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2021 World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research

The National Center for Sustainable Transportation wass proud to sponsor the 2021 World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research! The event was held virtually August 9-11, 2021, hosted by Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, USA.

A Framework for Projecting the Potential Statewide Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduction from State-Level Strategies in California

Research Product Type

White Paper

In this paper, the authors consider the evidence available and assumptions needed for projecting statewide vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reductions for each category of strategies.

A National Study of Dockless Transportation: Land Use & Demographic Correlates of Trip Hotspots & Mode Shift

This webinar presented research on a cross-sectional land use model of dockless scooter trip generation and its application to identify areas with high propensity for scooter use in California.

A New Metric in Town: A Survey of Local Planners on California’s Switch from LOS to VMT

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This paper presents results from a 2018 survey of local planners about an impending transition in California’s environmental review law, which will require planners to evaluate land development projects for their effects on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) rather than automobile level-of-service (LOS).

Accessibility to Jobs Outside Employment Sub-Centers Has a Larger Impact on VMT Reduction than Accessibility to Jobs Inside Employment Sub-Centers

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a study which examined how access to jobs in employment sub-centers influences household vehicle miles traveled.

Affordable Housing in Transit-Oriented Developments: Impacts on Driving and Policy Approaches

Research Product Type

White Paper

This paper studies the intersection of policies promoting affordable housing, transit-oriented developments (TODs), and the reduction of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in metropolitan areas.

Air Travelers’ Ground Transportation Choices at Four Airports in Northern California

Research Product Type

Research Report

To add insights into air travelers’ ground transportation choices, this study collected a dataset with a survey administered among travelers using four major airports in Northern California in the post-pandemic era.

Assessing Transportation Impacts Using Vehicle Miles Traveled Rather Than Level of Service Can Incentivize Infill Development

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a study of how the change to using VMT rather than LOS to measure land use projects' transportation impacts affects the approval process for urban development.

Big Structural Change: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into the Policy and Politics of Land Use and Transportation Infrastructure in California

Principal Investigator Amy Lee, PhD
University of California, Davis

This research investigates these two crucial components of climate mitigation that have proven to be politically obstinate. Three studies will focus on the context in which land use and transportation policies are created – the "who, what, and why" of political influence – in order to better understand the barriers to and opportunities for policy change.

Project Status

Complete

Can Complete Streets Deliver on Sustainability?

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from UC Davis research that used life cycle assessment, a modeling tool for evaluating a product or activity’s environmental impacts through all stages of its life, to quantify the environmental performance of complete streets.