evaluate Policy Approaches for Transportation Network Companies and the Private Vehicle to Address Congestion and Promoting Equity in San Francisco
Research Lead: Pravin Varaiya
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Research Synthesis for the California Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force
Research Team: Offer Grembek (lead), Katherine Chen | University of California, Berkeley; Dillon Fitch | University of California, Davis; and Brian D. Taylor and Yu Hong Hwang | UCLA
University: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Safety for All Road Users

Synergies of Combining Demand- and Supply-Side Measures to Manage Congested Streets
Research Team: Michael Cassidy (lead), Carlos Daganzo, and Ibrahim Itani
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Evaluation of Benefits and Costs of a Connected Eco-Driving Program for Trucks
Research Team: Kanok Boriboonsomsin (lead) and Matthew Barth
University: University of California, Riverside
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Cancelled: Investigating the Travel Patterns of Transportation Network Company Drivers
Research Team: Farzad Alemi (lead) and Giovanni Circella
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Improving Light and Soundscapes for Wildlife Use of Highway Structures
Research Lead: Fraser Shilling
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Safety for All Road Users

Do Electricity Prices Affect Electric Vehicle Adoption?
Research Team: Erich Muehlegger (lead), David Rapson, and James Bushnell
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Green Charging of Electric Vehicles Under a Net-Zero Emissions Policy Transition in California
Research Team: Alan Jenn (lead) and Austin Brown
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Are Drivers with Experience Using Different Modes Better at Sharing the Road?
Research Team: Linda Hill (lead), Benjamin Bergen, Deborah Forster, and Colleen Emmenegger
Status: In Progress
Research Area:

Exploring Low Carbon Options for Aviation Fuels
Research Lead: Julie Witcover
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Leveraging the California Highway Incident Processing System for Policy and Research
Research Team: David Waetjen (lead) and Fraser Shilling
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Safety for All Road Users

Pooled and Shared Travel in the Wake of the Pandemic: An Inventory and User and Expert Assessments of Vehicle Design Strategies to Mitigate Risk of Disease Transmission
Research Team: Angela Sanguinetti (lead), Beth Ferguson, Ashley DePew, Kate Hirschfelt, Cindy Ross, and Ethan Khoe
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Mobile Device Data Analytics for Next-Generation Traffic Management
Research Team: Jane Macfarlane (lead), Anthony D Patire, Kanaad Deodhar, and Colin Laurence
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Integrating Traffic Network Analysis and Communication Network Analysis at a Regional Scale to Support More Efficient Evacuation in Response to a Wildfire Event
Research Team: Kenichi Soga (lead), Louise Comfort, Bingyu Zhao, Paola Lorusso, and Sena Soysal
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Where Ridehail Drivers Go Between Trips: Trading off Congestion and Curb Availability?
Research Team: Adam Millard-Ball (lead), Liwei Liu, Drew Cooper, and Joe Castiglione
University: UC Santa Cruz, UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Other Transportation Topics

Coordinated Operation of Shared Micro-Mobility to Support a Sustainable Transportation System
Research Team: Shams Tanvir (lead) and Kanok Boriboonsomsin
University: University of California, Riverside
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Assessing Roadway Infrastructure for Future Connected and Automated Vehicle Deployment in California
Research Team: Guoyuan Wu (lead), Matthew Barth and Peng Hao
University: University of California, Riverside
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Spatial Modeling of Future Light- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Travel and Refueling Patterns in California
Research Team: Lew Fulton (lead), Tri Dev Acharya, Alan Jenn, and Marshall Miller
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Benchmarking “Smart City” Technology Adoption in California: Developing and Piloting a Data Collection Approach
Research Team: Alison Post Ph.D. (lead), Karen Trapenberg Frick, Ph.D., Tanu Kumar Ph.D., Giselle Kristina Mendonça Abreu
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Best Practices for the Public Management of Electric Scooters
Research Team: Elizabeth Deakin (lead) and Karl Reinhardt
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Can Targeted Rebates Foster Equity in Congestion Pricing Schemes?
Research Lead: James Sallee
University: UC Berkeley
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Who Has Access to E-Commerce During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Sacramento Region? Implications for Future E-Commerce and Shopping Tripmaking
Research Team: Susan Shaheen (Lead), Edward “Teddy” Forscher, Elizabeth Deakin, Joan Walker
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mobility Needs of an Aging Population in Contra Costa County
Research Team: David R. Ragland (lead), Glenn Shor, and Grace Felschundneff,
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Development of an Open Source Tool to Streamline Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV) Test Data Collection and Evaluation
Research Team: Hao Liu (lead) and Xiao-Yun Lu
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Effects of Increased Weights of Alternative Fuel Trucks on Pavement and Bridges
Research Team: John Harvey (lead), Alissa Kendall (co-lead), Miguel Jaller (co-lead), Arash Saboori, Marshall Miller, Changmo Kim, Jon Lea, Ashkan Saboori
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Logistics and Goods Movement

