Policy Briefs
Parent: UC Irvine Institute of Transportation Studies
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for March through June, 2026
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23m942p3 | Impacts of LA Metro’s K-14 Fareless Transit Initiative on Youth Travel Behavior | 446 | 231 | 215 | 51.8% |
| 6bh6n1p7 | What Should Agencies Measure to Decide If Microtransit Is Working? | 421 | 213 | 208 | 50.6% |
| 37g3340n | Can Green Hydrogen Be a Cost Competitive Transportation Fuel by 2030? | 364 | 60 | 304 | 16.5% |
| 6s76c61b | A Review of SB 1 Project Performance: Cost Overruns, Schedule Delays, and Cancellations | 280 | 64 | 216 | 22.9% |
| 9pg836pq | California’s SB 375 Falls Short in Streamlining Transit-Oriented Development, But this Could be Fixed | 277 | 92 | 185 | 33.2% |
| 83z5m89g | Making Workplace Charging Work: What Employees Value in Managed and Bidirectional Programs | 246 | 62 | 184 | 25.2% |
| 34w9p5m3 | Peak Pricing and Transfer Discounts Can Make Microtransit More Efficient | 222 | 61 | 161 | 27.5% |
| 6kt2b830 | California Travel Post-Pandemic Has Changed: Are Our Policies Keeping Up? | 218 | 36 | 182 | 16.5% |
| 0xk7v8g8 | Capacity Building is Key for Accelerating Open-loop Payments Adoption Among Transit Agencies | 213 | 89 | 124 | 41.8% |
| 05q6d20n | Evaluating Equity in Transportation and Hazard Preparedness Plans: A Multi-Level Governance Approach | 200 | 54 | 146 | 27.0% |
| 2761q5fn | Planning Light-and Heavy-Duty ZEV Infrastructure for a More Resilient Fueling Network in California | 194 | 36 | 158 | 18.6% |
| 3526t8g3 | Robo-Taxis Are Likely to Increase Job Accessibility, Especially Among Low-Income Households | 186 | 47 | 139 | 25.3% |
| 4qv7r7xf | How Risky Are Cyber Security Threats Against Autonomous Vehicles? | 185 | 51 | 134 | 27.6% |
| 59q2b478 | A Higher Diesel Tax Increases Road Damage | 180 | 41 | 139 | 22.8% |
| 82v6m81r | An L.A. Story: Higher Housing Costs Lengthen Commuting | 178 | 40 | 138 | 22.5% |
| 0js6k8tc | Will COVID-19 Worsen California’s Truck Driver Shortage? | 172 | 59 | 113 | 34.3% |
| 1724d53z | Navigating the Shift: Critical Insights of California Fleet Operators into Zero-Emission Technologies | 172 | 65 | 107 | 37.8% |
| 54r2h8d2 | What Matters Most to Drayage Companies When Considering a Zero-Emission Truck: Insights from Small and Large Fleet Operators | 171 | 39 | 132 | 22.8% |
| 3km8b4jw | Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies | 170 | 68 | 102 | 40.0% |
| 60t9p45b | Integrating Microtransit Service with Traditional Fixed-Route Transit Costs More but Greatly Improves Access to Jobs | 169 | 73 | 96 | 43.2% |
| 0b09t20w | Automated Vehicles and Transportation Network Companies Will Likely Impact the Efficacy of Transportation Pricing Strategies | 168 | 61 | 107 | 36.3% |
| 8gm4303c | Connected Vehicle Technology and AI Could Help Reduce Highway Congestion through Better Utilization of Park and Ride Facilities | 153 | 51 | 102 | 33.3% |
| 5dz6b7tj | What are the Public Health and Environmental Implications of Drayage Truck Electrification Targets in California? | 152 | 37 | 115 | 24.3% |
| 8br1k8hw | Switching to Zero Emission Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment Has Significant Air Quality and Environmental Justice Benefits in California | 152 | 62 | 90 | 40.8% |
| 9wg2x1jn | Can Plug-in Electric Vehicles in a Smart Grid Improve Resiliency? | 148 | 59 | 89 | 39.9% |
