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Quoted in the News

June 30, 2022

Jun 30
Can cars run on water? The science of a TikTok conspiracy theory

June 28, 2022

Jun 28
Extreme Temperatures Linked to Deaths In Latin America

May 18, 2022

May 18
Alum Susantono Appointed to Head Planning Authority

May 16, 2022

May 16
SMART aims for big boost in ridership

May 11, 2022

May 11
Lessons from California: Tips to keep transit projects on time, on budget

May 10, 2022

May 10
Traffic safety crisis marked by spike in hit-and-run deaths

May 5, 2022

May 05
Look closely at those white Jaguars in San Francisco — no drivers!

March 30, 2022

Mar 30
New federal funds for EV charging headed for interstate highways

March 28, 2022

Mar 28
Envisioning a policy framework for the growth of AVs and SAVs

March 22, 2022

Mar 22
CHP: Marin County highway deaths drop sharply

March 11, 2022

Mar 11
Here are five policies to make transport more sustainable in cities

March 7, 2022

Mar 07
Moran Maps Every SF Crosswalk

February 15, 2022

Feb 15
The Many Modes of Transportation

January 28, 2022

Jan 28
Muñoz Named Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile.

January 24, 2022

Jan 24
Analyzing Rail Transit Project Costs and Delays

December 9, 2021

Dec 09
To Pool or Not To Pool?

December 3, 2021

Dec 03
You're Not Imagining It: There Are More Driverless Cars in SF Now

December 2, 2021

Dec 02
Caltrans to test variable speed limits on section of Highway 99

November 29, 2021

Nov 29
2021 40 Under 40: Eleanor Leshner
Nov 29
Years of Delays, Billions in Overruns: The Dismal History of Big Infrastructure

November 24, 2021

Nov 24
Report: Talk of Climate-Focused Transit Is Empty When CA Still Prioritizes Investment in Automobility

October 13, 2021

Oct 13
California bullet train’s latest woe: Will it be high speed?

September 30, 2021

Sep 30
Why is LA so hot on flying cars? Look to Hollywood and ‘The Jetsons’

September 28, 2021

Sep 28
Top Ten California Automated Vehicle Policy Strategies

September 27, 2021

Sep 27
Tennessee Testbed to Study Connected Vehicles, Traffic Flow

August 30, 2021

Aug 30
What It Will Take for Kathy Hochul to Get Congestion Pricing Right

August 24, 2021

Aug 24
Alexandre Bayen is a driving force behind mixed-autonomy traffic

August 4, 2021

Aug 04
Mapping the Best and Worst Bus Stops in San Francisco

August 2, 2021

Aug 02
S.F. is considering downtown 'congestion pricing.' Here's how much it would cost

June 25, 2021

Jun 25
Traffic deaths increased during the pandemic. The toll fell more heavily on Black residents, report shows

May 31, 2021

May 31
Program and Policy Impacts of a Community-based Active Transportation Project
May 31
California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Steering Committee

May 30, 2021

May 30
Recommendations of the Safe System Consortium
May 30
Complete Streets, Safe Systems, Vision Zero? Getting Beyond the Name

May 14, 2021

May 14
Freeway or surface streets? It may be tied to your nature

May 10, 2021

May 10
Lyft, Uber back away from autonomous cars
May 10
Transcontinental Secrets

May 3, 2021

May 03
Biden Infrastructure Bill Could Be California High Speed Rails Lifeline

May 1, 2021

May 01
More EV charging stations would provide infrastructure for auto industry growth

April 30, 2021

Apr 30
No, We’re Not Getting a Federal VMT Tax (But Maybe We Should)
Apr 30
'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill

April 28, 2021

Apr 28
The Emptier Roads of 2020 Were More Lethal

April 26, 2021

Apr 26
Earth Day: Declaring On-Street Carshare "An Unqualified Success," DOT Announces Permanent Expansion of Pilot

April 19, 2021

Apr 19
Five French people at the heart of the Autonomous Vehicle revolution

April 16, 2021

Apr 16
Elon Musk’s L.A. and Maryland Tunnel Projects Stall Before Digging Starts

April 15, 2021

Apr 15
Every new car and truck in the U.S. can be electric by 2035

April 13, 2021

Apr 13
Will Electric Vehicles Mean Fewer Auto Manufacturing Jobs? GM's Shift to EVs Worries Union

April 9, 2021

Apr 09
Biden plan would pump billions into home retrofits

April 8, 2021

Apr 08
What are the environmental pros and cons of relying upon GPS apps?

