Policy Briefs
Parent: Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for March through June, 2026
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ds998jm | Student Access to Community College Relies Heavily on Private Vehicle Use | 493 | 108 | 385 | 21.9% |
| 6bh6n1p7 | What Should Agencies Measure to Decide If Microtransit Is Working? | 421 | 213 | 208 | 50.6% |
| 1zm5t77t | The First Phase of California’s High-Speed Rail Project Provides the Greatest Economic Benefits Compared to Full Build Out | 348 | 103 | 245 | 29.6% |
| 514205n7 | Challenges and Opportunities Facing App-Based Gig Drivers Extend Beyond Driver Pay | 331 | 98 | 233 | 29.6% |
| 9dn2j441 | Multifamily Households Across California are Paying a Lot More to Charge Their Electric Vehicle | 316 | 121 | 195 | 38.3% |
| 37f0x741 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drayage Trucks Can Advance California’s Climate Goals and Provide Health Benefits for Front Line Communities | 313 | 109 | 204 | 34.8% |
| 00r5s0vs | Connected and Automated Vehicle Policy Development for California | 251 | 94 | 157 | 37.5% |
| 2qs445kh | Communities Are Experimenting with Microtransit to Fill Critical Gaps in Public Transit Service – What Have We Learned so Far? | 244 | 79 | 165 | 32.4% |
| 20m3j8w1 | Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Transportation Modes with Electricity, Biofuels, and Hydrogen | 241 | 80 | 161 | 33.2% |
| 8g73s8pz | Wildfire Evacuation Planning Can Be Greatly Enhanced by Considering Fire Progression, Communication Systems, and Other Dynamic Factors | 241 | 58 | 183 | 24.1% |
| 19z8s80x | Transportation Network Companies Could Be a Cost Effective Alternative to Microtransit in Low-Density Communities | 240 | 62 | 178 | 25.8% |
| 5n138149 | Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project? | 240 | 55 | 185 | 22.9% |
| 5m44m6zm | California’s High-Speed Rail Yields the Greatest Accessibility Gains to the Most Vulnerable Communities | 233 | 69 | 164 | 29.6% |
| 1bh4k6n5 | Mobiliti—A New Tool to Guide Safer, More Equitable Traffic Management Strategies | 228 | 93 | 135 | 40.8% |
| 85v1k5ns | Low-Income Suburban Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area Face Significant Housing and Transportation Issues | 227 | 76 | 151 | 33.5% |
| 042924vr | Public-Private Partnerships Show Promise for Shifting Export of California Produce from Truck to Rail | 225 | 77 | 148 | 34.2% |
| 0dj471j8 | How Did Transit Service Adjustments During the Pandemic Impact Job Accessibility in the San Francisco Bay Area? | 217 | 72 | 145 | 33.2% |
| 2jm242h7 | Charging Ahead: How Incomeand Home Access Shape Electric Vehicle Adoption among Ridehailing Drivers | 212 | 86 | 126 | 40.6% |
| 7cg95810 | Will California Lose Thousands of Affordable Homes Near Transit? | 206 | 59 | 147 | 28.6% |
| 5rn5g0cn | Real-World Simulations of Life with an Autonomous Vehicle Suggest Increased Mobility and Vehicle Travel | 203 | 78 | 125 | 38.4% |
| 1mw8n13h | Innovative Mobility: Carsharing Outlook | 202 | 79 | 123 | 39.1% |
| 9vx1m1t9 | Impacts of Shared Mobility | 201 | 61 | 140 | 30.3% |
| 4hj979ws | Justice-Centered Mapping Tools for Selecting Electric Vehicle Charger Locations | 200 | 68 | 132 | 34.0% |
| 7qd30292 | Customer-Oriented Open Data Can Help Make Transit More Accessible to Seniors and People with Disabilities | 200 | 67 | 133 | 33.5% |
| 5ch1x4xn | What Can You Do with a County Road that You Can’t Afford to Maintain? | 193 | 70 | 123 | 36.3% |