Vulnerability of California Roadways to Post-Wildfire Debris Flow
Research Team: Mikhail V. Chester, Ph.D.; and Rui Li
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Exploring Future Travel Patterns to Inform the Planning of the Second Rail Crossing in the San Francisco Bay Area
Research Team: Giovanni Circella (lead), Tho Le, Farzad Alemi, Dan Sperling, Miguel Jaller Martelo, David S. Bunch and Patricia L. Mokhtarian
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Emissions Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicle Deployment in California
Research Team: Giovanni Circella (lead), Miguel Jaller, Ran Sun, Xiaodong Qian, and Farzad Alemi
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Early Results from an Electric Vehicle Carsharing Service in Rural Disadvantaged Communities in the San Joaquin Valley
Research Team: Caroline Rodier (lead), Brian Harold, and Yunwan Zhang
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Gaining Wait? Analyzing the Congestion Impacts of Road Diets in Los Angeles
Research Lead: Dylan Jouliot
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Transit First: Culver City Washington Blvd Transit Lane Feasibility Study
Research Team: Weicheng (Jeffery) Lu
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Unequal Streets, Unequal Stations: Active Transportation Safety Disparities in the SCAG Region
Research Team: Riley O'Brien
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Transportation Equity

A New Model for Transit: Transit/Transportation Network Company Partnerships in Western Riverside County
Research Team: Melissa Sather
University: UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Evaluating the Effects of a Classroom-Based Bicycle Education Intervention on Bicycle Activity, Self-Efficacy, Personal Safety, Knowledge, and Mode Choice
Research Team: Daniel A. Rodríguez (lead) and Elizabeth R. Nachman
University: UC Berkeley
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Evaluating the Impact of the “May is Bike Month” Campaign on Increasing Bicycling Rates in the Sacramento Region
Research Team: Giovanni Circella (lead), Farzad Alemi and Jai Malik
University: UC Davis
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Is It OK to Get in a Car with a Stranger? Risks and Benefits of Ride-pooling in Shared Automated Vehicles
Research Team: Angela Sanguinetti (lead), Ken Kurani, and Beth Ferguson
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Shared Mobility Policy Briefs: Definitions, Impacts, and Recommendations
Research Team: Professor Susan Shaheen (lead researcher) and Dr. Elliot Martin | University of California, Berkeley; with collaboration by UC Irvine and UCLA
University: UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Energy-aware Trajectory Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicle Platoons through a Signalized Intersection
Research Team: Michael Zhang (lead), Xiao Han (Postdoc), and Rui Ma
University: UC Davis
Status: Completed
Research Area: Shared, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles

Improving the Distribution of Densities in Southern California
Research Team: Jae Hong Kim and Xiangyu Li
University: UC Irvine
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

Social Impacts of Transit Oriented Development on Disadvantaged Communities
Research Lead: Douglas Houston
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Mobility of Older Adults in California: In the Era of Shared Mobility
Research Team: Stephen G. Ritchie (lead), Suman Mitra
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Agent-based Modeling of the Impacts of Shared/Connected Mobility on Transit Systems and Potential Synergetic Options
Research Lead: R. Jayakrishnan
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Methods for Analyzing Managed Lane Performance Accounting for HOV Degradation
Research Lead: R. Jayakrishnan
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Environmental, Economic, and Environmental Justice Implications for Autonomous, Zero-Emission Heavy Duty Trucks in Southern California
Research Lead: Jean Daniel M. Saphores
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Environment, Energy, Health, and Transportation

Improved California Truck Traffic Census Reporting and Spatial Activity Measurement
Research Team: Stephen G. Ritchie (lead), Andre Tok
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Assessment of the Employment Accessibility Benefits of Shared Autonomous Mobility Services
Research Lead: Michael Hyland
University: UC Irvine
Status: Completed
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Approaches to Congestion Pricing for High-Occupancy-Toll (HOT) Lanes Using Control Theory
Research Lead: Wenlong Jin
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Performance Evaluation and Optimization

Transportation System Performance: Congestion Pricing, Induced Demand, and Equity
Research Lead: Michael G. McNally
University: UC Irvine
Status: In Progress
Research Area: Transportation Equity

Public Transportation Safety Among University Students
Research Team: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (lead), Madeline Brozen, Miriam Pinski, Hao Ding, Fariba Siddiq | UCLA; and Vania Ceccato | Royal Institute of Technology
University: UCLA, Royal Institute of Technology
Status: Completed
Research Area: Safety for All Road Users

The​ ​Opportunity​ ​Cost​ ​of​ ​Parking Requirements:​ The Case of Silicon Valley
Research Team: Michael Manville (lead), Tanner Osman | UCLA; and C.J. Gabbe, Santa Clara University
University: UCLA, Santa Clara University
Status: Completed
Research Area: Integrated, Low-Carbon Transportation, and Land Use

The Changing Spatial Location of Low-Wage Work and Workers in California: