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Rural travel burdens in the United States: Unmet need and travel costs

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

Using the 2017 National Household Travel Survey, this study quantifies and compares travel burdens in rural versus nonrural communities in the United States.

Shaping Automated Vehicle Behaviors in Mixed Autonomy Traffic to Benefit All Road Users and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Principal Investigator Di Chen
University of California, Davis

The goal of this research is to understand vehicle interactions in mixed traffic and leverage the understanding to shape AV behaviors, simultaneously benefiting all road users (i.e., ensuring equity) and achieving emission reduction, even with a limited proportion of AVs.

Project Status

In Progress

Shining the Spotlight on UC Davis Transportation Student Sequoia Erasmus

by Malak Saleh
January 08, 2021

Education

UC Davis dual masters' student Sequoia Erasmus research assess equity in the transportation industry.

Simulating the Effects of Shared Automated Vehicles and Benefits to Low-Income Communities in Los Angeles

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

Researchers at the University of California, Davis and the Technical University of Berlin evaluated questions around the impacts of automated vehicles by simulating three scenarios in the Westside Cities area using an open-source, dynamic, agent-based travel model called MATSim, then calculated the benefits of each scenario compared to the base case for various income groups.

Spatial Accessibility, Perceived Barriers, and Visitation To National Parks

Principal Investigator Xiao Xiao
University of Vermont

This dissertation studies transportation-related barriers and spatial accessibility regarding national park tourism, focusing on differences between racial/ethnic groups.

Project Status

Complete

Spotlight on UC Davis PhD Anmol Pahwa

by Hannah Elizabeth Geudeker
March 21, 2022

Education

Meet Anmol Pahwa, PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering at UC Davis with a subfield focus in Transportation Engineering.

Strategies to Promote Access to Healthy Food by Vulnerable Populations in Rural Communities

Principal Investigator James Sullivan
University of Vermont

This research will help policymakers understand the obstacles faced by socially vulnerable populations in accessing healthy food, whether those obstacles involve transportation access or awareness.

Project Status

In Progress

Sustainability and Displacement: Assessing the Spatial Pattern of Residential Moves Near Rail Transit

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

The researchers aim to answer whether the presence of rail transit increases the outflow of lower-income neighborhood residents in Los Angeles County.

Project Status

Complete

Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology Conference: Shaping the Future of Mobility

This conference will address questions around how policy makers, the private sector, and others can work together to support transportation innovations in ways that promote sustainability and benefit all users of the transportation system particularly in terms of public health, equity, and accessibility. Transportation technologies and new approaches to mobility are advancing so rapidly that it can be difficult for policy makers to frame incentives, regulations, and market signals to promote all three pillars of sustainability: equity, the environment, and the economy.

May 31 - Jun 2, 2022 @ 9:00am - 5:00pm
Event Location
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, CA 92617
Event Details

Sustainable EV Market Incentives: Equitable Revenue-Neutral Incentives for Zero-emission Vehicles in the United States

Research Product Type

White Paper

This paper assesses the potential utility of feebates for shaping the US light-duty vehicle market. The analysis shows revenue-neutral incentive systems for encouraging zero-emission vehicles are possible and can be effective.