What’s behind Recent Transit Ridership Trends in the Bay Area?

Status

Complete

Project Timeline

July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Principal Investigator

Areas of Expertise

Public Transit, Shared Mobility, & Active Transportation

Campus(es)

UCLA

Project Summary

Transit ridership in California is falling despite investment and policy intervention. A recent study by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies found that increases in access to cars has driven decreases in transit ridership in Southern California. But does this trend also apply to the Bay Area? This proposal provides seed funding toward addressing two follow on research questions:
Does the trend of increasing vehicle availability also apply in the Bay Area?
What are the causes behind the increase in vehicle availability in the SCAG region?