planning

Exploring Microtransit Adoption and Impacts on Transportation Access of Underserved Populations

  • Principal Investigator Yan Xing, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This research focuses on transportation of underserved people in the Sacramento area of California and aims to explore their barriers to and facilitators of adoption of a technology-enabled on-demand service—microtransit—and how and to what extent it helps get access to services and employment by employing quantitative methods based on data collected through phone and intercept surveys.
Project Status
Complete

Federal Road Charge Tax Administration Process

  • Principal Investigator Alan Jenn, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This project aims to understand current federal road funding, with the aim of facilitating a transition between a traditional fuel tax and a road charge mechanism.
Project Status
Complete

Federal Road Charge Tax Administration Process

Research Product Type
Research Report
In this report, researchers investigate the institutional structure of the current gasoline tax at the federal level including historical changes, how the tax is collected, and how it is allocated and disbursed to fund infrastructure projects.

Freight Efficiency Strategies: Planning and Policy

Research Product Type
White Paper
To establish a broad perspective on ways that state departments of transportation (DOT) are facilitating interregional and statewide freight planning efforts, this white paper analyzes state DOT organizational charts to identify where freight planning functions are housed.
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