Policy Briefs

Parent: National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-08	2026-07	2026-06	2026-05
3q21f88p	Increasing Highway Capacity Induces More Auto Travel	503	198	82	96	127
6cg510sf	Estimating Fuel-Saving Impact of Low Rolling Resistance Tires on Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleet Operations	399	305	20	20	54
7h64w30k	The Safe Systems Pyramid	386	173	63	59	91
58x8436d	Increasing Highway Capacity Unlikely to Relieve Traffic Congestion	353	130	46	67	110
4vz52416	The Effects of Ride-Hailing Services on Greenhouse Gas Emissions	322	132	40	77	73
4b759563	US-Mexico Second-hand Vehicle Trade: Implications for responsible EV end of life management and material circularity in North America	260	75	40	69	76
14b0x0nm	Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects	258	54	39	44	121
87k1w46r	BikewaySim Expected to Improve Bicycle Infrastructure Planning Process	250	69	47	52	82
2h40g923	County Sales Tax Measures for Transportation Can Affect Regional Plans for Sustainable Transportation	245	129	23	45	48
88k6z1zq	Mileage Fees: An Equitable and Financially Viable Alternative to the Gas Tax	230	76	37	41	76
0130q7rw	The Impact of Ridehailing on Other Travel Modes and on Vehicle Dependency	227	69	24	62	72
2sz308jc	Variable Speed Limit Control to Reduce Traffic Congestion in the Face of Uncertainty	223	52	37	53	81
1q259456	Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Vehicle Policy: Who Buys New and Used Electric Vehicles?	214	64	33	38	79
83m7s3kg	The Sustainability of Alternative Last-Mile Delivery Strategies	214	67	33	34	80
03c3c2d4	The Impacts of Automated Vehicles on Center City Parking Demand, Congestion, and Emissions	212	66	22	37	87
16h5v245	Last-Mile Delivery Innovations and Best Practices in the Age of E-commerce	205	66	21	45	73
6sf4z68w	Jobs and Automation in the Freight and Warehousing Sector	202	80	23	42	57
00p0p6wm	The Effect of Land Use Policies and Infrastructure Investments on How Much We Drive: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Literature	200	62	22	37	79
8wz0c90f	Cost of Vehicle Ownership: Cost Parity Between Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Conventional Vehicles Is at Least a Decade Away	200	79	18	44	59
91w588s7	Trip-Level Mode Replacements and Daily Activity Patterns Reveal the Sustainability Potential of Micromobility	197	45	28	48	76
26j5r1w5	Who Experiences Rural Travel Burdens? Evidence from Car-Limited and Latin American Migrant Households	196	39	32	46	79
22m1z1x7	Can Complete Streets Deliver on Sustainability?	193	47	26	62	58
7q69b37f	Curbside Management Is Critical for Minimizing Emissions and Congestion	193	70	24	46	53
1kb8h9vs	The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future	192	46	28	45	73
7js9s5jk	Reducing Car Dependence Has Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits	186	65	23	38	60
0142f99j	Best Practices for Science Communication: Messaging and Reputation	181	46	25	44	66
27p0k44g	Travel Effects and Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automated Vehicles	177	77	22	19	59
2tm293kz	Mitigating CO<sub>2 </sub>Emissions from California’s Concrete Infrastructure	174	46	29	34	65
9tr1w4dx	The Requirements, Costs, and Benefits of Providing Charging Infrastructure for Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks at California’s Rest Areas	171	73	14	30	54
4764h534	Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Instead of Level of Service as a Metric of Environmental Impact for Land Development Projects: Progress in California	170	37	27	43	63
09x148mr	Millennial Travelers Are More Multimodal than Older Travelers, but This Trend Might Change as They Age	169	47	30	36	56
0bk6b8j1	E-bike Incentive Programs Reduce GHGs and Support Recreational Travel	168	52	28	48	40
0hb6p657	High Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Affect the Performance of Asphalt Binder	168	43	22	36	67
0rb439tv	Future Connected and Automated Vehicle Adoption Will Likely Increase Car Dependence and Reduce Transit Use without Policy Intervention	165	52	22	32	59
2hv4h0r8	Effect of New Rail Transit Stations on Income Distribution of Nearby Residential Moves	165	44	19	33	69
4sf2n6rs	Automated Vehicles are Expected to Increase Driving and Emissions Without Policy Intervention	165	68	23	24	50
5f46r97r	Telecommuting Rates During the Pandemic Differ by Job Type, Income, and Gender	164	44	31	40	49
0b31p8t4	Sustainable Incentives for Accelerating the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition	161	51	20	19	71
3g26c4jn	What Will a Transition to Digital Transit Payments Mean for Un- and Underbanked Transit Passengers?	161	47	30	29	55
6wr8x21j	Demonstrating the Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Complete Streets	161	48	12	44	57
1221f4wx	Developing Markets for Clean Heavy-Duty Trucks in Short-Haul Applications	158	47	27	24	60
1986q75z	Bike Lanes and Slow Car Speeds Can Improve Bicycling Comfort for Some (But Not All) People	158	52	42	23	41
46c2v36q	California Cities Face Trade-offs in Developing Plans and Policies for Transit-Oriented Development	158	54	23	32	49
5s738624	Why are Some California Consumers Abandoning Electric Vehicle Ownership?	158	47	25	35	51
8f881319	Average Impact and Key Features of Onboard Eco-driving Feedback	158	79	20	24	35
0hx3b44m	Urban Design that Reduces Vehicle Miles Traveled Can Create Economic Benefits	157	78	19	33	27
1wc452qm	Shared-Use Mobility Services Can Improve Access and Reduce Costs in Rural Disadvantaged Communities	156	60	22	24	50
42g2n4nz	Household Vehicle Choice in California: Behavior and Impacts	150	41	14	40	55
8xk456vf	Updating the Induced Travel Calculator	148	43	13	38	54
5mx492jw	Benchmarking Global Road Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 2021–2050	147	32	30	36	49

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