Policy Briefs
Parent: UC Irvine Institute of Transportation Studies
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for June through September, 2026
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23m942p3 | Impacts of LA Metro’s K-14 Fareless Transit Initiative on Youth Travel Behavior | 276 | 158 | 118 | 57.2% |
| 6s76c61b | A Review of SB 1 Project Performance: Cost Overruns, Schedule Delays, and Cancellations | 252 | 106 | 146 | 42.1% |
| 6kt2b830 | California Travel Post-Pandemic Has Changed: Are Our Policies Keeping Up? | 250 | 30 | 220 | 12.0% |
| 37g3340n | Can Green Hydrogen Be a Cost Competitive Transportation Fuel by 2030? | 246 | 46 | 200 | 18.7% |
| 6bh6n1p7 | What Should Agencies Measure to Decide If Microtransit Is Working? | 222 | 70 | 152 | 31.5% |
| 82v6m81r | An L.A. Story: Higher Housing Costs Lengthen Commuting | 199 | 108 | 91 | 54.3% |
| 1f79h59w | Free Transit Helps Students—But Car Access, Transit Quality, and Perceptions Still Shape Who Benefits | 188 | 16 | 172 | 8.5% |
| 34w9p5m3 | Peak Pricing and Transfer Discounts Can Make Microtransit More Efficient | 188 | 57 | 131 | 30.3% |
| 2zr0p2zw | Can Combining Traffic Sensor Data Make Our Roads Safer? | 187 | 20 | 167 | 10.7% |
| 32t5b476 | Understanding the Impacts of Telecommuting on Travel Behavior Before, During, and After the Pandemic | 174 | 26 | 148 | 14.9% |
| 60t9p45b | Integrating Microtransit Service with Traditional Fixed-Route Transit Costs More but Greatly Improves Access to Jobs | 172 | 43 | 129 | 25.0% |
| 0js6k8tc | Will COVID-19 Worsen California’s Truck Driver Shortage? | 168 | 33 | 135 | 19.6% |
| 54z1j7r4 | Can California Power Electric Construction Equipment at Scale? | 162 | 32 | 130 | 19.8% |
| 59q2b478 | A Higher Diesel Tax Increases Road Damage | 160 | 34 | 126 | 21.3% |
| 9pg836pq | California’s SB 375 Falls Short in Streamlining Transit-Oriented Development, But this Could be Fixed | 157 | 38 | 119 | 24.2% |
| 05q6d20n | Evaluating Equity in Transportation and Hazard Preparedness Plans: A Multi-Level Governance Approach | 156 | 41 | 115 | 26.3% |
| 9dk4q8jc | Understanding the Impacts of Telecommuting on Travel Behavior Before, During, and After the Pandemic | 150 | 13 | 137 | 8.7% |
| 39g7514r | What Drives Shared Micromobility Ridership? | 149 | 31 | 118 | 20.8% |
| 0b09t20w | Automated Vehicles and Transportation Network Companies Will Likely Impact the Efficacy of Transportation Pricing Strategies | 142 | 33 | 109 | 23.2% |
| 3km8b4jw | Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies | 141 | 38 | 103 | 27.0% |
| 0xk7v8g8 | Capacity Building is Key for Accelerating Open-loop Payments Adoption Among Transit Agencies | 135 | 48 | 87 | 35.6% |
| 0q3672qw | Transportation System Performance: Should We Redefine Induced Demand? | 133 | 17 | 116 | 12.8% |
| 7dp6t2cw | Understanding How Caregivers Travel Can Help Strengthen Families and Inform More Equitable Transportation Policies | 132 | 64 | 68 | 48.5% |
| 5nd209mw | New Insights from Satellite Data Show the Impact Trucks are Having on Communities in Southern California | 131 | 17 | 114 | 13.0% |
| 8br1k8hw | Switching to Zero Emission Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment Has Significant Air Quality and Environmental Justice Benefits in California | 131 | 47 | 84 | 35.9% |
| 5j67p85p | A New Approach to Calculating Dynamic Pricing of High-Occupancy-Toll (HOT) Lanes Can Improve the Performance of Travel Corridors | 128 | 59 | 69 | 46.1% |
