Projects

2023

Active Transportation Program Benefit/Cost Tool (2020-2023)

PI: Susan Handy, Dillon Fitch,
Partnership with PeopleForBikes, Mike Lowry (University of Idaho)
Caltrans, 1/1/2020 to 12/31/2023
The primary goal of this project is to develop a tool to evaluate the costs and benefits of active transportation projects as a part of Caltrans ATP project evaluation. We will build the tool for the specific purpose of ATP project comparison, but also serve as a tool for cities and counties to use to compare projects within their specific jurisdictions.

Bicycling tools hung up on a white utility board

Can Emerging Micromobility Enable More Car-Light Sustainable Lifestyles? (2022-2023)

PI: Hossain Mohiuddin, Susan Handy
NCST, 7/1/2022 to 9/30/2023

Person with their left hand on the wheel driving a car, looking towards the right

Effects of Transportation and Land Use Policies and Strategies on Vehicle Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2022-2023)

PI: Dillon Fitch-Polse
California Air Resources Board, 6/1/2022 to 12/1/2023

Picture of bicyclists on Russell Street. Unitrans bus is in the background.

A review of cargo bikes and light electric freight vehicle (LEFV) system performance, impacts, and infrastructure requirements (2022-2023)

PI: Dillon Fitch-Polse
PSRUTC, USDOT; 4/1/2022 to 3/31/2023

Bicycling

Sustainability of Micromobility Services: VMT Reduction and Transit Connection (2022-2023)

PI: Dillon Fitch-Polse
NCST Caltrans, 10/1/2022 to 9/30/2023

Zoomed in picture of e-bike shares

Examining the Contribution of Micromobility on Complex Daily Trip Chains (2022-2023)

PI: Dillon Fitch-Polse
SB1, 2022-2023

Football player riding a Jump bike-share bicycle

2022

Micromobility for disaster response and recovery (2021-2022)

PI: Dillon Fitch-Polse
SB1, 1/1/2021 to 12/31/2022

All the California fires produced heavy smoke filled skies over the freeway on August 20, 2020 in Vacaville, CA.

Bicycling as a Solution to Yosemite Valley Traffic (2021-2022)

PI: Susan Handy, Dillon Fitch-Polse
NCST Caltrans, 10/1/2021 to 11/30/2022

Riders on bikes drive in the new green lane next to the Hutchison Parking Garage on Friday November 15, 2013 at UC Davis.

Mobility Data for Safer Streets (2020-2022)

PI: Angela Sanguinetti
Partnership with Spin
Spin, 2020-2022

Students crossing the sidewalk and bicyclists stopping for the pedestrians.

Mobility Data for Safer Streets

PI: Angela Sanguinetti
Partnership with Spin
Spin,  2020-2022

Micromobility Trip Characteristics, Transit Connections, and COVID-19 Effects

PI: Dillon Fitch,  Alan Jenn
Partnership with California Air Resources Board
SB1,  2020-2021

Examining market segmentation to increase bike share use case greater Sacramento region

PI: Dillon Fitch,  Susan Handy
Partnership with SACOG
SB1,  2020-2021

North American Micromobility Panel

PI: Dillon Fitch,  Susan Handy
Partnership with Lime, Lyft, Spin, Uber
NCST Caltrans,  2019-2021

Active Transportation Benefit-Cost Tool

PI: Susan Handy,  Dillon Fitch,
Partnership with PeopleForBikes,  Mike Lowry (University of Idaho)
Caltrans,  2019-2021
The primary goal of this project is to develop a tool to evaluate the costs and benefits of active transportation projects as a part of Caltrans ATP project evaluation. We will build the tool for the specific purpose of ATP project comparison, but also serve as a tool for cities and counties to use to compare projects within their specific jurisdictions. 

Investigating the influence of dock-less electric bike share on travel behavior, attitudes, health, and equity (phase II)

PI: Dillon Fitch,  Susan Handy
Partnership with SACOG
SB1,  2018-2020

Dock-based and Dockless Bikesharing Systems: Analysis of Equitable Access for Disadvantaged Communities

PI: Miguel Jaller,  Debbie Niemeier
NCST PSR,  2019-2020

Local Policy for Better Micromobility

PI: Austin Brown
PSR Caltrans,  2019-2020

Designing Public Transit Stations to Enhance Access to First/Last Mile Mode Choices

PI: Beth Ferguson, Angela Sanguinetti
Partnership with Bay Area Rapid Transit
SB1,  2019-2020

Exploring the Potential of Solar-powered Two-wheeled Electric Mobility

PI: Beth Ferguson,  Angela Sanguinetti
NCST USDOT,  2019-2021

Change in Mode Share in California

PI: Susan Handy,  Susie Pike, Dillon Fitch
NCST Caltrans,  2019-2020

E-bicycling for short distance commutes

Dillon Fitch,  Susan Handy
2018-2020
Electric assisted bicycles (e-bikes) may reduce the barriers for shifting car trips to bike trips through improved perceptions of bicycling safety and increased destination accessibility. The researchers will explore factors influencing the likelihood of people shifting from driving to e-bicycling among employees (working faculty, staff, and graduate students) currently driving and or carpooling to the University of California, Davis. The researchers will also analyze the impact of JUMP dock-less electric bike share on e-bike commuting