Policy Briefs

Parent: National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

Item	Title	Total requests	Download	View-only	%Dnld
3q21f88p	Increasing Highway Capacity Induces More Auto Travel	564	232	332	41.1%
6cg510sf	Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations	455	66	389	14.5%
7h64w30k	The Safe Systems Pyramid	427	83	344	19.4%
4vz52416	The Effects of Ride-Hailing Services on Greenhouse Gas Emissions	367	28	339	7.6%
58x8436d	Increasing Highway Capacity Unlikely to Relieve Traffic Congestion	338	46	292	13.6%
4b759563	US-Mexico Second-hand Vehicle Trade: Implications for responsible EV end of life management and material circularity in North America	237	47	190	19.8%
2h40g923	County Sales Tax Measures for Transportation Can Affect Regional Plans for Sustainable Transportation	229	26	203	11.4%
6sf4z68w	Jobs and Automation in the Freight and Warehousing Sector	218	105	113	48.2%
0130q7rw	The Impact of Ridehailing on Other Travel Modes and on Vehicle Dependency	212	34	178	16.0%
88k6z1zq	Mileage Fees: An Equitable and Financially Viable Alternative to the Gas Tax	211	52	159	24.6%
87k1w46r	BikewaySim Expected to Improve Bicycle Infrastructure Planning Process	210	67	143	31.9%
03c3c2d4	The Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Center City Parking Demand, Congestion, and Emissions	204	25	179	12.3%
8wz0c90f	Cost of Vehicle Ownership: Cost Parity Between Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Conventional Vehicles Is at Least a Decade Away	201	22	179	10.9%
1q259456	Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Vehicle Policy: Who Buys New and Used Electric Vehicles?	199	22	177	11.1%
0bk6b8j1	E-bike Incentive Programs Reduce GHGs and Support Recreational Travel	195	52	143	26.7%
16h5v245	Last-Mile Delivery Innovations and Best Practices in the Age of E-commerce	194	51	143	26.3%
27p0k44g	Travel Effects and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automated Vehicles	193	69	124	35.8%
2sz308jc	Variable Speed Limit Control to Reduce Traffic Congestion in the Face of Uncertainty	191	19	172	9.9%
14b0x0nm	Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects	183	48	135	26.2%
83m7s3kg	The Sustainability of Alternative Last-Mile Delivery Strategies	181	46	135	25.4%
8f881319	Average Impact and Key Features of Onboard Eco-driving Feedback	179	22	157	12.3%
7q69b37f	Curbside Management Is Critical for Minimizing Emissions and Congestion	174	22	152	12.6%
0hx3b44m	Urban Design that Reduces Vehicle Miles Traveled Can Create Economic Benefits	172	34	138	19.8%
26j5r1w5	Who Experiences Rural Travel Burdens? Evidence from Car-Limited and Latin American Migrant Households	168	44	124	26.2%
9tr1w4dx	The Requirements, Costs, and Benefits of Providing Charging Infrastructure for Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks at California’s Rest Areas	168	57	111	33.9%
7js9s5jk	Reducing Car Dependence Has Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits	167	44	123	26.3%
1986q75z	Bike Lanes and Slow Car Speeds Can Improve Bicycling Comfort for Some (But Not All) People	165	51	114	30.9%
22m1z1x7	Can Complete Streets Deliver on Sustainability?	165	17	148	10.3%
5s738624	Why are Some California Consumers Abandoning Electric Vehicle Ownership?	165	35	130	21.2%
8xk456vf	Updating the Induced Travel Calculator	165	37	128	22.4%
91w588s7	Trip-Level Mode Replacements and Daily Activity Patterns Reveal the Sustainability Potential of Micromobility	165	47	118	28.5%
00p0p6wm	The Effect of Land Use Policies and Infrastructure Investments on How Much We Drive: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Literature	160	30	130	18.8%
2tm293kz	Mitigating CO<sub>2 </sub>Emissions from California’s Concrete Infrastructure	157	41	116	26.1%
09x148mr	Millennial Travelers Are More Multimodal than Older Travelers, but This Trend Might Change as They Age	156	22	134	14.1%
1wc452qm	Shared-Use Mobility Services Can Improve Access and Reduce Costs in Rural Disadvantaged Communities	153	39	114	25.5%
4sf2n6rs	Automated Vehicles are Expected to Increase Driving and Emissions Without Policy Intervention	153	26	127	17.0%
47v4g0zn	A Method of Identifying Critical Road Infrastructure for Maintaining Food Accessibility	152	24	128	15.8%
4764h534	Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Instead of Level of Service as a Metric of Environmental Impact for Land Development Projects: Progress in California	150	63	87	42.0%
1kb8h9vs	The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future	146	36	110	24.7%
5f46r97r	Telecommuting Rates During the Pandemic Differ by Job Type, Income, and Gender	146	20	126	13.7%
0142f99j	Best Practices for Science Communication: Messaging and Reputation	145	40	105	27.6%
5mx492jw	Benchmarking Global Road Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 2021–2050	142	24	118	16.9%
0q96v6nq	Autonomous Vehicle Policies Must Be Flexible to Support Deployment in Rural Regions	140	55	85	39.3%
592274zf	Do Slow Streets Encourage More Dockless Travel? Evidence from Electric Scooter Usage in Four Cities	139	22	117	15.8%
6wr8x21j	Demonstrating the Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Complete Streets	139	15	124	10.8%
0rb439tv	Future Connected and Automated Vehicle Adoption Will Likely Increase Car Dependence and Reduce Transit Use without Policy Intervention	138	37	101	26.8%
1jr721k4	Simulating the Effects of Shared Automated Vehicles and Benefits to Low-Income Communities in Los Angeles	137	30	107	21.9%
05z1x7m6	Ridehailing Demand Is Resilient Among Low-Income Travelers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	135	19	116	14.1%
5qd8z1fb	Understanding Wildlife Behavioral Responses to Traffic Noise and Light to Improve Mitigation Planning	134	22	112	16.4%
7rd1c2jg	New Tool for Gig Drivers Considering Going Electric	133	71	62	53.4%

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