Journal Articles

Fleeing from Hurricane Irma: Empirical Analysis of Evacuation Behavior Using Discrete Choice Theory

March 26, 2020
Cars fleeing Hurricane IrmaCivil and Environemntal Engineering doctoral student Stephen D. Wong, Delft University of Technology Faculty Adam J. Pel, Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director Susan A. Shaheen, and Delft University of Technology Faculty Caspar G. Chorus publish Fleeing from HurricaneIrma: Empirical...

Shen, Rungskunroch Earn Sussman Best Paper Prize

March 13, 2020

Max ShenCongratulations to ITS affiliate professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Chair Zuo-Jun “Max” Shen and former ITS Berkeley Visiting Student Research Panrawee Rungskunroch on earning the Professor Joseph M Sussman Best Paper Prize for the paper "An Improvement on the End...

Shared Mobility Policy Playbook

February 14, 2020

Shared mobility policy playbookShared Mobility Policy Playbook

Author(s): Susan Shaheen, PhD, Adam Cohen, Michael Randolph, Emily Farrar, Richard Davis, Aqshems Nichols

This Shared Mobility Policy Playbook provides an introduction and definitions of shared mobility services, mode-...

Study Reveals Life Expectancy Inequalities in Six Large Latin American Cities

January 10, 2020

SantiagoA recent study carried out by the Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) project and published in The Lancet Planetary Health highlights the importance of generating policies to reduce social inequalities in urban areas of Latin America.

The study,...

Impacts of Green New Deal Energy Plans on Grid Stability, Costs, Jobs, Health, and Climate in 143 Countries

January 10, 2020

research graphicBy developing Green New Deal energy roadmaps for 143 countries, ITS affiliate Mark A. Delucchi and colleagues are looking for a 100% transition of all-purpose business-as-usual (BAU) energy to wind-water-solar (WWS) energy, efficiency, and storage by 2050 with at least 80% by 2030.

In a new paper, Delucchi, with Stanford University’s Mark Z. Jacobson, Mary A. Cameron...

Researchers link weight gain, inactivity to vehicle ownership in Beijing

January 10, 2020

Beijing Congestion

By Jacob Shea

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), global obesity rates have almost tripled since 1975. In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight and 650 million were clinically obese. To better understand this phenomenon, researchers are exploring how shifting transportation landscapes could play a role.

In a new paper published in the British Medical Journal (...