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Long Distance Travel in the United States

Principal Investigator Lisa Aultman-Hall, Ph.D.
University of Vermont

This white paper looks at historical and international data on long-distance travel to better inform American transportation planners on how to factor long-distance travel into policies.

Project Status

Complete

Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credit Prices and Pass-Through at the Pump—A Preliminary Investigation

Principal Investigator Aaron Smith, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This research will study the effectiveness of Low Carbon Fuel Standard policy, focusing on rack biodiesel and renewable diesel prices to estimate the extent to which suppliers pass through costs downstream

Project Status

Complete

Managing the Impacts of Freight in California

Principal Investigator Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

The purpose of this research is to generate recommendations on the most effective strategies for reducing freight related congestion and its impacts

Project Status

Complete

Modeling future hydrogen supply chains in the western United States under uncertainties: An optimization-based approach focusing on California as a hydrogen hub

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

Researchers employ a least-cost infrastructure planning framework to analyze the impacts of demand, supply, and government policy uncertainties for future hydrogen supply chains. Long-term investment strategies substantially reduce system costs in all our scenarios

Monitoring Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Claims in Local Development Review

Principal Investigator Jamey Volker, PhD
University of California, Davis

This project will assess the current state-of-the-practice with respect to vehicle-miles-traveled estimation and mitigation by examining a sample of environmental documents for recent development projects.

Project Status

Complete

Next Generation Incentives and Policies for Growing the Zero-Emission Light-Duty Vehicle Market

This briefing featured presentations from UC Davis researchers sharing the latest insights and research findings regarding the future of the electric vehicle market and what type of incentives, policies, and regulations may be needed to increase the adoption and production of low-carbon light-duty vehicles.

Mar 30, 2016 @ 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Caltrans Boardroom, 1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA
Event Details

Not enough parking, you say? A study of garage use and parking supply for single-family homes in Sacramento and implications for ADUs

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

The researchers use a survey of homeowners in Sacramento, California, to investigate the supply and sufficiency of residential parking for single-family homes, including how households actually use their garages, and help answer the ADU parking conundrum.

Pass-Through of Alternative Fuel Policy Incentives: Evidence from Diesel and Biodiesel Markets, the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, and Low Carbon Fuel Standards in California and Oregon

Research Product Type

White Paper

In this white paper, the authors study pass-through of implicit taxes and subsidies, introduced by federal and state policies, to a variety of diesel and soy biodiesel fuel prices in the context of the U.S. diesel sector, focusing on fossil diesel and soy biodiesel.

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.

Policy Shocks and Market-Based Regulations: Evidence from the Renewable Fuel Standard

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

Researchers estimate empirically the effect of three ‘policy shocks’ that reduced the expected mandates in 2013 and study the effects of the shocks on commodity markets and the market value of publicly traded biofuel firms.