| 7p94n1cd | California Can Simplify the Housing Element Law to Reduce Administrative Burdens and Improve Social Equity | 128 | 18 | 110 | 14.1% |
| 2jf3h6sc | Perceptions of Neighborhood Change in a Latinx Transit Corridor | 127 | 42 | 85 | 33.1% |
| 71p437vf | Charging-as-a-Service is anInnovative Business Model that Could Help with California’s Vehicle Electrification Goals | 127 | 26 | 101 | 20.5% |
| 83z5m89g | Making Workplace Charging Work: What Employees Value in Managed and Bidirectional Programs | 127 | 31 | 96 | 24.4% |
| 8gm4303c | Connected Vehicle Technology and AI Could Help Reduce Highway Congestion through Better Utilization of Park and Ride Facilities | 117 | 30 | 87 | 25.6% |
| 9fb2v2xz | Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Local Growth Control | 117 | 20 | 97 | 17.1% |
| 54r2h8d2 | What Matters Most to Drayage Companies When Considering a Zero-Emission Truck: Insights from Small and Large Fleet Operators | 115 | 33 | 82 | 28.7% |
| 7fc5750v | Leveraging Robotaxis to Support Transit Riders in Emergencies | 115 | 38 | 77 | 33.0% |
| 4qv7r7xf | How Risky Are Cyber Security Threats Against Autonomous Vehicles? | 113 | 34 | 79 | 30.1% |
| 3rw8v8cf | Free and Reduced Transit Fare Programs in California Increased After COVID-19–But Can it Last? | 110 | 33 | 77 | 30.0% |
| 6g0062jg | Resilience Hubs are a Community Resilience Strategy That Should be Better Integrated Into Los Angeles’ Public Transit System | 109 | 46 | 63 | 42.2% |
| 2761q5fn | Planning Light-and Heavy-Duty ZEV Infrastructure for a More Resilient Fueling Network in California | 105 | 16 | 89 | 15.2% |
| 9wg2x1jn | Can Plug-in Electric Vehicles in a Smart Grid Improve Resiliency? | 102 | 21 | 81 | 20.6% |
| 9gz1j5qv | What Does the Prevalence of Telecommuting Mean for Urban Planning? | 101 | 36 | 65 | 35.6% |
| 1724d53z | Navigating the Shift: Critical Insights of California Fleet Operators into Zero-Emission Technologies | 99 | 31 | 68 | 31.3% |
| 37b8s5dj | Advanced Low-NOx Compressed Natural Gas Engines in Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Are Poised to Deliver Air Quality Benefits and Advance California’s Climate Goals | 98 | 14 | 84 | 14.3% |
| 504062dq | Electrified Buses Provide Life Cycle Environmental Benefits but Need Cost Reductions and Policy Support for Near-Term Adoption | 97 | 17 | 80 | 17.5% |
| 27w5g4vb | LA County’s GoPass Program Helped Build Transit Ridership While Enhancing Student Outcomes | 95 | 22 | 73 | 23.2% |
| 66d0v421 | The Missing Link in Automated Vehicle Safety: Projected Braking and Realistic Driving Behavior | 95 | 28 | 67 | 29.5% |
| 95r277vj | What Can Be Done to Speed Up Building Approval for Multifamily Housing in Transit-Accessible Locations? | 93 | 18 | 75 | 19.4% |
| 8dz581b8 | Opportunities and Challenges to Using Community Steering Committees to Advance Community-Identified Strategies and Transportation Equity | 90 | 25 | 65 | 27.8% |
| 41b7g3qx | COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Influenced Bus Ridership Recovery | 88 | 32 | 56 | 36.4% |
| 8146x6xg | Transitioning to Electric Drayage Trucks May Help Avoid Adding New Freeway Lanes to Freight Corridors in Southern California | 85 | 31 | 54 | 36.5% |
| 8zh9r133 | Higher Bus Ridership Unlikely to Increase Community COVID-19 Transmission | 84 | 20 | 64 | 23.8% |
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