Policy Briefs

Parent: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for March through June, 2025

Item	Title	Total requests	Download	View-only	%Dnld
6zs4q8ck	Early Results on Individual Life Outcomes from the L.A. Mobility Wallet Phase I Pilot Program	881	687	194	78.0%
2hs038b3	Beyond Transit Discounts: Comparing L.A. Mobility Wallet and Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Programs	293	143	150	48.8%
8rn1426w	The Transit Effect: A Decade of Change at LA Metro Rail Stations	241	183	58	75.9%
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%
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%
9gc8s8xt	HopSkipDrive to the Rescue: How a Ride-hailing Company Provides Crucial Transportation to School for Vulnerable Student Populations	143	74	69	51.7%
29k730kk	Automobile Debt Increased Substantially during the Pandemic	139	19	120	13.7%
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%
9r23x92v	The Fiscal Effects of COVID-19 on Public Transit in Southern California	125	34	91	27.2%
11c7b3bj	Older Adults are Driving Later inLife, but Getting Out Less	124	14	110	11.3%
5n138149	Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project?	123	19	104	15.4%
02b601tk	Changing Transit Ridership and Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic	119	8	111	6.7%
2z31k9g1	Racial Segregation, Freeways, and Institutional Mechanisms in Pasadena	112	25	87	22.3%
3b81t7bm	Americans are Spending More Time at Home and Traveling Less Post-Pandemic	110	10	100	9.1%
0099k9mr	Traveling Without a Car in Los Angeles: Mobility Challenges Faced by Carless and Car-Deficit Households	109	42	67	38.5%
5zb208gz	Advancing Shade and Lighting Equity at Bus Stops in Los Angeles	105	44	61	41.9%
9qs524sb	A Quiet Revolution in California Transportation Planning and Finance	104	47	57	45.2%
98n0x7hh	Freeways' Splitting and Cordoning Effects in Neighborhoods of Color: Colton, Fresno, and San Diego	102	12	90	11.8%
1wk7t932	Debt Burden from Automobile Loans Exacerbates Racial Inequality in California’s Communities	97	11	86	11.3%
5ss3454r	A Gendered View of Mobility and Transport: Next Steps and Future Directions	89	37	52	41.6%
6qn1n07q	Gender Equity in Transportation for Unhoused Women	89	24	65	27.0%
22c5g90w	Access to Child Care: Does it Vary by Neighborhood Type?	82	14	68	17.1%
505847r4	Vehicle Ownership Trends and Their Implications for Transit Ridership	82	13	69	15.9%
7n8997r7	From Freeways to Boulevards: Lessons from Rochester, New York	82	24	58	29.3%
32r5q7sz	The Equity Challenges and Outcomes of California County Transportation Sales Taxes	81	30	51	37.0%
6cg12850	Is housing affordability associated with shorter commutes for low-income workers?	80	49	31	61.3%
19129397	Lessons Learned from Abroad: Potential Influence of California High-Speed Rail on Economic Development, Land Use Patterns, and Future Growth of Cities	79	35	44	44.3%
1g47j2vx	Jobs-Housing Balance in California Cities	79	9	70	11.4%
14w0m0bq	The Drive for Dollars:  How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities	77	14	63	18.2%
0jm2d235	Four Case Studies on the Effects of Freeway Siting on Neighborhoods of Color	76	21	55	27.6%
2xf6798p	The Eighty-Five Percent Solution: Is Crowdsourcing Speed Limits the Best Approach to Traffic Safety?	76	23	53	30.3%
53k58197	Traffic Trumps All: Examining the Effect of Traffic Impact Analyses on Urban Housing	75	14	61	18.7%
0sx8s7k7	Better Parking Policy Can Make California Transportation More Sustainable	73	11	62	15.1%
25j1w20d	Three Lanes Good, Two Lanes Better? An Analysis of Unconventional Road Diet Typology in Los Angeles	73	30	43	41.1%
3td9b42j	Falling Transit Ridership in Southern California	73	12	61	16.4%
8nt0t37g	Public Transit Safety Among University Students	72	9	63	12.5%
1bv441qx	Bus Shelter Inequity in Unincorporated Los Angeles County	69	23	46	33.3%
1cd667p1	By Transit, By-Right: Impacts of Housing Development Approval Processes on Transit-Supportive Density	69	28	41	40.6%
3wx1q2v4	Homelessness in Transit Environments: Survey Findings	69	10	59	14.5%
2cd888nq	Student Transportation Options Provided by California Community Colleges Often Limited to Parking Permits and Transit Passes	68	19	49	27.9%
8943b1xm	Going Nowhere Fast: Why Personal Travel is Down Across the U.S.	68	9	59	13.2%
58c6n6dm	Impacts of Freeway Siting on Stockton’s Asian American Community	67	11	56	16.4%
1s59g67d	What Does Public Health Research Tell Us About the Risks of Riding Public Transit During the COVID-19 Pandemic?	66	6	60	9.1%
3k9018wk	Discrimination in Ridehail and Taxi Services	66	7	59	10.6%
3k56t02m	Whose Budget is it Anyway? Demystifying the City of Los Angeles Transportation Budgeting Process	65	8	57	12.3%

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