Policy Briefs
Parent: University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for March through June, 2025
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3zz821vq | Bike Theft: Estimating the Magnitude and Impacts on Bicycling Behavior | 226 | 87 | 139 | 38.5% |
| 9dn2j441 | Multifamily Households Across California are Paying a Lot More to Charge Their Electric Vehicle | 214 | 100 | 114 | 46.7% |
| 1xz8g17k | Road Expansion is a Fundamental Cause of Growth in Vehicle Travel | 204 | 59 | 145 | 28.9% |
| 3bp2q1rr | Young Adults Aren’t Leaving Home, Socializing, or Traveling as Much Post-Pandemic | 199 | 13 | 186 | 6.5% |
| 1zm5t77t | The First Phase of California’s High-Speed Rail Project Provides the Greatest Economic Benefits Compared to Full Build Out | 198 | 52 | 146 | 26.3% |
| 5m44m6zm | California’s High-Speed Rail Yields the Greatest Accessibility Gains to the Most Vulnerable Communities | 195 | 28 | 167 | 14.4% |
| 93p7h6dv | Fare-free? Reduced fares? What research tells us about strategies for pricing public transit | 182 | 53 | 129 | 29.1% |
| 40r2j6zh | Building Transit Safety Surveys that Matter: Lessons from San Francisco Muni | 159 | 22 | 137 | 13.8% |
| 6xp3h69x | Local Government Strategies to Improve Shared Micromobility Infrastructure | 155 | 33 | 122 | 21.3% |
| 2qs445kh | Communities Are Experimenting with Microtransit to Fill Critical Gaps in Public Transit Service – What Have We Learned so Far? | 151 | 36 | 115 | 23.8% |
| 3mm040km | Electric Assisted Bikes (E-bikes) Show Promise in Getting People out of Cars | 145 | 16 | 129 | 11.0% |
| 1ds998jm | Student Access to Community College Relies Heavily on Private Vehicle Use | 140 | 20 | 120 | 14.3% |
| 29k730kk | Automobile Debt Increased Substantially during the Pandemic | 139 | 19 | 120 | 13.7% |
| 8799s7jp | How Cooperation Between Connected Automated Vehicles and Smart Infrastructure Can Improve Traffic Safety Situational Awareness | 138 | 23 | 115 | 16.7% |
| 3296x53z | Geographic and Regulatory Impacts on Vehicular Homelessness in Los Angeles | 135 | 34 | 101 | 25.2% |
| 6w9384kn | Which Pandemic-Induced Changes in Work and Commuting Are Sticking, and What Does this Mean for Public Policy? | 134 | 16 | 118 | 11.9% |
| 02k9d06g | How Are California's Public Transit Operators Faring Fiscally Coming Out of the Pandemic? | 132 | 34 | 98 | 25.8% |
| 6md6c45w | Fares Alone Will Not Sustain the Long-Term Operations of Electric Vehicle Carsharing Programs in Underserved Communities | 127 | 9 | 118 | 7.1% |
| 11c7b3bj | Older Adults are Driving Later inLife, but Getting Out Less | 124 | 14 | 110 | 11.3% |
| 4rf2191v | Acquiring and Operating an ElectricVehicle is Largely Out of Reach forMost Ridehailing Drivers | 124 | 23 | 101 | 18.5% |
| 5n138149 | Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project? | 123 | 19 | 104 | 15.4% |
| 5nd209mw | New Insights from Satellite Data Show the Impact Trucks are Having on Communities in Southern California | 121 | 14 | 107 | 11.6% |
| 8400819h | Assessing the Shift to Remote and Hybrid Work in California throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic | 120 | 36 | 84 | 30.0% |
| 02b601tk | Changing Transit Ridership and Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic | 119 | 8 | 111 | 6.7% |
| 514205n7 | Challenges and Opportunities Facing App-Based Gig Drivers Extend Beyond Driver Pay | 117 | 13 | 104 | 11.1% |
