Policy Briefs

Parent: National Center for Sustainable Transportation

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for March through June, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	Download	View-only	%Dnld
3q21f88p	Increasing Highway Capacity Induces More Auto Travel	474	122	352	25.7%
58x8436d	Increasing Highway Capacity Unlikely to Relieve Traffic Congestion	372	80	292	21.5%
7h64w30k	The Safe Systems Pyramid	330	94	236	28.5%
87k1w46r	BikewaySim Expected to Improve Bicycle Infrastructure Planning Process	280	126	154	45.0%
4b759563	US-Mexico Second-hand Vehicle Trade: Implications for responsible EV end of life management and material circularity in North America	279	94	185	33.7%
0130q7rw	The Impact of Ridehailing on Other Travel Modes and on Vehicle Dependency	257	83	174	32.3%
2sz308jc	Variable Speed Limit Control to Reduce Traffic Congestion in the Face of Uncertainty	255	40	215	15.7%
2h40g923	County Sales Tax Measures for Transportation Can Affect Regional Plans for Sustainable Transportation	250	80	170	32.0%
14b0x0nm	Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects	249	120	129	48.2%
7js9s5jk	Reducing Car Dependence Has Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits	249	82	167	32.9%
16h5v245	Last-Mile Delivery Innovations and Best Practices in the Age of E-commerce	244	85	159	34.8%
5mx492jw	Benchmarking Global Road Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 2021–2050	244	78	166	32.0%
4vz52416	The Effects of Ride-Hailing Services on Greenhouse Gas Emissions	242	62	180	25.6%
91w588s7	Trip-Level Mode Replacements and Daily Activity Patterns Reveal the Sustainability Potential of Micromobility	242	99	143	40.9%
2tm293kz	Mitigating CO<sub>2 </sub>Emissions from California’s Concrete Infrastructure	238	62	176	26.1%
26j5r1w5	Who Experiences Rural Travel Burdens? Evidence from Car-Limited and Latin American Migrant Households	231	88	143	38.1%
00p0p6wm	The Effect of Land Use Policies and Infrastructure Investments on How Much We Drive: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Literature	228	79	149	34.6%
0hb6p657	High Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Affect the Performance of Asphalt Binder	225	81	144	36.0%
03c3c2d4	The Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Center City Parking Demand, Congestion, and Emissions	220	84	136	38.2%
88k6z1zq	Mileage Fees: An Equitable and Financially Viable Alternative to the Gas Tax	220	86	134	39.1%
0142f99j	Best Practices for Science Communication: Messaging and Reputation	216	78	138	36.1%
1q259456	Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Vehicle Policy: Who Buys New and Used Electric Vehicles?	208	78	130	37.5%
83m7s3kg	The Sustainability of Alternative Last-Mile Delivery Strategies	208	67	141	32.2%
22m1z1x7	Can Complete Streets Deliver on Sustainability?	204	69	135	33.8%
4bp0r8pq	Challenges Are Present, But California Transit Agencies Are Open to Open-loop	203	76	127	37.4%
85d2f9d5	Travel and the Built Environment in Rural Communities	199	69	130	34.7%
1kb8h9vs	The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future	196	83	113	42.3%
09x148mr	Millennial Travelers Are More Multimodal than Older Travelers, but This Trend Might Change as They Age	193	62	131	32.1%
4764h534	Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Instead of Level of Service as a Metric of Environmental Impact for Land Development Projects: Progress in California	187	72	115	38.5%
6sf4z68w	Jobs and Automation in the Freight and Warehousing Sector	187	91	96	48.7%
5s738624	Why are Some California Consumers Abandoning Electric Vehicle Ownership?	185	60	125	32.4%
8wz0c90f	Cost of Vehicle Ownership: Cost Parity Between Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Conventional Vehicles Is at Least a Decade Away	183	70	113	38.3%
2hv4h0r8	Effect of New Rail Transit Stations on Income Distribution of Nearby Residential Moves	182	79	103	43.4%
6wr8x21j	Demonstrating the Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Complete Streets	180	62	118	34.4%
0bk6b8j1	E-bike Incentive Programs Reduce GHGs and Support Recreational Travel	179	73	106	40.8%
6cg510sf	Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations	176	44	132	25.0%
0rb439tv	Future Connected and Automated Vehicle Adoption Will Likely Increase Car Dependence and Reduce Transit Use without Policy Intervention	172	71	101	41.3%
0b31p8t4	Sustainable Incentives for Accelerating the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition	171	85	86	49.7%
4c43d0gt	Smart Algorithms to Increase Rail Capacity in Congested Areas	171	56	115	32.7%
8xk456vf	Updating the Induced Travel Calculator	169	82	87	48.5%
5f46r97r	Telecommuting Rates During the Pandemic Differ by Job Type, Income, and Gender	168	50	118	29.8%
5z4330ng	A Road Map for Advancing Permeable Pavement as a Stormwater, Transportation, and Flood Control Solution	167	73	94	43.7%
9mr4958q	Advancing Seaport Environmental Sustainability: Case Studies from the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan	167	63	104	37.7%
42g2n4nz	Household Vehicle Choice in California: Behavior and Impacts	164	81	83	49.4%
7wh3c778	Dynamic Routing to Improve the Efficiency of Ride-Sharing	164	48	116	29.3%
7q69b37f	Curbside Management Is Critical for Minimizing Emissions and Congestion	160	59	101	36.9%
46c2v36q	California Cities Face Trade-offs in Developing Plans and Policies for Transit-Oriented Development	158	75	83	47.5%
5dr9k67f	Exploring Unintended Environmental and Social Equity Consequences of Transit-Oriented Development	158	46	112	29.1%
5qd8z1fb	Understanding Wildlife Behavioral Responses to Traffic Noise and Light to Improve Mitigation Planning	158	61	97	38.6%
9gc99576	Assessing Transportation Impacts Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Rather Than Level of Service Can Incentivize Infill Development	154	54	100	35.1%

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