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Urban Spatial Structure and the Potential for Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction

Research Product Type

Research Report

This research informs metropolitan land use planning by studying a heretofore understudied variation of land use.

Vehicle Occupancy, Vehicle and Person Throughput, and Carpooling Demographics of SRTA’s Managed Lane Projects

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

This project studies the extension of the 1-85 HOT lanes (1-85 Extension) and the new reversible Northwest Corridor (NWC) express lanes, with special focus on vehicle occupancy, vehicle throughput, and person throughput.

Project Status

Complete

Webinar: Making Bicycling Comfortable: Identifying minimum infrastructure needs using a video survey

In this webinar, Dr. Dillon Fitch uses results from a video survey to discuss the limitations of on-road bicycling infrastructure, the range of effects person- and road-level attributes have on bicycling comfort, and to identify minimum on-road infrastructure needed to support comfortable bicycling.

What Affects Millennials’ Mobility? Part II: The Impact of Residential Location, Individual Preferences and Lifestyles on Young Adults’ Travel Behavior in California

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study investigated the impacts of residential location, individual preferences and lifestyles on young adults’ travel behavior in California.

What makes bicyclists comfortable? Insights from a visual preference survey of casual and prospective bicyclists

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

In this study, the research team used survey data from an on-line video experiment to analyze bicycling comfort and its relationship with person-level and road-level variables.

Workforce Development Needs of Transportation Sector Climate Adaptation Professionals

Research Product Type

White Paper

This white paper assesses the workforce development needs and current training opportunities related to transportation-sector climate adaptation. To do so, training needs were examined and opportunities identified by state and regional transportation agencies; training needs of aspiring and early-career climate adaptation professionals were cataloged; and a scan was completed of the educational opportunities in climate adaptation currently offered by universities in the United States.

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.