Policy Briefs

Parent: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

eScholarship stats: History by Item for December, 2024 through March, 2025

Item	Title	Total requests	2025-03	2025-02	2025-01	2024-12
8rn1426w	The Transit Effect: A Decade of Change at LA Metro Rail Stations	222	71	57	41	53
1xz8g17k	Road Expansion is a Fundamental Cause of Growth in Vehicle Travel	160	40	120
1zm5t77t	The First Phase of California’s High-Speed Rail Project Provides the Greatest Economic Benefits Compared to Full Build Out	152	43	37	72
3296x53z	Geographic and Regulatory Impacts on Vehicular Homelessness in Los Angeles	138	39	42	30	27
5n138149	Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project?	133	24	34	75
1wk7t932	Debt Burden from Automobile Loans Exacerbates Racial Inequality in California’s Communities	117	21	56	40
5f95k7c7	Mobility Hubs: Connecting Communities, Expanding Access	117	9	7	100	1
93p7h6dv	Fare-free? Reduced fares? What research tells us about strategies for pricing public transit	107	29	29	17	32
29k730kk	Automobile Debt Increased Substantially during the Pandemic	102	21	81
02b601tk	Changing Transit Ridership and Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic	99	27	28	29	15
3k56t02m	Whose Budget is it Anyway? Demystifying the City of Los Angeles Transportation Budgeting Process	86	20	22	18	26
98n0x7hh	Freeways' Splitting and Cordoning Effects in Neighborhoods of Color: Colton, Fresno, and San Diego	82	15	67
0jm2d235	Four Case Studies on the Effects of Freeway Siting on Neighborhoods of Color	81	16	21	18	26
72j1z9dk	3 PM Is the New 5 PM: Post-Pandemic Travel Patterns in Southern California Are Shifting	81	14	7	19	41
0099k9mr	Traveling Without a Car in Los Angeles: Mobility Challenges Faced by Carless and Car-Deficit Households	80	21	22	16	21
52z8w5pb	The Future of Working Away from Work	78	7	13	16	42
57c4b46k	The Need for Thoughtful Bus Lane Strategies to Enhance Street Safety in Los Angeles	77	18	24	19	16
6cg12850	Is housing affordability associated with shorter commutes for low-income workers?	76	21	17	19	19
7n8997r7	From Freeways to Boulevards: Lessons from Rochester, New York	76	14	19	31	12
1g47j2vx	Jobs-Housing Balance in California Cities	75	10	27	19	19
8943b1xm	Going Nowhere Fast: Why Personal Travel is Down Across the U.S.	71	16	16	15	24
25j1w20d	Three Lanes Good, Two Lanes Better? An Analysis of Unconventional Road Diet Typology in Los Angeles	68	30	14	11	13
4b99q2hd	Are Diversifying Households Changing Travel Patterns? Understanding Activities and Travel in Non-Traditional Households	68	7	4	4	53
5zb208gz	Advancing Shade and Lighting Equity at Bus Stops in Los Angeles	64	13	18	17	16
14w0m0bq	The Drive for Dollars:  How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities	57	22	9	20	6
5ss3454r	A Gendered View of Mobility and Transport: Next Steps and Future Directions	55	17	19	12	7
9gc8s8xt	HopSkipDrive to the Rescue: How a Ride-hailing Company Provides Crucial Transportation to School for Vulnerable Student Populations	53	19	12	16	6
3wx1q2v4	Homelessness in Transit Environments: Survey Findings	51	17	17	5	12
35p6w3sc	Commute Distance and Jobs-Housing Fit in Los Angeles	50	10	19	14	7
53k58197	Traffic Trumps All: Examining the Effect of Traffic Impact Analyses on Urban Housing	50	11	15	10	14
58c6n6dm	Impacts of Freeway Siting on Stockton’s Asian American Community	50	10	16	15	9
7zt9k47v	Why is Public Transit Falling in the San Francisco Bay Area, and What Might be Done About It?	50	8	15	13	14
6qn1n07q	Gender Equity in Transportation for Unhoused Women	49	13	13	12	11
2cd888nq	Student Transportation Options Provided by California Community Colleges Often Limited to Parking Permits and Transit Passes	48	14	14	11	9
5bv157b5	Transit Agency Responses to Homelessness	48	6	17	14	11
1cd667p1	By Transit, By-Right: Impacts of Housing Development Approval Processes on Transit-Supportive Density	46	15	9	10	12
6jt6w4r2	Driven to Debt: Social Reproduction and (Auto)Mobility in Los Angeles	43	10	13	12	8
2xf6798p	The Eighty-Five Percent Solution: Is Crowdsourcing Speed Limits the Best Approach to Traffic Safety?	42	14	20	5	3
505847r4	Vehicle Ownership Trends and Their Implications for Transit Ridership	42	12	11	10	9
86f650pb	Improving Economic, Social, Health, and Environmental Outcomes for Extreme Commuters	42	11	15	5	11
8wd5t945	The Effect of Bus Lane Management Techniques on Operator Experience, Safety, and On-Time Performance	42	14	9	12	7
40r2j6zh	Building Transit Safety Surveys that Matter: Lessons from San Francisco Muni	41	41
7g96n29x	Hate to Wait: Effects of Wait Time on Public Transit Travelers’ Perceptions	41	7	18	10	6
22c5g90w	Access to Child Care: Does it Vary by Neighborhood Type?	40	22	6	6	6
0fb2z2rd	Car-less or Car-free? Socioeconomic and Mobility Differences Among Zero-Car Households	39	7	15	10	7
3zw829zm	Disparities in Active Transportation Safety in the SCAG Region	38	13	11	6	8
58g0n8fr	Overcoming Transportation Barriers to Health Care Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic	38	10	11	9	8
5hw3k20k	Decisions & Distance: Assessing the Relationship Between Child Care Access and Travel	38	6	9	9	14
0sx8s7k7	Better Parking Policy Can Make California Transportation More Sustainable	37	15	11	8	3
7j87j1v1	Transit Blues in the Golden State: Analyzing Recent California Ridership Trends	37	8	9	10	10

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