Publications

Issues and Reforms for California’s Transit Workers

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, Allie Padgett, Keenan Ky-An Do

Date:

February 23, 2024

Program Area(s):

Access to Opportunities, Public Transit, Transportation & Communities

Project:

Labor Challenges for Transportation: From Bus Drivers to Gig Workers

Transit, Belabored: Issues and Futures for California's Frontline Transit Workforce

Report

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, Allie Padgett, Keenan Ky-An Do

Date:

February 22, 2024

Program Area(s):

Access to Opportunities, Public Transit, Transportation & Communities

Project:

Labor Challenges for Transportation: From Bus Drivers to Gig Workers

Report

Journal Article

Transit’s Financial Prognosis: Findings from a Survey of U.S. Transit Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s):

Fariba Siddiq, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, Samuel Speroni

Date:

October 1, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Terra Incognita: California Transit Agency Perspectives on Demand, Service, and Finance in the Age of COVID-19

Author(s):

Hannah King, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

August 7, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Creating Transit Connections: Recommendations for Enhanced Fare Integration and Seamless Transfers in Los Angeles County

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Isabelle Garvanne

Date:

August 4, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit

Project:

A Blueprint for Connected Public Transport for Los Angeles County: Best Practices and policy reform for integrating transit services, fare policy enhancements, integrated ticketing, and seamless transfers.

Envisioning a Bus Lane Future for Los Angeles

Author(s):

Kevin Liu

Date:

August 4, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit

Project:

Life in the Bus Lane: A Los Angeles Community-led Bus Lane Study

Rethinking Safe Transit Spaces for Women and Gender Minorities

Author(s):

Pearl Liu, Greer Cowan

Date:

June 22, 2023

Program Area(s):

Access to Opportunities, Public Transit

Project:

Understanding and Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment on Public Transit in San Francisco

Bus Shelter Inequity in Unincorporated Los Angeles County

Author(s):

Anne Yoon

Date:

June 22, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation & Health

Project:

Bus Shelter Equity

Bus Shelter Equity: A study of the distribution of bus shelters in Los Angeles County and unincorporated communities

Student Capstone

Author(s):

Anne Yoon

Date:

June 16, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation & Health

Project:

Bus Shelter Equity

Life in the Bus Lane: Best Practices for Envisioning a Better Los Angeles

Author(s):

Kevin Liu

Date:

June 16, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit

Project:

Life in the Bus Lane: A Los Angeles Community-led Bus Lane Study

A Blueprint for Connected Public Transport for Los Angeles County

Author(s):

Isabelle Garvanne

Date:

June 16, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit

Project:

Rethinking Transit Safety: Understanding and Addressing Gender-Based Harassment and Enhancing Safety on San Francisco's Muni System

Author(s):

Greer Cowan, Pearl Liu

Date:

June 15, 2023

Program Area(s):

Access to Opportunities, Public Transit

Project:

Understanding and Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment on Public Transit in San Francisco

State of the BART: Analyzing the Determinants of Bay Area Rapid Transit Use in the 2010s

Journal Article

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

June 1, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit

Project:

What's Behind Recent Transit Ridership Trends in the Bay Area?

Financing the Future: Examining the Fiscal Landscape of California Public Transit in the Wake of the Pandemic

Report

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, John Gahbauer, Fariba Siddiq, Hannah King, Hao Ding, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

April 10, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Public Transit's Post-pandemic Fiscal Challenges

Report

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, John Gahbauer, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

February 24, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Options for the Future of State Funding for Transit Operations in California

White Paper

Author(s):

John Gahbauer, Juan Matute, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

February 15, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

White Paper

Policy Brief

Fare-free? Reduced fares? What research tells us about strategies for pricing public transit

Author(s):

Hannah King, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

February 1, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Assessing the Equity Implications of Innovative Transit Fare Programs

“It Is Our Problem!”: Strategies for Responding to Homelessness on Transit

Journal Article

Author(s):

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Jacob L. Wasserman, Hao Ding, Ryan Caro

Date:

February 1, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation & Communities

Project:

Homelessness in Transit Environments

Vehicle Access and Falling Transit Ridership: Evidence from Southern California

Author(s):

Michael Manville, Brian D. Taylor, Evelyn Blumenberg, Andrew Schouten

Date:

February 1, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit

Project:

Falling Transit Ridership: California and Southern California