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Dataset: Fare free transit for youth—exploring transit use and behavior change

Research Product Type

Data

This is the dataset for the project "Youth Cruz Free: Bus Ridership Behavior Among Santa Cruz County Teens" (UCD-DOT-1007).

Envisioning Micromobility as Public Transit: Two intervention studies in the living lab of Davis, California

Principal Investigator Kari E. Watkins, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

To begin to envision micromobility as serving existing public transit and acting as public transportation itself, the researchers will examine the role of pricing on micromobility demand. In this project, the researchers will conduct two pricing-focused field experiments, partnered with the micromobility operator, SPIN, and a railway operator, Capitol Corridor.

Project Status

In Progress

UC Davis Transit Research Center's Fourth Annual Transit Research Symposium

This symposium convenes students, researchers, transit agencies, local governments, state agencies and policy makers to discuss the latest research in California High-Speed Rail, Restoring Ridership, Transit User Groups, and Innovations in Transit.

Apr 17, 2025 @ 8:30am - 5:00pm
UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center
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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.