Policy Briefs
Parent: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
eScholarship stats: History by Item for June through September, 2026
| Item | Title | Total requests | 2026-09 | 2026-08 | 2026-07 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8df493h2 | What Happens When Cities Eliminate Minimum Parking Requirements? | 563 | 195 | 114 | 66 | 188 |
| 89j3q7sc | Parking Requirements Drive Up Housing Costs | 447 | 141 | 124 | 53 | 129 |
| 9f22g6bq | Mobility Wallets Expand Opportunity and Quality of Life for Low-Income Travelers | 439 | 110 | 183 | 111 | 35 |
| 1zm5t77t | The First Phase of California’s High-Speed Rail Project Provides the Greatest Economic Benefits Compared to Full Build Out | 418 | 163 | 149 | 35 | 71 |
| 2g09x2q7 | Do Cities Have Too Much Parking? | 394 | 116 | 107 | 52 | 119 |
| 72j1z9dk | 3 PM Is the New 5 PM: Post-Pandemic Travel Patterns in Southern California Are Shifting | 350 | 128 | 125 | 43 | 54 |
| 6dr4196z | Organizing and Delivering Public Transit Service in California | 333 | 40 | 74 | 79 | 140 |
| 22t184bb | How California cities respond to state-level parking reform | 309 | 73 | 77 | 59 | 100 |
| 3rn5v4wh | The LA Metro Transit Ambassador Pilot Program Shows Promise in Improving Customer Experience and Safety on Transit | 305 | 68 | 98 | 66 | 73 |
| 8d18q869 | The Width and Value of Residential Streets | 283 | 123 | 108 | 19 | 33 |
| 0pk982hz | Evaluating All-Way Stops, Neighborhood Traffic Circles and Mini-Roundabouts in Los Angeles | 273 | 61 | 114 | 42 | 56 |
| 2hs038b3 | Beyond Transit Discounts: Comparing L.A. Mobility Wallet and Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Programs | 269 | 92 | 106 | 27 | 44 |
| 8rn1426w | The Transit Effect: A Decade of Change at LA Metro Rail Stations | 263 | 119 | 73 | 23 | 48 |
| 1kx197r0 | Minimum Parking Requirements Fuel Driving | 256 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 87 |
| 1xz8g17k | Road Expansion is a Fundamental Cause of Growth in Vehicle Travel | 253 | 93 | 96 | 25 | 39 |
| 11c7b3bj | Older Adults are Driving Later in Life, but Getting Out Less | 249 | 82 | 99 | 36 | 32 |
| 14w0m0bq | The Drive for Dollars: How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities | 239 | 74 | 81 | 27 | 57 |
| 6d50c009 | Transit Finance at a Precipice: Major Policy Changes Are Needed to Stabilize Public Transit Budgets | 238 | 52 | 52 | 84 | 50 |
| 3b81t7bm | Americans are Spending More Time at Home and Traveling Less Post-Pandemic | 234 | 81 | 68 | 42 | 43 |
| 35p6w3sc | Commute Distance and Jobs-Housing Fit in Los Angeles | 221 | 65 | 69 | 30 | 57 |
| 3bp2q1rr | Young Adults Aren’t Leaving Home, Socializing, or Traveling as Much Post-Pandemic | 218 | 76 | 61 | 31 | 50 |
| 98n0x7hh | Freeways' Splitting and Cordoning Effects in Neighborhoods of Color: Colton, Fresno, and San Diego | 217 | 90 | 57 | 30 | 40 |
| 6cg12850 | Is housing affordability associated with shorter commutes for low-income workers? | 216 | 66 | 66 | 26 | 58 |
| 3296x53z | Geographic and Regulatory Impacts on Vehicular Homelessness in Los Angeles | 214 | 73 | 71 | 26 | 44 |
| 6p70449g | The California Gas Tax Swap: A Study of Revenue Volatility in Transportation Planning | 214 | 58 | 59 | 31 | 66 |
| 9mk5p97z | From Data to Decisions: A Road Prioritization Framework for Resilience, Risk, and Fairness | 206 | 36 | 51 | 28 | 91 |
| 5n138149 | Who Benefits the Most from California’s High-Speed Rail Project? | 198 | 63 | 57 | 39 | 39 |
| 060723b4 | Women Have Smaller Activity Spaces Than Men, Especially in Households with Children | 195 | 59 | 77 | 14 | 45 |
| 8hk277vb | Ambiguity in Defining High-Quality Transit Shapes Where Housing Can Be Built in California | 194 | 46 | 52 | 40 | 56 |
| 9gc8s8xt | HopSkipDrive to the Rescue: How a Ride-hailing Company Provides Crucial Transportation to School for Vulnerable Student Populations | 192 | 64 | 74 | 23 | 31 |
| 6zs4q8ck | Early Results on Individual Life Outcomes from the L.A. Mobility Wallet Phase I Pilot Program | 191 | 44 | 56 | 37 | 54 |
| 8943b1xm | Going Nowhere Fast: Why Personal Travel is Down Across the U.S. | 189 | 53 | 82 | 17 | 37 |
| 0jm2d235 | Four Case Studies on the Effects of Freeway Siting on Neighborhoods of Color | 187 | 47 | 55 | 27 | 58 |
| 02b601tk | Changing Transit Ridership and Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic | 186 | 51 | 57 | 27 | 51 |
| 2w38x01p | Evaluating the Safety Impacts of High Traffic Volume Road Diets | 180 | 44 | 58 | 34 | 44 |
| 9jd5b632 | Which Freeway Corridors in Los Angeles Can Support Regional Bus Service? | 180 | 43 | 43 | 94 | |
| 95h4096q | How Bike Ridership Can Inform Bike Safety | 178 | 35 | 60 | 83 | |
| 40r2j6zh | Building Transit Safety Surveys that Matter: Lessons from San Francisco Muni | 175 | 51 | 41 | 37 | 46 |
| 505847r4 | Vehicle Ownership Trends and Their Implications for Transit Ridership | 175 | 46 | 56 | 29 | 44 |
| 2z31k9g1 | Racial Segregation, Freeways, and Institutional Mechanisms in Pasadena | 173 | 47 | 56 | 29 | 41 |
| 3k9018wk | Discrimination in Ridehail and Taxi Services | 173 | 40 | 60 | 18 | 55 |
| 7k6981vw | Broxton Plaza: An Avenue for Revitalization and Mobility in Westwood Village | 173 | 25 | 63 | 19 | 66 |
| 5zb208gz | Advancing Shade and Lighting Equity at Bus Stops in Los Angeles | 168 | 44 | 65 | 14 | 45 |
| 25j1w20d | Three Lanes Good, Two Lanes Better? An Analysis of Unconventional Road Diet Typology in Los Angeles | 165 | 32 | 68 | 27 | 38 |
| 58c6n6dm | Impacts of Freeway Siting on Stockton’s Asian American Community | 163 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 30 |
| 29k730kk | Automobile Debt Increased Substantially during the Pandemic | 162 | 34 | 78 | 22 | 28 |
| 0099k9mr | Traveling Without a Car in Los Angeles: Mobility Challenges Faced by Carless and Car-Deficit Households | 161 | 59 | 57 | 18 | 27 |
| 02k9d06g | How Are California's Public Transit Operators Faring Fiscally Coming Out of the Pandemic? | 155 | 24 | 55 | 21 | 55 |
| 93p7h6dv | Fare-free? Reduced fares? What research tells us about strategies for pricing public transit | 154 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 51 |
| 1g47j2vx | Jobs-Housing Balance in California Cities | 151 | 45 | 54 | 28 | 24 |
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