| 3rw8v8cf | Free and Reduced Transit Fare Programs in California Increased After COVID-19–But Can it Last? | 147 | 45 | 102 | 30.6% |
| 27w5g4vb | LA County’s GoPass Program Helped Build Transit Ridership While Enhancing Student Outcomes | 143 | 50 | 93 | 35.0% |
| 5nd209mw | New Insights from Satellite Data Show the Impact Trucks are Having on Communities in Southern California | 142 | 35 | 107 | 24.6% |
| 39g7514r | What Drives Shared Micromobility Ridership? | 139 | 42 | 97 | 30.2% |
| 5bn403b9 | Balancing Noise, Energy, and Time: Designing Advanced Air Mobility Operations for Urban Integration | 139 | 57 | 82 | 41.0% |
| 6g0062jg | Resilience Hubs are a Community Resilience Strategy That Should be Better Integrated Into Los Angeles’ Public Transit System | 136 | 62 | 74 | 45.6% |
| 9fb2v2xz | Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Local Growth Control | 136 | 40 | 96 | 29.4% |
| 504062dq | Electrified Buses Provide Life Cycle Environmental Benefits but Need Cost Reductions and Policy Support for Near-Term Adoption | 135 | 32 | 103 | 23.7% |
| 7dp6t2cw | Understanding How Caregivers Travel Can Help Strengthen Families and Inform More Equitable Transportation Policies | 135 | 46 | 89 | 34.1% |
| 15d720k1 | What Challenges Can Arise from Coordinating Housing Development with Transportation? | 132 | 50 | 82 | 37.9% |
| 6s89j19k | Using a “Bathtub Model” to Analyze Travel Can Protect Privacy While Providing Valuable Insights | 130 | 54 | 76 | 41.5% |
| 7p94n1cd | California Can Simplify the Housing Element Law to Reduce Administrative Burdens and Improve Social Equity | 130 | 36 | 94 | 27.7% |
| 2zg0j6dd | Did COVID-19 Fundamentally Reshape Telecommuting in California? | 129 | 41 | 88 | 31.8% |
| 8146x6xg | Transitioning to Electric Drayage Trucks May Help Avoid Adding New Freeway Lanes to Freight Corridors in Southern California | 129 | 52 | 77 | 40.3% |
| 7fc5750v | Leveraging Robotaxis to Support Transit Riders in Emergencies | 128 | 48 | 80 | 37.5% |
| 8dz581b8 | Opportunities and Challenges to Using Community Steering Committees to Advance Community-Identified Strategies and Transportation Equity | 128 | 51 | 77 | 39.8% |
| 95r277vj | What Can Be Done to Speed Up Building Approval for Multifamily Housing in Transit-Accessible Locations? | 127 | 51 | 76 | 40.2% |
| 9gz1j5qv | What Does the Prevalence of Telecommuting Mean for Urban Planning? | 127 | 54 | 73 | 42.5% |
| 5j67p85p | A New Approach to Calculating Dynamic Pricing of High-Occupancy-Toll (HOT) Lanes Can Improve the Performance of Travel Corridors | 125 | 47 | 78 | 37.6% |
| 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 | 124 | 42 | 82 | 33.9% |
| 7w90r7sf | Did Extending Driver Licenses to Individuals Without Legal Presence Affect Transit Ridership in Orange County? | 123 | 48 | 75 | 39.0% |
| 71p437vf | Charging-as-a-Service is anInnovative Business Model that Could Help with California’s Vehicle Electrification Goals | 120 | 36 | 84 | 30.0% |
| 8zh9r133 | Higher Bus Ridership Unlikely to Increase Community COVID-19 Transmission | 116 | 46 | 70 | 39.7% |
| 66d0v421 | The Missing Link in Automated Vehicle Safety: Projected Braking and Realistic Driving Behavior | 115 | 50 | 65 | 43.5% |
| 41b7g3qx | COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Influenced Bus Ridership Recovery | 111 | 44 | 67 | 39.6% |
Note: Due to the evolving nature of web traffic, the data presented here should be considered approximate and subject to revision. Learn more.