| 6xp3h69x | Local Government Strategies to Improve Shared Micromobility Infrastructure | 193 | 74 | 119 | 38.3% |
| 6v67k43x | Hydrogen Can Have a Much Lower Carbon Intensity than Fossil Fuels But This Largely Depends on How It Is Produced and Distributed | 189 | 68 | 121 | 36.0% |
| 83b2n13t | Shared Mobility Policies for California | 184 | 61 | 123 | 33.2% |
| 4dk29637 | Uncovering Traffic Emissions: Converging Direct Measurements and Mobility Science | 180 | 83 | 97 | 46.1% |
| 2zr0p7r2 | Transformative Community Planning Can Advance Mobility Justice | 179 | 60 | 119 | 33.5% |
| 9j94q60f | The General Transit Feed Specification Makes Trip-Planning Easier — Especially During a Pandemic — Yet its Use by California Agencies is Uneven | 172 | 64 | 108 | 37.2% |
| 3km8b4jw | Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies | 170 | 68 | 102 | 40.0% |
| 8949c3zd | Are our Transit Systems Ready for Earthquakes? | 169 | 43 | 126 | 25.4% |
| 30m9m61b | Creative Reallocation of Curbs, Streets, Sidewalks Accelerated by the Pandemic May be Here to Stay | 167 | 58 | 109 | 34.7% |
| 2pb3q606 | Shifting Air Travel to High-Speed Rail Could Save $300 Million in Reduced Airport Delays | 166 | 42 | 124 | 25.3% |
| 4gk412w6 | The Benefits and Challenges of Incorporating Uber and Lyft in Subsidized Ride Programs that Serve Vulnerable Populations | 165 | 54 | 111 | 32.7% |
| 2kq661m0 | A Case Study: Testing Wildfire Evacuation Strategies for Communities in Marin County, California | 163 | 54 | 109 | 33.1% |
| 6rb1j5wb | Transportation Network Companies Might Be Pulling Riders from Public Transit, but This Could Change | 163 | 63 | 100 | 38.7% |
| 9h2233g0 | Shared Automated Vehicles Could Greatly Benefit Visually Impaired Travelers if Designed and Operated with Their Needs in Mind | 163 | 71 | 92 | 43.6% |
| 8474n9tk | Policy Considerations for Advancing Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging in California | 162 | 53 | 109 | 32.7% |
| 4xv6z4mj | Insights on Autonomous Vehicle Policy from Early Adopter Cities and Regions | 161 | 68 | 93 | 42.2% |
| 8gh33630 | Dashboard Cameras Combined with AI Provide an Affordable Method for Identifying Curb Usage | 160 | 77 | 83 | 48.1% |
| 2qr5975v | Intelligent Intersections Reduce Crashes and Will Support the Safe Introduction of Autonomous Vehicles | 157 | 64 | 93 | 40.8% |
| 1b5132h1 | Shifting a Portion of Plug-In Electric Vehicle Travel Patterns Could Significantly Cut Peak Power Demand | 151 | 76 | 75 | 50.3% |
| 7891z02q | New Data Platforms Can Help Fill Gaps in Understanding Truck Travel in California | 148 | 68 | 80 | 45.9% |
| 9nh6w2gq | Public Transit and Shared Mobility COVID-19 Recovery: Policy Options and Research Needs | 148 | 65 | 83 | 43.9% |
| 3ss034fw | Automated Vehicle Technology Has the Potential to Smooth Traffic Flow and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 147 | 55 | 92 | 37.4% |
| 19r0034f | How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Shifting Retail Purchases and Related Travel in the Sacramento Region? | 145 | 46 | 99 | 31.7% |
| 5tg2b0dp | Equity Assessment of Transportation Should Incorporate Materials, Supply Chains, and Targeted Mitigation Policies | 145 | 56 | 89 | 38.6% |
| 9350c32g | How Might Adjustments to Public Transit Operations Affect COVID-19 Transmission? | 144 | 62 | 82 | 43.1% |
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