Area of Expertise: Travel Behavior, Land Use, &amp; the Built Environment

Freight, Logistics, & Supply Chain Public Transit, Shared Mobility, & Active Transportation Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment Zero-Emission Vehicles & Low-Carbon Fuels

Recent Projects

Reforming California’s Transportation Development Act

Research Team:

Brian D. Taylor (lead), John Gahbauer, Juan Matute

UC Campus(es):

UCLA

Changing Transit Ridership and Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research Team:

Susan Shaheen (lead), John Gahbauer, Yan Xing, Adam Cohen, Juan Matute, Jacob Wasserman, Jeremy Epstein

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA

Steering California’s Transportation Future: A Report on Possible Scenarios and Recommendations

Research Team:

John Gahbauer (lead), Juan Matute, Jacob Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, Alejandra Rios

UC Campus(es):

UCLA

Recent Publications

published journal article

Using a Modified Delphi Approach to Explore California's Possible Transportation and Land Use Futures

other

Video: Transit & Traffic: A Primer

research report

Financing the Future: Examining the Fiscal Landscape of California Public Transit in the Wake of the Pandemic

Lewis Fulton

Director, Energy Futures Program, UC Davis

Areas of Expertise

Contact

Email:

lmfulton@ucdavis.edu

Intelligent Transportation Systems, Emerging Technologies, & Big Data Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment

Recent Projects

Examining the Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard on Fleet Electrification for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Research Team:

Julie Witcover (lead), Lewis Fulton, Colin Murphy

UC Campus(es):

UC Davis

Mapping the Potential of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Across Transportation Sectors in California

Research Team:

Lewis Fulton (lead), Tri Dev Acharya, Jasenka Rakas, Chris Yang, Marshall Miller, Timothy Lipman, Daniel Coffee

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA

Comparing California and European Strategies for Reaching Very Low Carbon Transportation Systems

Research Team:

Lewis Fulton (lead), Pierpaolo Cazzola, Marshall Miller, Aditya Ramji

UC Campus(es):

UC Davis

Recent Publications

research report

A Review of Data Systems to Track Zero-Emission Truck Adoption and Suggestions for Future Improvements

policy brief

Developing a Hydrogen Vehicle Market in California Will Require Significant Upfront Investment, but Should be Self-Sustaining Thereafter

presentation

Comparing California and European Strategies for Reaching Very Low Carbon Transportation Systems

Karen Frick

Associate Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley

Areas of Expertise

Contact

Email:

kfrick@berkeley.edu

Infrastructure Delivery, Operations, & Resilience Public Transit, Shared Mobility, & Active Transportation Safety, Public Health, & Mobility Justice Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment

Recent Projects

Benchmarking “Smart City” Technology Adoption in California: Developing and Piloting a Data Collection Approach

Research Team:

Alison Post (lead), Karen Frick

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley

How Well Do New K-12 Public School Sites in California Incorporate Mitigation Measures Known to Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled?

Research Team:

Jeffrey M. Vincent (lead), Sandra Mukasa, Jamie Albrecht, Karen Frick

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley

Recent Publications

research report

Matching Technique with Authority: A Study of How Local DOTs Can Narrow the Gap between their Network Management Authority and their Analytical Capacity

policy brief

Mobiliti—A New Tool to Guide Safer, More Equitable Traffic Management Strategies

policy brief

The General Transit Feed Specification Makes Trip-Planning Easier – Especially During a Pandemic – Yet its Use by California Agencies is Uneven

Dillon Fitch-Polse

Professional Researcher, Co-Director Bicycling Plus Research Collaborative, UC Davis

Areas of Expertise

Contact

Email:

dtfitch@ucdavis.edu

Infrastructure Delivery, Operations, & Resilience Safety, Public Health, & Mobility Justice Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment Zero-Emission Vehicles & Low-Carbon Fuels

Recent Projects

Envisioning Micromobility as Public Transit: Two intervention studies in the living lab of Davis, California

Research Team:

Kari Edison Watkins (lead), Susan Pike, Dillon Fitch-Polse, Hope Bodenschatz

UC Campus(es):

UC Davis

Exploring the Effects of Cost on Usage of Shared Micromobility Services

Research Team:

Tatsuya Fukushige (lead), Kari Edison Watkins, Dillon Fitch-Polse

UC Campus(es):

UC Davis

Improving Benefit Estimation for California Active Transportation Projects and Investments

Research Team:

Dillon Fitch-Polse (lead), Matthew Favetti, Kari Edison Watkins, Trisalyn Nelson

UC Campus(es):

UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara

Recent Publications

published journal article

What factors influence the adoption and use of dockless electric bike-share? A case study from the Sacramento region

policy brief

Bike Theft: Estimating the Magnitude and Impacts on Bicycling Behavior Policy Brief

policy brief

Examining Both Trip Level Mode Replacements and Daily Activity Patterns of Users is Required to Understand the Sustainability Potential of Micromobility

Ethan Elkind

Director, Climate Program, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, UC Berkeley

Areas of Expertise

Contact

Email:

eelkind@law.berkeley.edu

Public Transit, Shared Mobility, & Active Transportation Safety, Public Health, & Mobility Justice Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment

Recent Projects

Charging up the Central Coast: Policy Solutions to Improve Electric Vehicle Charging Access in Watsonville

Research Team:

Ethan Elkind (lead), Shruti Sarode, Katie Segal, Maia Baltzley, Louise Bedsworth

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley

Addressing High Capital Costs and Delays for California’s Major Transportation Projects

Research Team:

Ethan Elkind (lead)

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley

Recent Publications

research report

Charging Up the Central Coast: Policy Solutions to Improve Electric Vehicle Charging Access in Watsonville

research report

Getting Back on Track: Policy Solutions to Improve California Rail Transit Projects

policy brief

How Can California Transit Agencies Build Rail Cheaper and Faster?

Elizabeth Deakin

Professor Emerita, Department of City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley

Areas of Expertise

Contact

Email:

edeakin@berkeley.edu

Public Transit, Shared Mobility, & Active Transportation Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment

Recent Projects

Stakeholder Perspectives and Strategies for Reviving Public Transit Ridership to Downtowns and Employment Centers in the Bay Area

Research Team:

Elizabeth Deakin (lead), Egon Terplan

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley

Markets and Program Options for E-Bikes in California

Research Team:

Elizabeth Deakin (lead)

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley

Best Practices for the Public Management of Electric Scooters

Research Team:

Elizabeth Deakin (lead)

UC Campus(es):

UC Berkeley

Recent Publications

research report

Struggling to Connect: Housing and Transportation Challenges of Low-Income Suburban Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area

policy brief

Low-Income Suburban Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area Face Significant Housing and Transportation Issues

published journal article

Crabgrass confinement: Housing and transportation challenges of low- and moderate-income suburban residents in the San Francisco Bay Area

Dana Cuff

Director and Professor, cityLAB, and Department of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA

Areas of Expertise

Contact

Email:

dcuff@aud.ucla.edu