Institutional Change

This project discusses methods for attracting and retaining transportation professionals who have environmental backgrounds.

This project will investigate how and whether localities are able to effectively integrate use of both level-of-service (LOS) and vehicle miles traveled (VMT), identify the best practices, and provide recommendations for Caltrans and other state agencies for assisting localities.

Prior research has either solely focused on measures of land use efficiency to reduce VMT or focused on measures of gentrification and housing affordability. This research project aims to address this gap, through the evaluation of existing tools that aims to address both land use efficiency and equity to promote sustainability and equity of the built environment.

This research project will assess how county sales tax measures affect funding allocations and policy and program choices adopted in MPO long- and short-range plans in California’s four largest regions. With San Francisco Bay Area policymakers currently seeking to place a multi-county sales tax measure on the ballot, now is an opportune time to investigate these challenges and opportunities.

This dissertation presents novel methodological improvements to the CA-TIMES energy/economic framework, enabling a more nuanced view of California's transition to a low carbon transportation energy system, under different policy and technology assumptions.

This white paper evaluates research and transportation planning practices in order to provide a shared foundation for equitable transportation systems. The researchers highlight key dimensions of transportation equity in order to facilitate collaboration among the public and private sectors.