White Paper

This white paper presents three case studies from the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP), including brief analyses of their effects on freight movement in the region. The research helps to illustrate examples of unintended consequences of freight-related environmental measures which will prove useful to policymakers and operators alike.

In this whitepaper, the authors briefly describe the three major MOEs, followed by a categorization summary based on the most recent literature.

This white paper advocates that researchers and policy-makers use the analytical approach of combining urban, material flow analysis and elements of life cycle assessment to measure and improve the efficiency of urban hardscape in large urbanized areas.

This White Paper presents recommendations for using information technology solutions to increase the efficiency of California’s multi modal freight system.

This white paper documents obstacles preventing operational modernization at trade nodes and then recommends strategies to address those challenges in ways that address the State of California’s goals to improve freight efficiency.

To establish a broad perspective on ways that state departments of transportation (DOT) are facilitating interregional and statewide freight planning efforts, this white paper analyzes state DOT organizational charts to identify where freight planning functions are housed.

This white paper assesses how cities are modifying transportation impact fees in response to Senate Bill (SB) 743, adopted in 2013 to orient environmental review of transportation impacts of development projects and plans in California to support sustainable development.

This paper explains how the gap in the literature regarding effective scientific communication strategies has important consequences for the quality of policies produced and suggest future avenues of research in the pursuit of sincere evidence-based policymaking.

This white paper suggests utilizing a common framework for long-distance data collection and tabulation that re-defines long-distance travel into daily or overnight.

In this white paper, state-of-the practice intelligent transportation system (ITS) programs that are environmentally beneficial are highlighted spanning the three main areas of ITS, including, Vehicle Systems, Traffic Management Systems, and Traveler Information Systems.