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Exploring the Environmental Sustainability and Social Equity Benefits of Micromobility Services

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

This dissertation consists of six studies that explore the environmental sustainability and social equity implications of micromobility services, separately and together. The studies compiled in this dissertation examine the implications of travel behavior for environmental sustainability through the lens of equity.

Exploring Unintended Environmental and Social-Equity Consequences of Transit Oriented Development

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study used a spatial economic model developed for the Sacramento region and an advanced travel demand model to simulate a land use and transportation plan from 2014 to 2030.

Exploring Unintended Environmental and Social-Equity Consequences of Transit Oriented Development Using a Spatial Economic Land Use and Activity-Based Microsimulation Models

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

The researchers used microsimulation models to measure costs and benefits of transit-oriented development, with a particular emphasis on equity and environment.

Project Status

Complete

Factors Influencing Mode Choice for Intercity Travel from Northern New England to Major Northeastern Cities

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report addresses a need for more research on travel behavior between non-metropolitan areas and large metropolitan centers.

Fall 2020 Dissertation Grant and Graduate Fellowship Awardees

by Malak Saleh
July 20, 2020

Education

The NCST congratulates our UC Riverside and UC Davis dissertation grant and graduate fellowship recipients for the Fall 2020 cycle! Our recent awardees are contributing to research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure, pavement performance, highway traffic management, ridehailing, and disaster modeling!

From Transportation Equity to Transportation Justice: Within, Through, and Beyond the State

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

Transportation policies, plans, and projects all flow through state institutions because of the substantial cost of infrastructure and the need to assess transportation system performance, includin

Fuel and Emissions Calculator (FEC) Version 4.0

Principal Investigator Randall Guensler, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology

This research will update to the spreadsheet version of the Fuel and Emissions Calculator (FEC) to Version 4.0. The update will incorporate the emission and energy use rates from the latest version of the EPA's MOVES 4.0 regulatory model for conventional and electric vehicles, utilizing the latest matrices from MOVES-Matrix 4.0 (also developed by the research team) and associated source type technology parameters.

Project Status

Complete

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities for Local Governments: Development of Supply Curves, Co-Benefit Estimation, and Equity Indicators

Principal Investigator Alissa Kendall, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

In the researchers' current 2018-2019 project entitled “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Opportunities for Local Governments: A Quantification and Prioritization Framework” they develop gree

Project Status

Complete

How Much Do Local Climate Action Plans in California Consider Emissions, Cost, and Equity?

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

Researchers at the University of California, Davis assessed and scored over 30 CAPs released between 2009 and 2020 based on the degree to which they addressed three themes: emissions reductions, cost, and equity, and developed a set of guiding questions to assist jurisdictions in developing CAPs that include equity considerations both broadly and by specific sector.

Identifying Roadway Physical Characteristics that Contribute to Emissions Differences between Hybrid and Conventional Vehicles

Research Product Type

Research Report

In this study, data obtained from monitoring emissions over a series of 75 test runs from 2 test vehicles during real-world on-road operations was used to assess emissions differences between two propulsion systems.