Policy Briefs
Parent: University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for December, 2024 through March, 2025
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9dn2j441 | Multifamily Households Across California are Paying a Lot More to Charge Their Electric Vehicle | 259 | 122 | 137 | 47.1% |
| 1xz8g17k | Road Expansion is a Fundamental Cause of Growth in Vehicle Travel | 160 | 64 | 96 | 40.0% |
| 1zm5t77t | The First Phase of California’s High-Speed Rail Project Provides the Greatest Economic Benefits Compared to Full Build Out | 152 | 54 | 98 | 35.5% |
| 3296x53z | Geographic and Regulatory Impacts on Vehicular Homelessness in Los Angeles | 138 | 36 | 102 | 26.1% |
| 5n138149 | Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project? | 133 | 27 | 106 | 20.3% |
| 2qs445kh | Communities Are Experimenting with Microtransit to Fill Critical Gaps in Public Transit Service – What Have We Learned so Far? | 126 | 26 | 100 | 20.6% |
| 1wk7t932 | Debt Burden from Automobile Loans Exacerbates Racial Inequality in California’s Communities | 117 | 15 | 102 | 12.8% |
| 4hj979ws | Justice-Centered Mapping Tools for Selecting Electric Vehicle Charger Locations | 117 | 30 | 87 | 25.6% |
| 93p7h6dv | Fare-free? Reduced fares? What research tells us about strategies for pricing public transit | 107 | 26 | 81 | 24.3% |
| 29k730kk | Automobile Debt Increased Substantially during the Pandemic | 102 | 17 | 85 | 16.7% |
| 14b0x0nm | Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects | 101 | 11 | 90 | 10.9% |
| 02b601tk | Changing Transit Ridership and Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic | 99 | 12 | 87 | 12.1% |
| 0dj471j8 | How Did Transit Service Adjustments During the Pandemic Impact Job Accessibility in the San Francisco Bay Area? | 96 | 20 | 76 | 20.8% |
| 85v1k5ns | Low-Income Suburban Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area Face Significant Housing and Transportation Issues | 96 | 29 | 67 | 30.2% |
| 3mm040km | Electric Assisted Bikes (E-bikes) Show Promise in Getting People out of Cars | 94 | 9 | 85 | 9.6% |
| 8799s7jp | How Cooperation Between Connected Automated Vehicles and Smart Infrastructure Can Improve Traffic Safety Situational Awareness | 88 | 17 | 71 | 19.3% |
| 54r2h8d2 | What Matters Most to Drayage Companies When Considering a Zero-Emission Truck: Insights from Small and Large Fleet Operators | 86 | 13 | 73 | 15.1% |
| 4zv3p5x6 | The Costs and Gains of Raising Truck Speed Limits | 85 | 15 | 70 | 17.6% |
| 72j1z9dk | 3 PM Is the New 5 PM: Post-Pandemic Travel Patterns in Southern California Are Shifting | 81 | 33 | 48 | 40.7% |
| 4rf2191v | Acquiring and Operating an ElectricVehicle is Largely Out of Reach forMost Ridehailing Drivers | 79 | 30 | 49 | 38.0% |
| 52z8w5pb | The Future of Working Away from Work | 78 | 24 | 54 | 30.8% |
| 6xp3h69x | Local Government Strategies to Improve Shared Micromobility Infrastructure | 78 | 12 | 66 | 15.4% |
| 5dz6b7tj | What are the Public Health and Environmental Implications of Drayage Truck Electrification Targets in California? | 77 | 10 | 67 | 13.0% |
| 9nh6w2gq | Public Transit and Shared Mobility COVID-19 Recovery: Policy Options and Research Needs | 77 | 19 | 58 | 24.7% |
| 6cg12850 | Is housing affordability associated with shorter commutes for low-income workers? | 76 | 50 | 26 | 65.8% |
