The presentation summarizes the collaborative three volume report “Environmental Assessment of a Full Electric Transportation Portfolio” that projects GHG emissions through 2050 and air quality impacts in 2030.
Sacramento City College, Davis Center, Room DAC 123, 1720 Jade St, Davis, CA
This presentation discussed recent trends in short-distance trips and changes in travel demand observed in the United States, the factors behind these trends, and how these factors are likely to affect travel demand in future years.
Caltrans Headquarters, Basement Boardroom, 1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA
This talk presented behavioral analysis approaches that focus on modeling and influencing trends of travel behavior with an objective of developing tools to guide this transformation towards a more sustainable, efficient, and equitable system.
Institute of Transportation Studies, 1605 Tilia Street, Room 1103, Davis, CA
METRANS hosted the 6th International Urban Freight Conference to provide a forum for multidisciplinary research on all aspects of urban freight and raise visibility of urban freight research.
Westin Long Beach Hotel, 333 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA
How will the state’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations meet their targets for reductions in vehicle-miles traveled? This presentation looks at questions raised by this challenge.
University of Southern California, Lewis Hall, 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA
Ken Kurani and Angela Sanguinetti from ITS-Davis provide a summary of eco-driving research on passenger vehicles and the implications of this research on designing effective policy interventions that achieve both fuel savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Kanok Boriboonsomsin from the University of California, Riverside shared the state-of-the-knowledge on eco-driving practices and programs applied to heavy-duty trucks; the effectiveness of tested or implemented programs; and key challenges and barriers in implementing and sustaining a successful truck eco-driving program.
This webinar explored the significance and role of pavement life cycle assessment (LCA) in understanding and mitigating the negative environmental consequences of the pavement sector.
The forum discussed the expanding role of freight in shaping the economy, environment, and communities in the Inland Empire and greater Southern California region.
Bourns Technology Center, 1200 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, CA
The conference promoted approaches that adopt a holistic view on sustainability combining the key dimensions of sustainability (economic, social, and environmental) and addressing present and future needs.
The Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC
Speakers provided an overview of findings from the white paper from Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways Program (STEPS) and the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) that examines the feasibility of achieving an 80-in-50 target from freight transport systems, with a focus on U.S. trucking.
This presentation provided an overview of findings from a white paper from the National Center for Sustainable Transportation that examines the feasibility of achieving the target of an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 from freight transport systems, with a focus on U.S. trucking.
The forum brought together transportation professionals, planners, and policymakers from all levels of government and from the private sector to discuss goals and strategies for short and long term funding and financing options for our local, regional, and state transportation networks.
Sacramento Council of Governments (SACOG) Boardroom, 1415 L Street #300, Sacramento, CA
This seminar summarizes the who, what, where, and when of long distance travel observed in a unique sample in order to move towards a long distance tour-based approach to data collection and modeling that more fully incorporates the complexity of spatial patterns and purpose.
Institute of Transportation Studies, Room 1103 1605 Tilia Street, Davis, CA
The UC Davis Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center hosted a seminar demonstrating its free GIS Electric Vehicle Charger Planning Toolbox to plan market distribution, fast charging, and workplace charging for electric vehicles.
