Policy Briefs
Parent: UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for October, 2024 through January, 2025
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3q21f88p | Increasing Highway Capacity Induces More Auto Travel | 697 | 77 | 620 | 11.0% |
| 58x8436d | Increasing Highway Capacity Unlikely to Relieve Traffic Congestion | 498 | 58 | 440 | 11.6% |
| 0kj840w2 | Induced Travel Primer | 257 | 29 | 228 | 11.3% |
| 2z8432cr | Bikesharing and other micromobility services can improve connectivity between affordable housing communities and transit | 241 | 74 | 167 | 30.7% |
| 7js9s5jk | Reducing Car Dependence Has Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits | 233 | 55 | 178 | 23.6% |
| 0bk6b8j1 | E-bike Incentive Programs Reduce GHGs and Support Recreational Travel | 156 | 60 | 96 | 38.5% |
| 98x3b8tv | Developing a Hydrogen Vehicle Market in California Will Require Significant Upfront Investment, but Should be Self-Sustaining Thereafter | 156 | 41 | 115 | 26.3% |
| 15d720k1 | What Challenges Can Arise from Coordinating Housing Development with Transportation? | 146 | 62 | 84 | 42.5% |
| 4x38j8p1 | Extending public transit through micromobility facilities and services in the Bay Area | 143 | 22 | 121 | 15.4% |
| 70d7f1zk | A Roadmap for Integrating Complete Streets Infrastructure into Pavement Asset Management Systems | 140 | 8 | 132 | 5.7% |
| 0b31p8t4 | Sustainable Incentives for Accelerating the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition | 124 | 57 | 67 | 46.0% |
| 3mm040km | Electric Assisted Bikes (E-bikes) Show Promise in Getting People out of Cars | 117 | 14 | 103 | 12.0% |
| 2p76t1g4 | Heavier Alternative Fuel Trucks Are Not Expected to Cause Significant Additional Pavement Damage | 111 | 60 | 51 | 54.1% |
| 07c3c678 | Universal Basic Mobility Pilot Programs in Oakland and Bakersfield Are Combatting Transportation Poverty | 105 | 22 | 83 | 21.0% |
| 14b0x0nm | Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects | 103 | 13 | 90 | 12.6% |
| 3km8b4jw | Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies | 101 | 38 | 63 | 37.6% |
| 1q259456 | Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Vehicle Policy: Who Buys New and Used Electric Vehicles? | 97 | 14 | 83 | 14.4% |
| 60t9p45b | Integrating Microtransit Service with Traditional Fixed-Route Transit Costs More but Greatly Improves Access to Jobs | 91 | 22 | 69 | 24.2% |
| 0jm2d235 | Four Case Studies on the Effects of Freeway Siting on Neighborhoods of Color | 88 | 36 | 52 | 40.9% |
| 4764h534 | Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Instead of Level of Service as a Metric of Environmental Impact for Land Development Projects: Progress in California | 85 | 13 | 72 | 15.3% |
| 4vz52416 | The Effects of Ride-Hailing Services on Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 82 | 12 | 70 | 14.6% |
| 1hw415dp | Electric Vehicles May Be Using Less Electricity than Assumedby California Regulators and Utilities | 76 | 21 | 55 | 27.6% |
| 47p885q8 | Mobility Data Sharing: Challenges and Policy Recommendations | 72 | 10 | 62 | 13.9% |
| 149741f5 | People with Disabilities in California Want Density, Improved Streets and Buses to Help Pedestrians, Bus Riders, and Car Drivers | 71 | 11 | 60 | 15.5% |
| 46c2v36q | California Cities Face Trade-offs in Developing Plans and Policies for Transit-Oriented Development | 62 | 6 | 56 | 9.7% |