April 5, 2021

Apr 05
Planning in a Post-COVID World

March 25, 2021

Mar 25
Solar cars: Driving on sunshine

March 22, 2021

Mar 22
CA tech crucial in reaching national greenhouse gas goals

March 18, 2021

Mar 18
What happened when Waymo reenacted real fatal car crashes with its autonomous vehicle

March 17, 2021

Mar 17
Humans Cause Traffic Jams, AI Can Fix Them

March 11, 2021

Mar 11
Does this Make Sense? Gasoline Delivered to Your Car

March 9, 2021

Mar 09
Using A.I. to eliminate traffic jams

February 22, 2021

Feb 22
Trōv Mobility: An Interview with Susan A. Shaheen, Ph.D from Berkeley

February 18, 2021

Feb 18
Electrifying Transportation May Be Harder Than We Think

February 8, 2021

Feb 08
Biden wants an all-electric federal fleet. The question is: How will he achieve it?

February 1, 2021

Feb 01
Elon Musk’s big promises for 2021: Tesla CEO announces that Cybertrucks will be delivered and says the Full-Self Driving system will have Level 5 autonomy by the end of the year - despite the beta version 'not even reaching Level 3'

December 15, 2020

Dec 15
NABSA sets micromobility baseline in first 'state of the industry' report

December 11, 2020

Dec 11
Covid has spurred a bike boom, but most U.S. cities aren’t ready for it

October 27, 2020

Oct 27
Tesla 'full self-driving' vehicles can't drive themselves
Oct 27
Uber CEO says prices could double if drivers become employees, but this economist isn’t buying it

October 16, 2020

Oct 16
GM to run robot cars in San Francisco without human backups

October 13, 2020

Oct 13
European cities dominate the world in urban mobility

October 7, 2020

Oct 07
US election 2020: Scientists weigh in on climate change issues

September 12, 2020

Sep 12
Making cities more liveable: Scientists develop an eco-friendly urban framework.

August 27, 2020

Aug 27
“Every Day is Saturday”: Alex Skabardonis’ Active Retirement and Eventful 38-Year Career
Aug 27
Truck platooning company’s synced-up convoys make first commercial deliveries
Aug 27
Exclusive: Feds award major truck platooning contract to California PATH

August 21, 2020

Aug 21
Bay Area mass transit could start to resemble Uber or Lyft

August 20, 2020

Aug 20
Who Will Own the Cars That Drive Themselves?

August 6, 2020

Aug 06
Why Sprawl Could Be The Next Big Climate Change Battle

July 14, 2020

Jul 14
Scooters, e-bikes gain traction as virus lockdowns ease

June 22, 2020

Jun 22
Societal Changes Could ‘Decouple’ Traffic, Economic Prosperity
Jun 22
Cities Are Eyeing Microtransit During COVID-19 Pandemic

June 17, 2020

Jun 17
Scooters, E-bikes Gain Traction as Virus Lockdowns Ease

June 16, 2020

Jun 16
Uber Breaks Into Public Sector With California Deal

June 12, 2020

Jun 12
Electric car chargers to be installed at UC Berkeley for study on driver preferences

June 11, 2020

Jun 11
As Transit Reopens, Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 Unknown

June 4, 2020

Jun 04
New Sales Tax Will Fuel Transit Modernization in Cincinnati

June 1, 2020

Jun 01
Who Will Own the Cars That Drive Themselves?

May 21, 2020

May 21
Car-Sharing Companies Offer a Less Germ-Infested Route Forward

May 8, 2020

May 08
Will Bay Area traffic come roaring back after COVID-19? It might if we ditch transit for cars

April 27, 2020

Apr 27
A Coronavirus Silver Lining: Less Driving, Fewer Crashes

April 22, 2020

Apr 22
Here's how COVID-19 will impact electric vehicle production

April 2, 2020

Apr 02
How Will Public Transit Survive the COVID-19 Crisis?

