Policy Briefs

Parent: University of California Institute of Transportation Studies

eScholarship stats: History by Item for February through May, 2025

Item	Title	Total requests	2025-05	2025-04	2025-03	2025-02
1xz8g17k	Road Expansion is a Fundamental Cause of Growth in Vehicle Travel	268	42	66	40	120
9dn2j441	Multifamily Households Across California are Paying a Lot More to Charge Their Electric Vehicle	238	68	40	36	94
1zm5t77t	The First Phase of California’s High-Speed Rail Project Provides the Greatest Economic Benefits Compared to Full Build Out	176	58	38	43	37
29k730kk	Automobile Debt Increased Substantially during the Pandemic	167	47	18	21	81
93p7h6dv	Fare-free? Reduced fares? What research tells us about strategies for pricing public transit	161	72	31	29	29
3bp2q1rr	Young Adults Aren’t Leaving Home, Socializing, or Traveling as Much Post-Pandemic	154	34	120
8799s7jp	How Cooperation Between Connected Automated Vehicles and Smart Infrastructure Can Improve Traffic Safety Situational Awareness	141	23	30	40	48
3zz821vq	Bike Theft: Estimating the Magnitude and Impacts on Bicycling Behavior	140	53	87
3296x53z	Geographic and Regulatory Impacts on Vehicular Homelessness in Los Angeles	131	28	22	39	42
0dj471j8	How Did Transit Service Adjustments During the Pandemic Impact Job Accessibility in the San Francisco Bay Area?	130	25	9	26	70
5m44m6zm	California’s High-Speed Rail Yields the Greatest Accessibility Gains to the Most Vulnerable Communities	130	116	14
8400819h	Assessing the Shift to Remote and Hybrid Work in California throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic	124	25	23	24	52
3mm040km	Electric Assisted Bikes (E-bikes) Show Promise in Getting People out of Cars	123	42	31	25	25
2qs445kh	Communities Are Experimenting with Microtransit to Fill Critical Gaps in Public Transit Service – What Have We Learned so Far?	122	29	32	32	29
1wk7t932	Debt Burden from Automobile Loans Exacerbates Racial Inequality in California’s Communities	118	25	16	21	56
5dz6b7tj	What are the Public Health and Environmental Implications of Drayage Truck Electrification Targets in California?	111	16	18	23	54
6xp3h69x	Local Government Strategies to Improve Shared Micromobility Infrastructure	111	30	23	41	17
3cf4x242	A Detailed Look at How the Pandemic Changed Travel Patterns Across Regions in Northern California Megaregion	109	20	20	23	46
5n138149	Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project?	109	33	18	24	34
1ds998jm	Student Access to Community College Relies Heavily on Private Vehicle Use	104	36	18	48	2
4rf2191v	Acquiring and Operating an ElectricVehicle is Largely Out of Reach forMost Ridehailing Drivers	104	45	17	19	23
514205n7	Challenges and Opportunities Facing App-Based Gig Drivers Extend Beyond Driver Pay	104	37	32	15	20
40r2j6zh	Building Transit Safety Surveys that Matter: Lessons from San Francisco Muni	98	29	28	41
54r2h8d2	What Matters Most to Drayage Companies When Considering a Zero-Emission Truck: Insights from Small and Large Fleet Operators	98	21	17	29	31
02b601tk	Changing Transit Ridership and Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic	97	22	20	27	28
02k9d06g	How Are California's Public Transit Operators Faring Fiscally Coming Out of the Pandemic?	97	73	5	6	13
85v1k5ns	Low-Income Suburban Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area Face Significant Housing and Transportation Issues	95	20	20	26	29
9qs524sb	A Quiet Revolution in California Transportation Planning and Finance	95	19	60	7	9
14b0x0nm	Environmental Reviews Fail to Accurately Analyze Induced Vehicle Travel from Highway Expansion Projects	94	20	19	29	26
6w9384kn	Which Pandemic-Induced Changes in Work and Commuting Are Sticking, and What Does this Mean for Public Policy?	94	53	41
6md6c45w	Fares Alone Will Not Sustain the Long-Term Operations of Electric Vehicle Carsharing Programs in Underserved Communities	93	27	20	46
11c7b3bj	Older Adults are Driving Later inLife, but Getting Out Less	86	39	47
4zv3p5x6	The Costs and Gains of Raising Truck Speed Limits	86	19	19	18	30
5nd209mw	New Insights from Satellite Data Show the Impact Trucks are Having on Communities in Southern California	84	18	16	50
4hj979ws	Justice-Centered Mapping Tools for Selecting Electric Vehicle Charger Locations	83	26	17	19	21
8gm3w9qp	Electric Bike-share in the Sacramento Region is Replacing Car Trips and Supporting More Favorable Attitudes Towards Bicycling	81	16	19	31	15
1g47j2vx	Jobs-Housing Balance in California Cities	80	17	26	10	27
1kb8h9vs	The Monetary and Non-Monetary Factors Influencing Travel Choices in an Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicle Future	79	34	12	17	16
37g3340n	Can Green Hydrogen Be a Cost Competitive Transportation Fuel by 2030?	76	13	22	20	21
3b81t7bm	Americans are Spending More Time at Home and Traveling Less Post-Pandemic	75	23	23	29
6cg12850	Is housing affordability associated with shorter commutes for low-income workers?	73	15	20	21	17
02p1h56g	Battery Electric Trucks Are Well-Suited for Regional Haul Operations and Offer Significant Environmental and Health Benefits to Communities	70	16	11	19	24
35z1104s	How Can California Transit Agencies Build Rail Cheaper and Faster?	70	25	16	12	17
6s76c61b	A Review of SB 1 Project Performance: Cost Overruns, Schedule Delays, and Cancellations	70	25	13	9	23
8474n9tk	Policy Considerations for Advancing Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging in California	70	25	15	13	17
15d720k1	What Challenges Can Arise from Coordinating Housing Development with Transportation?	69	18	20	14	17
30m9m61b	Creative Reallocation of Curbs, Streets, Sidewalks Accelerated by the Pandemic May be Here to Stay	68	21	14	14	19
4q87j713	How Seven Cities Are Exploring Congestion Pricing Strategies	68	16	22	15	15
0js6k8tc	Will COVID-19 Worsen California’s Truck Driver Shortage?	67	23	12	19	13
3km8b4jw	Decline of Rail Transit Requires New Strategies	67	22	12	16	17

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