How will the state’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations meet their targets for reductions in vehicle-miles traveled? This presentation looks at questions raised by this challenge.
University of Southern California, Lewis Hall, 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA
The National Center for Sustainable Transportation’s Induced Travel Calculator (Calculator) has generated substantial interest in the professional community as a method for estimating the additiona
This mixed-methods dissertation explores questions related to the governance landscape and the institutional and political factors that surround highway expansion projects.
This project will investigate how and whether localities are able to effectively integrate use of both level-of-service (LOS) and vehicle miles traveled (VMT), identify the best practices, and provide recommendations for Caltrans and other state agencies for assisting localities.
This seminar provided an objective review of the empirical evidence on how effective various transportation and land use strategies are at reducing vehicle miles traveled (and thus greenhouse gas emissions).
Sierra Hearing Room, CalEPA Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA
This paper looks at the intersection of policies promoting affordable housing, transit-oriented developments (TODs), and the reduction of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in metropolitan areas.
This study draws on an evaluation of web-based tools for analyzing VMT generation, gentrification, and equity, and a stakeholder workshop to identify promising practices and opportunities for improvement with respect to planning tools to support land use efficiency. The findings can inform interagency collaboration around equity analysis and tool development.
The purpose of this literature review is to assess what is currently known about the ability of travel demand forecasting models (TDMs) to provide accurate forecasts for different types of transportation plans and projects with respect to different outcome measures of interest.
This policy brief outlines the mechanisms by which automated vehicles may affect the environment through influencing travel demand, as well as the magnitude of these effects on vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis collected GPS-based travel diary data from individual micromobility users from 48 cities in the US and examined their travel behavior and micromobility use patterns. This policy brief summarizes the findings from that research and provides policy implications.
