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Lessons Learned for Designing Programs to Charge for Road Use, Congestion, and Emissions

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

To inform the optimal design of programs to price road use/damage, emissions, and congestion, researchers at UC Davis reviewed published studies, examined existing programs, and investigated potential design choices for such programs. This policy brief summarizes the findings from that study.

Local Finance and Planning Mechanisms for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport

Principal Investigator Elisa Barbour, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project will address the lack of systematic research on the topic by (1) identifying common TOD and transit/AT financing tools-in-use, (2) conducting a survey and interviews with local planners, (3) analyzing findings in connection to characteristics and motivations distinguishing localities, and (4) assessing financing and planning strategies more intensively in case study cities useful for considering best practices.

Project Status

Complete

Local Option Sales Taxes, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and SB 375: A Question of Priorities

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report considers the role of local option sales taxes (LOSTs) for transportation in influencing spending patterns in regional transportation plans adopted by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)in California’s four largest metropolitan regions.

Planning and Policymaking for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport in California Cities

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report provides research findings from the first year of a two-year research project on patterns of local policymaking in California to support transit-oriented development (TOD), transit, and active transport.

Road User Charge Administration: Lessons Learned from Fuel Taxes

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings and policy implications from research that assessed the administration of the gasoline tax, including collection and distribution of revenues, to determine what barriers and opportunities might exist for a road user charge funding mechanism.

Shared-Use Mobility Services Can Improve Access and Reduce Costs in Rural Disadvantaged Communities

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a UC Davis study where researchers compared the cost-effectiveness of existing inter-city transit service in rural disadvantaged communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley to hypothetical ridesharing and carsharing services.

Sidewalk Asset Management – Investigation into the Financial Management of and Overlooked Transportation Asset

Principal Investigator David Boyer
Georgia Institute of Technology

The proposed research examines the financial state of the practice for sidewalk asset management in the United States, taking economic, social and legal costs into consideration.

Project Status

Complete

Sidewalk asset management: Financial modeling the total cost of sidewalks

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

This research identifies pedestrian infrastructure elements as assets and defines construction costs, common issues, repair costs, and maintenance practices.

Supporting Sustainable Transportation: Redefining State Practices for Allocating Transportation Funding in California

Principal Investigator Gian-Claudia Sciara, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This white paper reviews the complex systems through which California generates and allocates state revenue for transportation investment. The paper suggests preliminary steps for revising the state's transportation funding framework to reinforce emissions reduction goals.

Project Status

Complete

Sustainable Communities Strategies Implementation Alternatives for Meeting Transit Needs in the Rural San Joaquin Valley

Principal Investigator Caroline Rodier, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project studies alternatives to traditional transit services in rural San Joaquin Valley communities, with a particular emphasis on cost-effectiveness analysis.

Project Status

Complete