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Local Finance and Planning Mechanisms for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport

Principal Investigator Elisa Barbour, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project will address the lack of systematic research on the topic by (1) identifying common TOD and transit/AT financing tools-in-use, (2) conducting a survey and interviews with local planners, (3) analyzing findings in connection to characteristics and motivations distinguishing localities, and (4) assessing financing and planning strategies more intensively in case study cities useful for considering best practices.

Project Status

Complete

Modeling and Predicting Traffic Dynamics with Pricing of Ridesharing and Express Lanes to Benefit Heterogeneous Travelers

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

In this dissertation, the author discusses how to integrate emergent transportation modes (e.g.,., ridesharing services and infrastructures) into traffic dynamic problems to benefit all travelers using either theoretical or data-driven approaches.

MOVES 4.0 Updates for the Fuel and Emissions Calculator (FEC)

Research Product Type

Research Report

This project employs the outputs from MOVES-Matrix 4.0 to generate a data set that can be employed by users of the 2018 Fuel and Emissions Calculator (Version 3.0) to update energy use and emission rates to reflect the latest outputs from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MOVES 4.0 energy use and emission rate model for the Atlanta, Georgia summer scenario.

New Open-Source Analyses of Transit Job Access and Transit Ridership

Research Product Type

Research Report

This research project examines the link between job access and stop/station level transit ridership.

New Open-Source Analyses of Transit Job Access and Transit Ridership

Principal Investigator Marlon G. Boarnet, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

This study will examine how transit system characteristics –including frequencies, routes, and travel times –are associated with ridership, with a focus on buses.

Project Status

Complete

Online Training for the Transit Industry

Principal Investigator Thomas O'Brien, Ph.D.
California State University Long Beach

In partnership with the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium (SCRTTC, a consortium of Southern California-based community colleges and transit operators), CSULB expanded potenti

Project Status

Complete

Open to Open-Loop: Payments Challenges for Public Transit

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

The researchers evaluate interest in assistance programs aimed at alleviating some of the challenges transit agencies face in implementing open-loop payments.

Open-loop payment preferences in public transit: Exploring alternatives to cash for unbanked riders

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This paper investigates the factors contributing to payment preferences of transit travelers when considering an open-loop payments system.

Optimizing Bikeshare Service to Connect Affordable Housing Units with Transit Service

Research Product Type

Research Report

This research studies the potential of bikeshare services to bridge the gap between Affordable Housing Communities (AHC) and transit services to improve transport accessibility of the residents. In doing so, the study develops an agent-based simulation optimization modeling (ABM) framework for the optimal design of the bikesharing station network considering improving accessibility as the objective.

Optimizing bikeshare service to connect affordable housing units with transit service

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

The researchers designed a bikeshare station (BSS) location optimization tool that aims to alleviate the impacts of this spatial divide through bikeshare services.