March 16, 2020

Mar 16
Amazon Nixed ‘Green’ Shipping Proposal to Avoid Alienating Shoppers

March 11, 2020

Mar 11
Traffic eases on San Francisco bridges as tech workers log on from home

March 3, 2020

Mar 03
Carsharing Service ShareNow Has Left D.C. What Could Come Next?

March 2, 2020

Mar 02
Bay Area commute: From underwater tunnel to 2nd BART tube, these ideas could revolutionize the way we get around

February 27, 2020

Feb 27
37 Women Who’ve Upended Science, Tech, and Engineering For the Better

February 25, 2020

Feb 25
Ride-Hailing Isn’t Really Green

February 21, 2020

Feb 21
Why Does It Cost $750,000 to Build Affordable Housing in San Francisco?

February 18, 2020

Feb 18
California’s big housing bill fell short. A push for backyard cottages is moving ahead

February 13, 2020

Feb 13
Uber reinvents itself as taxi company

February 12, 2020

Feb 12
'Rat-running' and 'the price of anarchy.' Vancouver copes with GPS-enabled car

February 9, 2020

Feb 09
How Gasification Turns Waste Into Energy

January 19, 2020

Jan 19
Are self-driving cars a solution for Bellevue? An East Coast test shows their promise and challenges

January 16, 2020

Jan 16
Why is it so hard for the Bay Area to build megaprojects?

January 6, 2020

Jan 06
Survey to ask East Bay residents how they would deal with wildfire evacuations, power shutoffs
Jan 06
Is flying to work the future of commuting?

January 1, 2020

Jan 01
Share Now Is the Latest Car-Share Service to Fold

December 18, 2019

Dec 18
Why 5 Asian Cities May Beat The West On Next-Generation Mobility
Dec 18
Video: Were Those Driverless Trucks On The 110 Freeway?

December 13, 2019

Dec 13
How a Failed Experiment Could Still Be the Future of Public Transit

December 9, 2019

Dec 09
Bay Area super-commuters take to the skies in planes, helicopters
Dec 09
What’s the greenest way to travel?

December 2, 2019

Dec 02
Caltrans asks Sonoma cyclists for worst roads

November 21, 2019

Nov 21
Look Who's Driving
Nov 21
Where parents feel like chauffeurs, companies step in
Nov 21
Zombie Miles And Napa Weekends: How A Week With Chauffeurs Showed The Major Flaw In Our Self-Driving Car Future

November 20, 2019

Nov 20
Navigating through the politics of Fremont traffic

November 15, 2019

Nov 15
How St. Louis Took a Proactive Approach to E-Scooter Regulation

November 12, 2019

Nov 12
Navigation Apps Changed the Politics of Traffic

October 31, 2019

Oct 31
It's Getting Riskier to Walk and Bike After Dark

October 29, 2019

Oct 29
Car-free zones could be the future of cities

October 28, 2019

Oct 28
California may be a climate leader, but it could be a century behind on its carbon goals: study

October 24, 2019

Oct 24
Car Sharing Service Turo Relies on Data to Get Ahead in Crowded Rental Market

October 14, 2019

Oct 14
Nationwide transit ridership is plummeting: Can San Diego’s high-speed rail proposal buck the trend?

October 3, 2019

Oct 03
Napa Democrats to host climate action forum Oct. 12

September 25, 2019

Sep 25
California Dreamin’: Car-Loving State Faces Tough Transportation Choices
Sep 25
Lyft’s New App Features Real-Time Public Transit Info

September 20, 2019

Sep 20
Despite climate crisis, California continues to embrace exurban sprawl

September 19, 2019

Sep 19
U.S. Military Researchers Work To Fix Easily Fooled AI
Sep 19
Why SFO has bigger problems than runway construction

September 17, 2019

Sep 17
Driverless vehicles could have a huge impact someday, but probably not anytime soon
Sep 17
You’re Right. You’re Spending More Time Sitting on That Plane
Sep 17
Waymo’s robotaxi pilot surpassed 6,200 riders

September 12, 2019

Sep 12
California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees

August 28, 2019

Aug 28
Autonomous Vehicles: The Answer to Our Growing Traffic Woes

August 20, 2019

Aug 20
Waze Hijacked L.A. in the Name of Convenience

August 19, 2019

Aug 19
UC Berkeley has 6,000 parking spaces, but only 1 electric vehicle charger? What gives?

