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Adding Carbon to the Equation in Online Flight Search

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study explores the potential to promote lower-emissions air travel by providing consumers with information about the carbon emissions of alternative flight choices in the context of online flight search and booking.

Adding Carbon to the Equation in Online Flight Search to Promote Lower-Emissions Air Travel

Principal Investigator Nina Amenta, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This study examines how knowledge of carbon emissions may affect online flight ticket purchases.

Project Status

Complete

Addressing Cycles of Inequality: A Talk on Mobility Justice featuring Mimi Sheller

Day One: Keynote Talk by critical mobilities scholar Mimi Sheller, author of Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes. Day Two: Workshop - Participants will collaborate at a closed workshop to produce an interdisciplinary mobility justice research agenda that draws on bike equity and racial justice.

Nov 1-2, 2019 @ 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location of Keynote Talk
International Center Multipurpose Room, University of California, Davis
Event Details

Adoption of Ride-hailing in California and Impacts on the Use of Other Travel Modes

Dr. Circella presented results from a study that investigates the factors affecting the adoption and frequency of use of emerging transportation services, including shared mobility services such as car-sharing and ride-hailing (Uber/Lyft).

After the Crash: Post-Collision Travel Behavior and Safety Perceptions

Research Product Type

Research Report

To quantify the ways that crash-related experiences shape the way individuals think about travel, this project conducted four focus group discussions with people who had been involved in a crash or near miss or whose relatives or friends experienced one.

Air Research Board Research Seminar: Modeling Household Vehicle and Transportation Choice and Usage – Part A: Factors Related to Voluntary Choice of Low Vehicle Ownership and Usage

This seminar is based off a study that analyzed travel survey and attitudinal data to investigate the impact of household demographics, individual attitudes, and residential location on vehicle ownership and usage decisions in California.

Apr 24, 2017 @ 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cal EPA Headquarters, 1001 "I" Street, Sacramento, CA
Event Details

Air Resources Board Research Seminar: Modeling Household Vehicle and Transportation Choice and Usage – Part B: Empirical Estimation of Household Vehicle Purchase and Usage Decisions

The seminar summarizes a study that analyzed multi-year statewide household vehicle-level data to explore the entire process of household vehicle choice, holding, and usage.

Analysis of Emerging Transportation Trends in California using Panel Data: Individual Attitudes and Lifestyles, Residential Location, Vehicle Ownership, Travel Behavior and Adoption of Shared Mobility among Millennials and Older Adults (Phase 2)

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

This is a longitudinal study of recent transportation trends based on generations.

Project Status

Complete

Analysis of Intelligent Vehicle Technologies to Improve Vulnerable Road Users Safety at Signalized Intersections

Principal Investigator Xiaodong Qian, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This research will develop a simulation tool to help quantify safety improvements from various intelligent vehicle technologies.

Project Status

Complete

Analysis of Intelligent Vehicle Technologies to Improve Vulnerable Road Users Safety at Signalized Intersections

Research Product Type

Research Report

This project aims to know how the Intelligent Vehicle Technologies (IVT) can improve Vulnerable Road Users’ (VRU) safety in different environments and conditions (e.g., sight distance and traffic flow) at signalized intersections.