Projects

The National Center for Sustainable Transportation funds a variety of research grants, organized by our three research themes (Infrastructure Provision; Travel Demand; and Vehicle Technology), and by project type (applied research projects, white papers / research synthesis, seed grants, translational projects, dissertation grants, and graduate student-led research).

Induced Travel Calculator Project

Principal Investigator Susan Handy, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project will develop a web-based tool for calculating the induced travel effects of highway expansion projects

Project Status

Complete

Incentive Regulation of Transportation Network Companies

Principal Investigator Richard Arnott, Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside

Research will explore how transportation network companies should be regulated so as to efficiently balance the reduction in cost from increased industry concentration against the increased exercise of monopoly power.

Project Status

In Progress

Improving Transportation Information Resilience: Error Estimation for Networked Sensor Data

Principal Investigator Yueyue Fan, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This research will improve fundamental knowledge on transportation data analytics as well as the effective management of data and information infrastructure in transportation practice.

Project Status

Complete

Improved Emissions Models for Project Evaluation (MOVES-Matrix)

Principal Investigator Randall Guensler, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology

This project integrates the Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES-Matrix) with various travel demand models.

Project Status

Complete

Roadway Characteristics Contributing to Emissions Differences between Conventional and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

Principal Investigator James Sullivan
University of Vermont

This project measured emissions differences between conventional vehicles and hybrid-electric vehicles.

Project Status

Complete

Identification of Dynamic Effects in the California Consumer Vehicle Market in Response to Greenhouse Gas Policies and Programs: Integrating Existing Databases and Model Development

Principal Investigator David Bunch, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project proposes to integrate various data sets on plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) purchases, consumer characteristics, and attitudes.

Project Status

Complete

High Impact Prioritization of Bike Share Program Investment to Improve Underserved Communities' Access to Jobs and Essential Services

Principal Investigator Debbie Niemeier, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

The project creates a bike share index to inform better bike share access for disadvantaged populations.

Project Status

Complete

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities for Local Governments: A Quantification and Prioritization Framework

Principal Investigator Alissa Kendall, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project will create a framework for local California governments to plan for greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Project Status

Complete

Gentrification Near Rail Transit Areas: A Micro-Data Analysis of Moves into Los Angeles Metro Rail Station Areas

Principal Investigator Marlon G. Boarnet, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This project examines population shifts that result from rail station construction. It addresses pre-existing concerns of new rail neighborhoods leading to gentrification.

Project Status

Complete

Genetic Toolkit for Assessment and Prediction of Population-level Impacts of Bridge Construction on Birds

Principal Investigator Rachael Bay, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

Using Anna’s hummingbird as a case study, the researchers propose to develop a genetic toolkit to assess how Caltrans construction projects impact bird populations.

Project Status

Complete

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