Policy

Challenges and Opportunities Facing App-Based Gig Drivers Extend Beyond Driver Pay

Shaheen, Susan
Wolfe, Brooke
Cohen, Adam
Broader, Jacquelyn
2024

Throughout the U.S., app-based gig drivers provide valuable services for courier network services (CNS) like Instacart, Uber Eats and DoorDash, and transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft. In California, gig labor classification is governed among other things by Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which passed in 2019, and Proposition 22 (Prop 22) adopted in 2020. AB 5 established the ABC Test for worker classification in California labor law. The ABC Test results in most app-based drivers being classified as employees, who are due full labor rights and benefits in California....

Relieve Congestion and Conflicts Between Railroad and Light Rail Grade-Crossing Intersections

Zhang, Wei-Bin
Li, Meng
Wu, Guoyuan
Zhou, Kun
Bu, Fanping
2010

This report specifically summarizes the work that the PATH team has performed at this stage of Task Order 6407 in continuation of previous Task Order 5407. We have conducted an in-depth study of problems associated with grade crossingsfor this project.We started from the system design based on the proposed adaptive trolley signal priority (ATSP) system. The system is designed for large-scale field implementation of the ATSP system. It consists of three sub-systems: onboard sub-system, roadside control sub-system and central control sub-system. The system input and output diagram is based...

Caltrans Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Plan

McKeever, Ben
Wang, Peggy
West, Tom
2020

This report is the culmination of a year-long effort to develop a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) Strategic Plan for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The purpose of the CAV Strategic Plan project is to define a vision and tactical strategy for Caltrans in preparation for CAV deployment in California and to begin a policy development process to keep California at the forefront of this emerging industry. This plan recommends actions for Caltrans to carry out within the next five years. Caltrans has a strong interest in planning for the fast-moving evolution in...

VII California: Development and Deployment— Lessons Learned

Misesner, Jim
Dickey, Susan
VanderWerf, Joel
Shrafasaleh, Ashkan
Li, Kang
Tan, Han-Shue
Li, Meng
Zou, Zhi-jun
Bu, Fanping
Huang, Ching-Ling
Xu, Guan
Shladover, Steven;
Kuhn, Tom
Barth, Matt
Todd, Michael
Zhang, Wei-Bin
2009

This PATH Research Report covers the (Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration) VII California Development and Deployment (Task Order 5217) efforts from October 2005 – December 2007. Because TO 5217 is followed by the continuation TO 6127, it is a compendium of very applications-oriented research to date as well as a final report to TO 5217.It is organized to impart the very specific and generally very pragmatic implementation details first, beginning with an introduction (Section 1), description of VII hardware, general network and installation (Section 2), then progressing to a more detailed...

Effect of Longitudinal Control on Capacity

Beji, Yousser
1987

This paper focuses on what benefits a longitudinal control system can be expected to render to the present highway system.There are three major reasons why longitudinal control should be expected to improve traffic flow and to reduce accidents.(1) It may permit higher traffic densities with uniform spacing forming an even distribution with increased travel speeds and consequently higher capacity.(2) It may reduce the rate of rear-end collisions that occur on urban freeways.(3) It can provide increased stability in traffic flow (shockwaves due to human response characteristics are the main...

Summary of Observations on July 1993 Study Tour to Japan

Orne, Donald E.
Shladover, Steven E.
1993

The purpose of this report is to document some lessons learned during the July 3-16, 1993 tour of Japan and Intelligent Vehicles ’93 Symposium attendance by PATH Director Donald E. Orne and Deputy Director/AVCS Program Manager Steven E. Shladover.The tour was arranged by PATH through Japanese contacts to coincide with the Intelligent Vehicles ’93 conference. Most of the contacts were known to PATH either from introductions at various conferences or by visits to PATH offices.Special attention was given by Orne and Shladover to consider the extent to which interaction with government,...

Summary of Selected, Significant ITS and ITS-related Policies and Programs in Europe and the US (with Japan Supplement)

Conroy, Pat
Ygnace, Jean-Luc
2002

This research project explored institutional and organizational factors contributing to successful deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The researchers conducted a comprehensive internet/literature search on the status of ITS programs in Europe and the U.S., interviewed principals involved in ITS deployment both at the policy and project levels, and from the public and private sectors, and developed four case studies of successful ITS deployment. Results from the internet/literature search and responses from the survey/interviews were analyzed to identify critical...

Notes From a Talk on Standards and IVHS Safety

Hitchcock, Anthony
1991

This paper records a personal understanding of some features of the needs for standards and codes of practice in IVHS, and of the present position regarding them, in so far as the author has:a. perceived them to be relevant to his own studies in the AVCS field in the U.S., mainly in relation to full automation.b. been able to obtain access to the appropriate documents; he does not have easy access to a library containing defense standards.

Assessment of Service Integration Practices for Public Transportation: Review of the Literature

Miller, Mark A.
2004

This report documents a review of the literature of transit service integration policies. It is the initial task of a project whose objective is to understand service integration policies and practices that transit agencies have employed and the benefits such policies have brought. Studies have shown that ongoing coordination and integration of transit services can improve public transportation system connectivity and reliability, and help make transit a more attractive travel mode alternative to the car. Findings from the literature shed light on several topics, including how service...

Institutional Aspects of Bus Rapid Transit – A Macroscopic Examination

Miller, Mark A.
Buckley, Stephen M.
2000

This report investigated the institutional aspects of Bus Rapid Transit through a macroscopic examination of relevant issues ascertained through a literature review, a series of project team brainstorming meetings, and input from members of the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus Rapid Transit staff. The literature review provided insight into the history of Bus Rapid Transit concepts ranging from very early research in the United States in the late 1950s, continuing with dual mode systems and early busways in the 1960s and 1970s, international experiences in Latin America and Canada, and...