California | National Center for Sustainable Transportation

Updating the Induced Travel Calculator

Research Product Type

Research Report

With Calculator use increasing, the Institute of Transportation Studies at University of California, Davis (ITS-Davis) initiated a project to update the National Center for Sustainable Transportation’s Induced Travel Calculator and improve its functionality based on recent data and empirical research.

Urban Spatial Structure and GHG Emissions

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

This project studies how employment distribution can impact urban vehicle miles of travel.

Project Status

Complete

Using Noninvasive Genetics to Compare how a California Freeway Affects Gene Flow in a Disturbance Averse versus a Disturbance‐Tolerant Species

Principal Investigator Andrea Schreier, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project studies how road networks and species behavior can impact wildlife survival and genetic diversity.

Project Status

Complete

Warehousing and Distribution Center Facilities in Southern California: The Use of the Commodity Flow Survey Data to Identify Logistics Sprawl and Freight Generation Patterns

Research Product Type

Research Report

This work addresses an important research topic of freight modeling by analyzing the freight patterns, in terms of freight generation and logistics sprawl, of warehouses and distribution centers in Southern California.

Warehousing and Distribution Center Facilities in Southern California: The Use of the Commodity Flow Survey Microdata to Identify Logistics Sprawl and Freight Generation Patterns

Principal Investigator Miguel Jaller, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This work addresses an important research topic of freight modeling by analyzing the freight patterns, in terms of freight generation and logistics sprawl, of warehouses and distribution centers in Southern California.

Project Status

Complete

Webinar: Cost of Ownership and Discontinuance in the California Electric Vehicle Market

This webinar will highlight two new studies on California’s electric vehicle market with implications for the state’s push to reach 100% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035.

What Affects Millennials’ Mobility? Part I: Investigating the Environmental Concerns, Lifestyles, Mobility-Related Attitudes and Adoption of Technology of Young Adults in California

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study investigated the impacts of environmental concerns, lifestyles, mobility-related attitudes and adoption of technology on young adults' travel behavior.

What Affects Millennials’ Mobility? Part II: The Impact of Residential Location, Individual Preferences and Lifestyles on Young Adults’ Travel Behavior in California

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study investigated the impacts of residential location, individual preferences and lifestyles on young adults’ travel behavior in California.

What influences travelers to use Uber? Exploring the factors affecting the adoption of on-demand ride services in California

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

The findings in this paper provide a starting point for efforts to forecast the adoption of on-demand services and their impacts on overall travel patterns across various regions and sociodemographics.