August 16, 2019

Aug 16
Older People Need Rides. Why Aren’t They Using Uber and Lyft?

August 12, 2019

Aug 12
SMART could go broke by 2024

August 9, 2019

Aug 09
'I'm back to my own bike.' Higher prices threaten Silicon Valley's mobility revolution

August 5, 2019

Aug 05
Car-Sharing Apps Face Tough Regulatory Road

July 15, 2019

Jul 15
UC Berkeley releases report on disaster evacuations

July 12, 2019

Jul 12
How technology will shape transportation in smart cities

July 11, 2019

Jul 11
Could Rewards Systems Get More People Using Public Transit?
Jul 11
Oakland to Palo Alto in 10 minutes? Yeah, you can do that: Here’s how

July 9, 2019

Jul 09
What’s The Future Of Transportation?16 Experts Share Their Insights

July 3, 2019

Jul 03
Bolinas to be case study in evacuation
Jul 03
Can smart mobility solutions answer transit’s first/last mile challenge?

June 7, 2019

Jun 07
Supes Unanimously Approve Appointment Of Heminger To Sfmta Board
Jun 07
Are HOV Lanes The Answer To LA's Traffic Problem?

June 5, 2019

Jun 05
AI driver monitoring is pushing forward semi-autonomous vehicle adoption

May 20, 2019

May 20
Self-driving tech attracts investors, but Uber still relies on its drivers

May 17, 2019

May 17
Self-driving tech attracts investors, but Uber still relies on its drivers

May 14, 2019

May 14
SamTrans Tests On-Demand Shuttle Option for Pacifica Neighborhood
May 14
Uber launches free online data portal for NYC street speeds
May 14
SamTrans Tests On-Demand Shuttle Option for Pacifica Neighborhood
May 14
Uber launches free online data portal for NYC street speeds

May 1, 2019

May 01
Waze and LA City Council will work together to reduce growing traffic on residential streets
May 01
Waze and LA City Council will work together to reduce growing traffic on residential streets

March 15, 2019

Mar 15
Video: Carlos Daganzo's Distinguished Lecture

October 24, 2018

Oct 24
Watch Kenichi Soga's Large Deformation Modeling webinar at NAS [video]

September 26, 2018

Sep 26
Marta Gonzalez Featured on WCAI's Living Lab Radio
Sep 26
Marta Gonzalez Featured on WCAI's Living Lab Radio

January 18, 2018

Jan 18
Beyond Mobility Planning Cities for People and Places

March 6, 2017

Mar 06
Automating Us
Mar 06
Automating Us

January 8, 2014

Jan 08
Robert Cervero Co-Authors Transforming Cities with Transit
Jan 08
Robert Cervero Co-Authors Transforming Cities with Transit

January 21, 2011

Jan 21
Video: Madanat Presents High-Speed Rail Report in Sacto

Op-Eds, Blogs and Podcasts

May 27, 2022

May 27
California needs to put its money where its mouth is on public transportation

March 30, 2022

Mar 30
New federal funds for EV charging headed for interstate highways

March 28, 2022

Mar 28
Envisioning a policy framework for the growth of AVs and SAVs

October 25, 2021

Oct 25
‘Self-Driving’ Cars Begin to Emerge from a Cloud of Hype

October 13, 2021

Oct 13
How to Make Streets Safer for Pedestrians as Fatalities Rise

September 28, 2021

Sep 28
Top Ten California Automated Vehicle Policy Strategies

September 20, 2021

Sep 20
Are Shelters in Place? Mapping the Distribution of Transit Amenities

September 15, 2021

Sep 15
KQED Forum: Biden Targets 2030 in Push for More Electric Cars

May 12, 2021

May 12
MCP Student Podcast Amplifies Experiences of Black and Indigenous People

May 10, 2021

May 10
Transcontinental Secrets

May 6, 2021

May 06
A Conversation on the Cybersecurity Risks of Smart City Technologies

May 1, 2021

May 01
Biden Announces $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan That Takes on Climate Change

April 27, 2021

Apr 27
Shaheen Talks To ZipCar About Environmental Impacts

March 22, 2021

Mar 22
CA tech crucial in reaching national greenhouse gas goals

February 27, 2021

Feb 27
Smart Cities: Looking at a Data-Driven Revolution

February 23, 2021

Feb 23
Private versus Shared, Automated Electric Vehicles for U.S. Personal Mobility

