travel demand

Dataset: Dataset of microtransit consumer market in the Sacramento Area, California

Research Product Type
Data
What factors could strengthen or discourage a microtransit adopter to continue to use it? Who are these early adopters of microtransit? Guided by the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to fill the gap by conducting a large-scale survey focus on microtransit adopters and other means of transportation users in the Sacramento area of California in 2021 to address these research questions.

Distributive justice impact assessment using activity-based modeling with path retention

Research Product Type
Dissertation / Thesis
The research objectives of this dissertation are to develop a modeling framework within an advanced activity-based travel demand model that can be used to assess the distribution of transportation cost and benefits across communities of interest and implement a data structure and variable tracking system that can be implemented within and across various modeling tools to ensure that data needed for equity assessment transfer between models, and that outputs from combined models can be used to assess equity impacts.

Environmental Impacts of Automated Vehicles

  • Principal Investigator Caroline Rodier, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
In this white paper, the researcher examines travel and environmental effects of automated vehicles (AV), focusing on how AVs may change travel demand.
Project Status
Complete

Exploring the Consumer Market of Microtransit Services in the Sacramento Area, California

Research Product Type
Research Report
What factors could work as facilitators or barriers in their willingness to adopt microtransit? Who are the early adopters of microtransit? Guided by the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to fill the gap in knowledge by conducting a large-scale survey of microtransit adopters and users of other means of transportation in the Sacramento area of California in 2021.