Policy Briefs

Parent: National Center for Sustainable Transportation

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for May through August, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	Download	View-only	%Dnld
3q21f88p	Increasing Highway Capacity Induces More Auto Travel	503	180	323	35.8%
6cg510sf	Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations	399	64	335	16.0%
7h64w30k	The Safe Systems Pyramid	386	85	301	22.0%
58x8436d	Increasing Highway Capacity Unlikely to Relieve Traffic Congestion	353	65	288	18.4%
4vz52416	The Effects of Ride-Hailing Services on Greenhouse Gas Emissions	322	41	281	12.7%
4b759563	US-Mexico Second-hand Vehicle Trade: Implications for responsible EV end of life management and material circularity in North America	260	57	203	21.9%
14b0x0nm	Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects	258	108	150	41.9%
87k1w46r	BikewaySim Expected to Improve Bicycle Infrastructure Planning Process	250	88	162	35.2%
2h40g923	County Sales Tax Measures for Transportation Can Affect Regional Plans for Sustainable Transportation	245	33	212	13.5%
88k6z1zq	Mileage Fees: An Equitable and Financially Viable Alternative to the Gas Tax	230	70	160	30.4%
0130q7rw	The Impact of Ridehailing on Other Travel Modes and on Vehicle Dependency	227	48	179	21.1%
2sz308jc	Variable Speed Limit Control to Reduce Traffic Congestion in the Face of Uncertainty	223	31	192	13.9%
1q259456	Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Vehicle Policy: Who Buys New and Used Electric Vehicles?	214	54	160	25.2%
83m7s3kg	The Sustainability of Alternative Last-Mile Delivery Strategies	214	63	151	29.4%
03c3c2d4	The Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Center City Parking Demand, Congestion, and Emissions	212	56	156	26.4%
16h5v245	Last-Mile Delivery Innovations and Best Practices in the Age of E-commerce	205	60	145	29.3%
6sf4z68w	Jobs and Automation in the Freight and Warehousing Sector	202	99	103	49.0%
00p0p6wm	The Effect of Land Use Policies and Infrastructure Investments on How Much We Drive: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Literature	200	48	152	24.0%
8wz0c90f	Cost of Vehicle Ownership: Cost Parity Between Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Conventional Vehicles Is at Least a Decade Away	200	41	159	20.5%
91w588s7	Trip-Level Mode Replacements and Daily Activity Patterns Reveal the Sustainability Potential of Micromobility	197	74	123	37.6%
26j5r1w5	Who Experiences Rural Travel Burdens? Evidence from Car-Limited and Latin American Migrant Households	196	61	135	31.1%
22m1z1x7	Can Complete Streets Deliver on Sustainability?	193	45	148	23.3%
7q69b37f	Curbside Management Is Critical for Minimizing Emissions and Congestion	193	45	148	23.3%
1kb8h9vs	The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future	192	65	127	33.9%
7js9s5jk	Reducing Car Dependence Has Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits	186	53	133	28.5%
0142f99j	Best Practices for Science Communication: Messaging and Reputation	181	55	126	30.4%
27p0k44g	Travel Effects and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automated Vehicles	177	66	111	37.3%
2tm293kz	Mitigating CO<sub>2 </sub>Emissions from California’s Concrete Infrastructure	174	41	133	23.6%
9tr1w4dx	The Requirements, Costs, and Benefits of Providing Charging Infrastructure for Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks at California’s Rest Areas	171	51	120	29.8%
4764h534	Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Instead of Level of Service as a Metric of Environmental Impact for Land Development Projects: Progress in California	170	64	106	37.6%
09x148mr	Millennial Travelers Are More Multimodal than Older Travelers, but This Trend Might Change as They Age	169	45	124	26.6%
0bk6b8j1	E-bike Incentive Programs Reduce GHGs and Support Recreational Travel	168	62	106	36.9%
0hb6p657	High Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Affect the Performance of Asphalt Binder	168	49	119	29.2%
0rb439tv	Future Connected and Automated Vehicle Adoption Will Likely Increase Car Dependence and Reduce Transit Use without Policy Intervention	165	58	107	35.2%
2hv4h0r8	Effect of New Rail Transit Stations on Income Distribution of Nearby Residential Moves	165	55	110	33.3%
4sf2n6rs	Automated Vehicles are Expected to Increase Driving and Emissions Without Policy Intervention	165	43	122	26.1%
5f46r97r	Telecommuting Rates During the Pandemic Differ by Job Type, Income, and Gender	164	38	126	23.2%
0b31p8t4	Sustainable Incentives for Accelerating the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition	161	67	94	41.6%
3g26c4jn	What Will a Transition to Digital Transit Payments Mean for Un- and Underbanked Transit Passengers?	161	66	95	41.0%
6wr8x21j	Demonstrating the Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Complete Streets	161	34	127	21.1%
1221f4wx	Developing Markets for Clean Heavy-Duty Trucks in Short-Haul Applications	158	47	111	29.7%
1986q75z	Bike Lanes and Slow Car Speeds Can Improve Bicycling Comfort for Some (But Not All) People	158	60	98	38.0%
46c2v36q	California Cities Face Trade-offs in Developing Plans and Policies for Transit-Oriented Development	158	51	107	32.3%
5s738624	Why are Some California Consumers Abandoning Electric Vehicle Ownership?	158	45	113	28.5%
8f881319	Average Impact and Key Features of Onboard Eco-driving Feedback	158	39	119	24.7%
0hx3b44m	Urban Design that Reduces Vehicle Miles Traveled Can Create Economic Benefits	157	36	121	22.9%
1wc452qm	Shared-Use Mobility Services Can Improve Access and Reduce Costs in Rural Disadvantaged Communities	156	59	97	37.8%
42g2n4nz	Household Vehicle Choice in California: Behavior and Impacts	150	46	104	30.7%
8xk456vf	Updating the Induced Travel Calculator	148	53	95	35.8%
5mx492jw	Benchmarking Global Road Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 2021–2050	147	35	112	23.8%

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