| 4hj979ws | Justice-Centered Mapping Tools for Selecting Electric Vehicle Charger Locations | 114 | 31 | 83 | 27.2% |
| 3b81t7bm | Americans are Spending More Time at Home and Traveling Less Post-Pandemic | 110 | 10 | 100 | 9.1% |
| 71p437vf | Charging-as-a-Service is anInnovative Business Model that Could Help with California’s Vehicle Electrification Goals | 110 | 16 | 94 | 14.5% |
| 0dj471j8 | How Did Transit Service Adjustments During the Pandemic Impact Job Accessibility in the San Francisco Bay Area? | 107 | 14 | 93 | 13.1% |
| 3km8b4jw | Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies | 107 | 23 | 84 | 21.5% |
| 54r2h8d2 | What Matters Most to Drayage Companies When Considering a Zero-Emission Truck: Insights from Small and Large Fleet Operators | 104 | 13 | 91 | 12.5% |
| 9qs524sb | A Quiet Revolution in California Transportation Planning and Finance | 104 | 47 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 4q87j713 | How Seven Cities Are Exploring Congestion Pricing Strategies | 101 | 22 | 79 | 21.8% |
| 3cf4x242 | A Detailed Look at How the Pandemic Changed Travel Patterns Across Regions in Northern California Megaregion | 99 | 14 | 85 | 14.1% |
| 8gm3w9qp | Electric Bike-share in the Sacramento Region is Replacing Car Trips and Supporting More Favorable Attitudes Towards Bicycling | 98 | 17 | 81 | 17.3% |
| 1wk7t932 | Debt Burden from Automobile Loans Exacerbates Racial Inequality in California’s Communities | 97 | 11 | 86 | 11.3% |
| 60t9p45b | Integrating Microtransit Service with Traditional Fixed-Route Transit Costs More but Greatly Improves Access to Jobs | 96 | 15 | 81 | 15.6% |
| 7f0041k9 | How Are Low-Income Older Adults Traveling, and What arriers Do They Face? A Case Study from San Diego | 95 | 9 | 86 | 9.5% |
| 5d21591k | A Review of Reduced and Free Transit Fare Programs in California | 94 | 7 | 87 | 7.4% |
| 1724d53z | Navigating the Shift: Critical Insights of California Fleet Operators into Zero-Emission Technologies | 93 | 13 | 80 | 14.0% |
| 14b0x0nm | Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects | 92 | 20 | 72 | 21.7% |
| 1kb8h9vs | The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future | 92 | 6 | 86 | 6.5% |
| 4zv3p5x6 | The Costs and Gains of Raising Truck Speed Limits | 89 | 23 | 66 | 25.8% |
| 85v1k5ns | Low-Income Suburban Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area Face Significant Housing and Transportation Issues | 89 | 19 | 70 | 21.3% |
| 15d720k1 | What Challenges Can Arise from Coordinating Housing Development with Transportation? | 88 | 28 | 60 | 31.8% |
| 0js6k8tc | Will COVID-19 Worsen California’s Truck Driver Shortage? | 87 | 7 | 80 | 8.0% |
| 6s76c61b | A Review of SB 1 Project Performance: Cost Overruns, Schedule Delays, and Cancellations | 85 | 11 | 74 | 12.9% |
| 4qv7r7xf | How Risky Are Cyber Security Threats Against Autonomous Vehicles? | 84 | 11 | 73 | 13.1% |
| 98x3b8tv | Developing a Hydrogen Vehicle Market in California Will Require Significant Upfront Investment, but Should be Self-Sustaining Thereafter | 84 | 19 | 65 | 22.6% |
| 5dz6b7tj | What are the Public Health and Environmental Implications of Drayage Truck Electrification Targets in California? | 83 | 10 | 73 | 12.0% |
Note: Due to the evolving nature of web traffic, the data presented here should be considered approximate and subject to revision. Learn more.