In the transportation arena, special populations can include immigrants, racial or ethnic groups, older people, and individuals with disabilities. TSRC’s current research is examining special populations’ travel patterns to see what can be done to remove any mobility barriers they may face and to enhance their mobility. TSRC’s past projects in this area explored extending safe travel for older people.
This research investigates strategies to improve the mobility of low-income travelers by incentivizing the use of electric SAVs (SAEVs) and public transit. We employ two agent-based simulation engines, an activity-based travel demand model of the San Francisco Bay Area, and vehicle...Read more about Bridging the Income and Digital Divide with Shared Automated Electric Vehicles
To better understand the equity implications of a variety of congestion management strategies, researchers at the Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC) at University of California, Berkeley analyzed existing literature on congestion management strategies and findings from 12...Read more about Policy Brief: Social Equity Impacts of Congestion Management Strategies
This white paper examines the social equity impacts of various congestion management strategies. The paper includes a comprehensive list of 30 congestion management strategies and a discussion of equity implications related to each strategy. The authors analyze existing literature and...Read more about Social Equity Impacts of Congestion Management Strategies
The transportation sector accounts for 38 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions, the largest source of pollution in the state. Four out of 10 Californians live close to a freeway or busy road. As a result, Californians face an increased risk of asthma, cancer and other pollution-...Read more about Electric Carsharing in Underserved Communities (Greenlining Institute)
Shared mobility—the shared use of a motor vehicle, bicycle, or other low-speed transportation mode that allows users to obtain short-term access to transportation on an as-needed basis—has the potential to help address some transportation equity challenges. In an effort to categorize the...Read more about Travel Behavior: Shared Mobility and Transportation Equity