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Simulating Bike-Transit Trips Through BikewaySim and TransitSim

Principal Investigator Kari E. Watkins, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology

This research project links Georgia Tech’s newest shortest path calculator, BikewaySim, with the finished shortest path calculator for public transportation, TransitSim.

Project Status

Complete

Simulating Bike-Transit Trips Using BikewaySim and TransitSim

Research Product Type

Research Report

Planners and engineers need to know how to assess the impacts of proposed cycling infrastructure projects to select those with the greatest potential impact on cycling safety. This research uses the BikewaySim cycling shortest path model and shows how it can be used to both examine the current cycling network and show changes in accessibility likely to result from new infrastructure.

Spring 2021 Dissertation Grant and Graduate Fellowship Awardees

by Hannah Elizabeth Geudeker
July 20, 2021

Education

Congratulations to our UC Riverside, University of Vermont, Georgia Tech, and UC Davis dissertation grant and graduate fellowship recipients for the 2021-2022 cycle!

Studying the Impacts of the Pandemic and Future Mobility Patterns in California During the Post COVID-19 Recovery

Principal Investigator Giovanni Circella, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

Starting in early 2020, the world has experienced huge disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The analyses carried out in this study will shed light on the complicated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on activity participation and travel patterns, including commuting and non-commuting (e.g., discretionary) trips, and the use of various means of travel.

Project Status

Complete

Using shortest path routing to assess cycling networks

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This research outlines a framework for assessing new and existing infrastructure through BikewaySim.

Photograph of an OMNY tap-and-go fare payment system

Webinar: Opportunities for Improving Transit Travel Through Standardized Payments

In this webinar, Dr. Susie Pike, Director of the Transit Research Center at UC Davis, shed light on the challenges facing small to medium transit agencies in the transition of California’s transit systems to open-loop payment systems, and some of the opportunities that may make adoption of these systems more feasible.

Webinar: The Role of Micromobility in Public Transit Planning

This webinar highlights the role of first and last mile connectivity in public transportation modeling and planning.

Youth Cruz Free: Bus Ridership Behavior Among Santa Cruz County Teens

Principal Investigator Susan Pike, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project will investigate the effectiveness of the Youth Cruz Free pilot fare-free program by Santa Cruz Metro through a longitudinal study of travel behavior among high school age teenagers. The outcomes of this study will provide Santa Cruz Metro with a direct understanding of the impacts of the pilot program, and will be useful for transit agencies and policy makers considering larger scale free transit for youth and other groups.

Project Status

Complete

Youth Cruz Free: Fare Free Bus and Ridership Behavior among Santa Cruz County Teens

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study examines a Youth Cruz Free program launched by the Santa Cruz METRO in March 2023, allowing kids and teenagers of school age to use the service for free. The researchers were interested in understanding how the program has changed the travel behavior of teenagers, whether it encourages adolescents to use the service after they turn 18, and what factors influence their overall ridership of Santa Cruz METRO.