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Dynamic Ridesharing: Simulation of System-Level Travel Effects Using Agent-Based Demand and Supply Models in the Sacramento Region

Principal Investigator Caroline Rodier, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project examines the potential for single-occupancy drivers to use public transit in their morning commutes. (For the final project, the researchers switched the study location from the Sacramento area to the San Francisco Bay area.)

Project Status

Complete

Eco-Driving for Transit

Research Product Type

White Paper

Researchers simulated the implementation of transit eco-driving strategies, based on the modal emissions modeling framework employed by the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) designed to reduce engine load and emissions.

Eco-Driving for Transit Vehicles

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

This project evaluates benefits from transit vehicle eco-driving.

Project Status

Complete

Eco-driving for transit: An effective strategy to conserve fuel and emissions

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

The authors simulated the implementation of transit eco-driving strategies using an innovative, streamlined algorithm designed to minimize fuel consumption and discuss their findings in this publication.

Eco-Driving to Reduce Emissions (Behavioral Focus) - Buses

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

The researchers simulated the implementation of transit eco-driving strategies in an effort to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from transit operations.

Project Status

Complete

Ecosystem of Shared Mobility Services in the San Joaquin Valley

Principal Investigator Caroline Rodier, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project presents a pilot program of new shared mobility services in the San Joaquin Valley.

Project Status

Complete

Ecosystem of Shared Mobility Services in the San Joaquin Valley

Research Product Type

Research Report

This report presents the results of the Ecosystem of Shared Mobility Services in the San Joaquin Valley (Ecosystem) pilot project. The project is part of California Climate Investments (CCI), a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.

Effect of New Rail Transit Stations on Income Distribution of Nearby Residential Moves

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a project aimed at addressing the question of "Is new rail transit associated with displacement of low-income residents in near-rail neighborhoods?" To ad

Evaluating Transit Use in the Post-Pandemic Era

Principal Investigator Parsa Pezeshknejad
University of Vermont

This project will evaluate the reasons that public transit riders return (or do not return) to transit in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Project Status

Complete

Evaluation of the Impacts of Enhancing Public Transportation Systems by Integrating Shared Mobility for First- and Last-Mile Transit Access

Principal Investigator Anmol Pahwa, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project studies the impacts of enhancing public transportation systems by integrating shared mobility for first- and last-mile transit access.

Project Status

Complete