Brian D. Taylor

Professor of Urban Planning; Director, Institute of Transportation Studies
PhD, Urban Planning, UCLA (1992);
MCP, City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley (1988);
MS, Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley (1986);
BA, Geography, UCLA (1983)
Email: btaylor@ucla.edu
Phone: 310-903-3228
Fax: 310-206-5566
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Brian D. Taylor's Projects

Letting drivers choose how fast to drive: Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the 85th percentile rule
PI: Brian D. Taylor
Researchers: Yu Hong Hwang
Research Area(s): Traffic, Transportation & Communities
This research synthesis will review the history and evolution of the 85th percentile rule in traffic engineering practice, and critically analyze and summarize research to date on its effects. The resulting report, policy brief, and Infographic will provide a complete and succinct summary of how the rule evolved into practice, and what researchers have found about its effects. With respect to the …
From traffic impact analysis to accessibility impact analysis: Developing and testing a post-LOS, post-VMT development impact analysis tool
PI: Brian D. Taylor
Research Area(s): Traffic, Transportation & Communities
This translational research will build on a series of recent research projects and papers by the author and his current and former students on shifting from a mobility to an access focus in evaluating the causes and (especially) consequences of traffic congestion on the functioning of cities and their economic agglomerations (Mondschein and Taylor 2017; Osman, et al. 2018; Thomas, et al. 2018). Th …
Analyzing Trends in the Provision and Use of Public Transit Service in California
PI: Brian D. Taylor
Researchers: Michael Manville Evelyn Blumenberg
Research Area(s): Public Transit
This proposal provides seed funding toward addressing two follow on research questions: 1) Does the trend of increasing vehicle availability also apply in the Bay Area? 2) What are the causes behind the increase in vehicle availability in the SCAG region?
What’s behind recent transit ridership trends in the Bay Area and California?
PI: Brian D. Taylor
Researchers: Jacob Wasserman
Research Area(s): Public Transit
Research Team: PI: Brian D. Taylor Team: Jacob Wasserman About this project: What problem does this research aim to address? What are the expected impacts and benefits of the research?
California Statewide Transit Strategic Plan
PI: Brian D. Taylor
Researchers: Juan Matute John Gahbauer Jasneet Bains Ryland Lu Teo (Timothy) Wickland Jordan Fraade Miriam Pinski
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Research Team: PI: Brian D. Taylor Team: Juan Matute, John Gahbauer, Jasneet Bains, Ryland Lu, Teo (Timothy) Wickland, Jordan Fraade, Miriam Pinski About this project: What problem does this research aim to address? What are the expected impacts and benefits of the research?