February 12, 2021

Feb 12
How COVID Could Change the Bay Area For All of Us

January 22, 2021

Jan 22
Future of Public Transit and Shared Mobility Scenario Planning for COVID 19 Recovery Podcast

August 27, 2020

Aug 27
Transportation, Race and Equity: A Syllabi Resource List for Faculty

August 21, 2020

Aug 21
The Nexus of Technology, Human Behaviour and Public Policy, with Susan Shaheen

July 7, 2020

Jul 07
People Behind the Progress: Talking with Offer Grembek, Transportation Researcher, about Safe Systems & Speed

July 2, 2020

Jul 02
Injury Crashes in California During COVID-19: Observations & Questions

June 21, 2020

Jun 21
How Electric Vehicles Can Help Advance Social Justice

June 11, 2020

Jun 11
Similarities and Differences of Mobility on Demand (MOD) and Mobility as a Service (MAAS)

June 1, 2020

Jun 01
Going My Way? The Evolution of Shared Ride and Pooling Services

May 18, 2020

May 18
Trump’s Flawed Rollback of Fuel Economy Rules

May 13, 2020

May 13
Double the Trouble: Evacuations During COVID-19

May 4, 2020

May 04
Could Telecommuting Provide The Best Long-Term Environmental Benefit Of COVID-19?

April 30, 2020

Apr 30
COVID-19 Impacts on Shared Mobility: On-Demand Rides Shifting to Delivery Services

April 22, 2020

Apr 22
Pandemic Underscores Difficulties Accessing Transportation for People with Disabilities

April 17, 2020

Apr 17
Eight Viewpoints on Mobility Post Coronavirus

February 10, 2020

Feb 10
California’s Rebate Blind Spot: Electric Bikes

January 6, 2020

Jan 06
Is flying to work the future of commuting?

December 4, 2019

Dec 04
How To Harness Renewable Power During The Dark of Winter

September 28, 2019

Sep 28
The Future of Mixed-Autonomy Traffic with Alexandre Bayen

September 12, 2019

Sep 12
Can the Sharing Economy be Leveraged in Disaster Relief?

August 29, 2019

Aug 29
Key Takeaways from 2019 U.S. Workshop: Mobility on Demand, Automation, and Equity

August 12, 2019

Aug 12
Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay Per Mile?

June 12, 2019

Jun 12
Shared Micromobility Toolkit: Curb and Enforcement Policies and Approaches

June 10, 2019

Jun 10
Op-Ed: Cities Can and Should Regulate Scooters, and A.B. 1112 Doesn’t Help

June 3, 2019

Jun 03
Autonomous Vehicles for Social Good: Learning to Solve Congestion

May 14, 2019

May 14
Why Is The U.S. So Bad At Building High Speed Rail?

April 19, 2019

Apr 19
ITS Berkeley Takes on Road Charge Discussion

January 29, 2019

Jan 29
What will be the biggest disruptor of the transportation industry in 2019?

September 14, 2017

Sep 14
The Evolution of Bikesharing
Sep 14
How Transportation Works -- Or Doesn't
Sep 14
A Discouraging Look at America's Transportation Policy

August 19, 2016

Aug 19
Are we going too fast on driverless cars?

June 22, 2016

Jun 22
The Megaproject Curse: Why Thinking Costs Will ‘Only Double’ May Be Too Optimistic

December 9, 2015

Dec 09
Does Transit-Oriented Development Need the Transit?

October 8, 2014

Oct 08
Better Transit Leads to Higher Wages in Cities
Oct 08
A Clean Climate Must be a Consumer Commodity: Dan Kammen

January 8, 2014

Jan 08
Bikeshare and share alike: Q & A with TSRC's Susan Shaheen
Jan 08
Traffic Safety Tips for the Fall Semester

October 22, 2013

Oct 22
What Does an 'Energy Transition' Look Like?

October 1, 2013

Oct 01
Biking or walking the new Bay Bridge? Some tips for safety — and bliss

October 8, 2012

Oct 08
Do Texting, Tweeting Lead to Less Travel Among Teens?

October 10, 2011

Oct 10
What's Wrong with US Transit Policy?