| 8400819h | Assessing the Shift to Remote and Hybrid Work in California throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic | 76 | 28 | 48 | 36.8% |
| 1g47j2vx | Jobs-Housing Balance in California Cities | 75 | 7 | 68 | 9.3% |
| 5tg2b0dp | Equity Assessment of Transportation Should Incorporate Materials, Supply Chains, and Targeted Mitigation Policies | 74 | 29 | 45 | 39.2% |
| 8474n9tk | Policy Considerations for Advancing Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging in California | 74 | 11 | 63 | 14.9% |
| 3cf4x242 | A Detailed Look at How the Pandemic Changed Travel Patterns Across Regions in Northern California Megaregion | 73 | 7 | 66 | 9.6% |
| 37g3340n | Can Green Hydrogen Be a Cost Competitive Transportation Fuel by 2030? | 71 | 6 | 65 | 8.5% |
| 6s76c61b | A Review of SB 1 Project Performance: Cost Overruns, Schedule Delays, and Cancellations | 71 | 7 | 64 | 9.9% |
| 8943b1xm | Going Nowhere Fast: Why Personal Travel is Down Across the U.S. | 71 | 18 | 53 | 25.4% |
| 514205n7 | Challenges and Opportunities Facing App-Based Gig Drivers Extend Beyond Driver Pay | 69 | 10 | 59 | 14.5% |
| 2kk130w1 | Shifting Future Electric Vehicle Trips to e-Bikes Could Help Reduce Electricity Demand at Critical Times in California | 67 | 10 | 57 | 14.9% |
| 8gm3w9qp | Electric Bike-share in the Sacramento Region is Replacing Car Trips and Supporting More Favorable Attitudes Towards Bicycling | 67 | 11 | 56 | 16.4% |
| 98x3b8tv | Developing a Hydrogen Vehicle Market in California Will Require Significant Upfront Investment, but Should be Self-Sustaining Thereafter | 62 | 17 | 45 | 27.4% |
| 30m9m61b | Creative Reallocation of Curbs, Streets, Sidewalks Accelerated by the Pandemic May be Here to Stay | 61 | 6 | 55 | 9.8% |
| 3km8b4jw | Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies | 59 | 13 | 46 | 22.0% |
| 60t9p45b | Integrating Microtransit Service with Traditional Fixed-Route Transit Costs More but Greatly Improves Access to Jobs | 59 | 13 | 46 | 22.0% |
| 7w90r7sf | Did Extending Driver Licenses to Individuals Without Legal Presence Affect Transit Ridership in Orange County? | 59 | 4 | 55 | 6.8% |
| 8g73s8pz | Wildfire Evacuation Planning Can Be Greatly Enhanced by Considering Fire Progression, Communication Systems, and Other Dynamic Factors | 59 | 11 | 48 | 18.6% |
| 9369q0hg | Affordable Housing Residents in San Diego County Are Generally Satisfied With Transit Service, but There is Room for Improvement | 58 | 8 | 50 | 13.8% |
| 14w0m0bq | The Drive for Dollars: How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities | 57 | 23 | 34 | 40.4% |
| 15d720k1 | What Challenges Can Arise from Coordinating Housing Development with Transportation? | 54 | 10 | 44 | 18.5% |
| 1724d53z | Navigating the Shift: Critical Insights of California Fleet Operators into Zero-Emission Technologies | 54 | 8 | 46 | 14.8% |
| 0js6k8tc | Will COVID-19 Worsen California’s Truck Driver Shortage? | 53 | 8 | 45 | 15.1% |
| 4jn0n6ht | Rural Electric Vehicle Carsharing is Improving Household Mobility and Reducing Reliance on Personal Vehicles | 53 | 8 | 45 | 15.1% |
| 1kb8h9vs | The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future | 52 | 1 | 51 | 1.9% |
| 35z1104s | How Can California Transit Agencies Build Rail Cheaper and Faster? | 52 | 23 | 29 | 44.2% |
Note: Due to the evolving nature of web traffic, the data presented here should be considered approximate and subject to revision. Learn more.