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Analysis of intelligent vehicle technologies to improve vulnerable road users safety at signalized intersections

Research Product Type

Data

This data includes California Office of Traffic Safety rankings and historical crash data needed for macroscopic statistical modeling.

Annual Investigation of Nationwide Mobility Trends: “The Pulse of The Nation” on the 3 Revolutions

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

The study will shed light on the evolving impacts of new mobility options on various components of travel behavior and vehicle ownership, how these solutions expand travel options and the circumstances under which travelers increase travel multimodality and may reduce their reliance on the use of private vehicles.

Project Status

Complete

Are millennials more multimodal? A latent-class cluster analysis with attitudes and preferences among millennial and Generation X commuters in California

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

The paper contributes to the literature on millennials’ mobility by rigorously classifying various forms of travel multimodality through the analysis of a rich dataset that includes individual attitudes and preferences.

Best Practices for Electric Vehicle Cost Calculator User Interfaces

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

Researchers at UC Davis drew upon a systematic review of vehicle cost calculators and findings from multiple user experience studies to articulate best practices for the user interface design of effective vehicle cost calculators.

Bicyclist Behavior in San Francisco: A Before-and-After Study of the Impact of Infrastructure Investments

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study explores bicyclist behavior in San Francisco using data collected before and after major bike infrastructure investments.

Bicyclist Behavior in San Francisco: A Before-and-After Study of the Impact of Infrastructure Investments

Principal Investigator Susan Handy, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project looks at San Francisco bicyclists' travel behavior in response to new bike infrastructure.

Project Status

Complete

Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This publication presents findings from a two-wave survey on the preferences of current and potential cyclists in areas where bicycling for transportation is still emerging

Bikeshare Destination Choices and Accessibility Among Disadvantaged Communities

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

There is a lack of understanding of trip destination choices and behaviors for bikeshare users from disadvantaged communities, which are usually underrepresented in bikeshare users’ profiles.

Building Stocks of Experience: How Beliefs About How You Can, Ought, and Like To Travel Influence Youths’ Current and Future Travel Behavior

Principal Investigator Calvin Thigpen, PhD
University of California, Davis

This dissertation studies how individual experiences and skills can inform one's attitudes and adoption of different travel modes. Specifically, the researcher focuses on how childhood bicycling experiences and teenage driver's license delays impact adult travel behavior.

Project Status

Complete

California Integrated Travel Conference 2018

This conference offered participants an opportunity to learn more about integrated travel concepts, ask questions, and provide opinion on a statewide integrated travel initiative, with a view to helping shape progress towards a trial within two years.

May 1-2, 2018 @ 8:00am - 6:00pm
UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center, 232 Shields Ave, Davis, CA
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