| 8wz0c90f | Cost of Vehicle Ownership: Cost Parity Between Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Conventional Vehicles Is at Least a Decade Away | 59 | 6 | 53 | 10.2% |
| 1kb8h9vs | The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future | 58 | 3 | 55 | 5.2% |
| 5rn5g0cn | Real-World Simulations of Life with an Autonomous Vehicle Suggest Increased Mobility and Vehicle Travel | 57 | 4 | 53 | 7.0% |
| 42g2n4nz | Household Vehicle Choice in California: Behavior and Impacts | 55 | 17 | 38 | 30.9% |
| 1z28n542 | We Can Get There From Here: New Perspectives on Transportation Equity | 54 | 1 | 53 | 1.9% |
| 33r245zv | Impacts of the Federal Tax Credit on the Decision to Lease or Purchase a Plug-in Electric Vehicle | 52 | 9 | 43 | 17.3% |
| 5f46r97r | Telecommuting Rates During the Pandemic Differ by Job Type, Income, and Gender | 51 | 9 | 42 | 17.6% |
| 21v3q7vs | A Combined Urban Metabolism and Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Improve the Sustainability of Urban Hardscapes | 48 | 8 | 40 | 16.7% |
| 83m7s3kg | The Sustainability of Alternative Last-Mile Delivery Strategies | 48 | 21 | 27 | 43.8% |
| 8gm3w9qp | Electric Bike-share in the Sacramento Region is Replacing Car Trips and Supporting More Favorable Attitudes Towards Bicycling | 48 | 10 | 38 | 20.8% |
| 7xq3s2br | What Factors Drive Commuters’ Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure? | 47 | 13 | 34 | 27.7% |
| 4jn0n6ht | Rural Electric Vehicle Carsharing is Improving Household Mobility and Reducing Reliance on Personal Vehicles | 46 | 9 | 37 | 19.6% |
| 6sf4z68w | Jobs and Automation in the Freight and Warehousing Sector | 46 | 7 | 39 | 15.2% |
| 0142f99j | Best Practices for Science Communication: Messaging and Reputation | 45 | 15 | 30 | 33.3% |
| 4tr5c0dm | Micromobility and Public Transit Environmental Design Integration | 42 | 10 | 32 | 23.8% |
| 6v67k43x | Hydrogen Can Have a Much Lower Carbon Intensity than Fossil Fuels But This Largely Depends on How It Is Produced and Distributed | 42 | 7 | 35 | 16.7% |
| 0rb439tv | Future Connected and Automated Vehicle Adoption Will Likely Increase Car Dependence and Reduce Transit Use without Policy Intervention | 39 | 6 | 33 | 15.4% |
| 09x148mr | Millennial Travelers Are More Multimodal than Older Travelers, but This Trend Might Change as They Age | 38 | 6 | 32 | 15.8% |
| 4j78f7x0 | A Zero-Emission Vehicle Registration Fee is Not a Sustainable Funding Source for Maintaining California’s Roadways | 38 | 24 | 14 | 63.2% |
| 4sf2n6rs | Automated Vehicles are Expected to Increase Driving and Emissions Without Policy Intervention | 38 | 12 | 26 | 31.6% |
| 5s738624 | Why are Some California Consumers Abandoning Electric Vehicle Ownership? | 38 | 10 | 28 | 26.3% |
| 5z15f5x7 | Universal Basic Mobility May Spark New Shared Mobility Markets in Underserved Communities | 38 | 9 | 29 | 23.7% |
| 7q69b37f | Curbside Management Is Critical for Minimizing Emissions and Congestion | 38 | 9 | 29 | 23.7% |
| 0p14c77j | Costs, Reliability, Vehicle Characteristics, and Incentives are the Top Factors Influencing Freight Vehicle Technology Choices | 37 | 3 | 34 | 8.1% |
| 4zv3p5x6 | The Costs and Gains of Raising Truck Speed Limits | 37 | 8 | 29 | 21.6% |
Note: Due to the evolving nature of web traffic, the data presented here should be considered approximate and subject to revision. Learn more.