Policy Briefs

Parent: Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley

eScholarship stats: History by Item for June through September, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-09	2026-08	2026-07	2026-06
9dn2j441	Multifamily Households Across California are Paying a Lot More to Charge Their Electric Vehicle	591	138	241	120	92
1zm5t77t	The First Phase of California’s High-Speed Rail Project Provides the Greatest Economic Benefits Compared to Full Build Out	418	163	149	35	71
37f0x741	Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drayage Trucks Can Advance California’s Climate Goals and Provide Health Benefits for Front Line Communities	256	67	131	21	37
5ch1x4xn	What Can You Do with a County Road that You Can’t Afford to Maintain?	237	84	101	31	21
6bh6n1p7	What Should Agencies Measure to Decide If Microtransit Is Working?	222	68	58	46	50
514205n7	Challenges and Opportunities Facing App-Based Gig Drivers Extend Beyond Driver Pay	217	73	56	39	49
1ds998jm	Student Access to Community College Relies Heavily on Private Vehicle Use	199	66	45	35	53
5n138149	Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project?	198	63	57	39	39
85v1k5ns	Low-Income Suburban Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area Face Significant Housing and Transportation Issues	198	78	61	27	32
4hj979ws	Justice-Centered Mapping Tools for Selecting Electric Vehicle Charger Locations	196	36	65	54	41
6618731x	Congestion Pricing Can Be Equitable If a Portion of the Revenue is Returned to Drivers	192	58	66	19	49
00r5s0vs	Connected and Automated Vehicle Policy Development for California	189	48	77	22	42
6v67k43x	Hydrogen Can Have a Much Lower Carbon Intensity than Fossil Fuels But This Largely Depends on How It Is Produced and Distributed	185	41	73	24	47
1bh4k6n5	Mobiliti—A New Tool to Guide Safer, More Equitable Traffic Management Strategies	182	49	73	24	36
2qs445kh	Communities Are Experimenting with Microtransit to Fill Critical Gaps in Public Transit Service – What Have We Learned so Far?	182	34	67	29	52
9j94q60f	The General Transit Feed Specification Makes Trip-Planning Easier — Especially During a Pandemic — Yet its Use by California Agencies is Uneven	180	40	68	23	49
6xp3h69x	Local Government Strategies to Improve Shared Micromobility Infrastructure	179	58	68	20	33
2jm242h7	Charging Ahead: How Incomeand Home Access Shape Electric Vehicle Adoption among Ridehailing Drivers	178	42	70	35	31
1mw8n13h	Innovative Mobility: Carsharing Outlook	177	36	58	43	40
20m3j8w1	Decarbonizing Heavy-Duty Transportation Modes with Electricity, Biofuels, and Hydrogen	175	44	52	37	42
8gh33630	Dashboard Cameras Combined with AI Provide an Affordable Method for Identifying Curb Usage	170	63	54	15	38
8g73s8pz	Wildfire Evacuation Planning Can Be Greatly Enhanced by Considering Fire Progression, Communication Systems, and Other Dynamic Factors	166	38	53	25	50
9ws6j5fk	Preserving Privacy in Road User Charge (RUC) Architectures	161	32	69	25	35
2kq661m0	A Case Study: Testing Wildfire Evacuation Strategies for Communities in Marin County, California	156	47	55	22	32
3ss034fw	Automated Vehicle Technology Has the Potential to Smooth Traffic Flow and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions	155	52	50	36	17
2210z53n	Planning for the Next Big Earthquake: A New Tool for Transportation Agencies	154	36	68	50
5rn5g0cn	Real-World Simulations of Life with an Autonomous Vehicle Suggest Increased Mobility and Vehicle Travel	153	35	62	12	44
9vx1m1t9	Impacts of Shared Mobility	153	31	53	28	41
4gk412w6	The Benefits and Challenges of Incorporating Uber and Lyft in Subsidized Ride Programs that Serve Vulnerable Populations	151	37	67	17	30
2qr5975v	Intelligent Intersections Reduce Crashes and Will Support the Safe Introduction of Autonomous Vehicles	143	25	45	18	55
83b2n13t	Shared Mobility Policies for California	143	44	48	18	33
8w77044h	Overview of Shared Mobility	143	48	60	20	15
3km8b4jw	Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies	141	44	54	19	24
2975d8m6	California Can Improve Access to Electric Vehicle Charging By Incorporating Equity, Price, and Grid Readiness Data	140	35	37	28	40
19z8s80x	Transportation Network Companies Could Be a Cost Effective Alternative to Microtransit in Low-Density Communities	138	29	46	31	32
5m44m6zm	California’s High-Speed Rail Yields the Greatest Accessibility Gains to the Most Vulnerable Communities	138	27	52	24	35
2zr0p7r2	Transformative Community Planning Can Advance Mobility Justice	137	42	45	13	37
042924vr	Public-Private Partnerships Show Promise for Shifting Export of California Produce from Truck to Rail	134	30	46	18	40
19r0034f	How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Shifting Retail Purchases and Related Travel in the Sacramento Region?	134	27	47	17	43
7qd30292	Customer-Oriented Open Data Can Help Make Transit More Accessible to Seniors and People with Disabilities	134	26	42	34	32
6rb1j5wb	Transportation Network Companies Might Be Pulling Riders from Public Transit, but This Could Change	132	25	52	19	36
7cg95810	Will California Lose Thousands of Affordable Homes Near Transit?	131	27	55	20	29
1gr9k6hv	When Seconds Count: Protecting Airports with Earthquake Early Warning Systems	130	50	80
6j47524x	Mobility Challenges Facing Older Adults: A Contra Costa County Case Study	130	41	58	3	28
1d63h6pd	UC Berkeley Develops New User-Friendly Tool to Expedite the Evaluation of Connected Automated Vehicle Technologies	129	28	49	28	24
6pw2w52b	Leveraging the Sharing Economy to Expand Shelter and Transportation Resources in California Evacuations	129	43	56	16	14
30m9m61b	Creative Reallocation of Curbs, Streets, Sidewalks Accelerated by the Pandemic May be Here to Stay	128	35	39	18	36
507998n9	Revitalizing Downtowns May Help Transit Recovery—But It Won’t Be Enough	127	29	39	36	23
9h2233g0	Shared Automated Vehicles Could Greatly Benefit Visually Impaired Travelers if Designed and Operated with Their Needs in Mind	126	44	47	16	19
9350c32g	How Might Adjustments to Public Transit Operations Affect COVID-19 Transmission?	125	30	48	12	35

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