by Innovative Mobility Research | Feb 15, 2022 |
Susan Shaheen, the Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director, talks with Viewpoints Radio about the United States’ current infrastructure and what more needs to be done to promote greater citizen mobility with bikes, scooters, and other non-motor modes of transportation. … Listen to the full podcast...
by Innovative Mobility Research | Feb 2, 2022 |
Author: Ata M. Khan, Susan Shaheen Date: February 2022 Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director Susan Shaheen publishes a book that provides information on how to shape future shared vehicle systems. … Click here for further...
by Innovative Mobility Research | Jan 21, 2022 |
Author: California Transportation Foundation Date: January 21, 2022 The California Transportation Foundation names Susan Shaheen, co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center, to the 2022 Board of Directors. … Read the press release here and view the full Board of Directors...
by Innovative Mobility Research | Dec 9, 2021 |
To Pool or Not to Pool Author: Jessica Lazarus and Susan Shaheen Date: December 2021 Over the past decade, on-demand mobility services have changed the way people travel. These services include app-based ride-hailing companies (also known as transportation network companies or TNCs), such as Lyft and Uber. TNCs offer flexible, on-demand rides that can supplement public transit and personal vehicles, and can lower the barriers to living car-free or car-light. However, TNCs also contribute to increasing vehicle mileage, traffic congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions, in part due to the time the vehicles spend driving without a passenger, which is known as “deadheading.” Pooling — multiple travelers sharing a ride in the same vehicle — can mitigate some of these negative impacts. … Read the full article...
by Innovative Mobility Research | Sep 30, 2021 |
Research teams from the University of California Davis and Berkeley campuses have developed a menu of options to set California on a path toward automated vehicle safety, social equity, mobility, and sustainability. Read the full article...