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Category Archives: Blog

United Kingdom Moves Electric Vehicle Target to 2035

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by Sara Schremmer

The UK has set forth a new goal of banning sales of conventional fossil fuel vehicle sales by 2030, and only allowing zero-emission vehicles from 2035. The UK will face some unique challenges in this transition compared to California.

What the present pandemic means for the future of transportation

Posted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 by Hannah Safford

COVID-19 is affecting transportation today, and the pandemic will likely have huge impacts on how we get around in the future. This blog series explores intersections between the COVID-19 pandemic and the “3 Revolutions” in transportation: shared mobility, vehicle electrification, and vehicle automation.

Electric vehicle fees won’t fix the transportation funding gap

Electric vehicle fees won’t fix the transportation funding gap

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 by Hannah Safford

Many blame electric vehicles for the $1.1 trillion gap in federal transportation funding. Many are wrong.

United by a Distributed Energy Future

Posted on November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 by Hannah Safford

How can governments, businesses, and consumer advocates work together to establish sensible and mutually agreeable data-sharing practices for mobility data?

UC Davis Teams up with The Exploratorium for Transportation Event

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 by Hannah Safford

The Policy Institute and the Exploratorium co-hosted a week of events focused on addressing the San Francisco Bay Area’s immense transportation challenges: ever-worsening traffic, seemingly intractable inequities, and pollution that damages our health and climate.

Uber and Lyft Induced Congestion Give a Preview of Driverless Car Hell

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by Hannah Safford

How can governments, businesses, and consumer advocates work together to establish sensible and mutually agreeable data-sharing practices for mobility data?

The Business Case for Mobility Data Sharing

Posted on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by Hannah Safford

How can governments, businesses, and consumer advocates work together to establish sensible and mutually agreeable data-sharing practices for mobility data?

Communicating science to policymakers: six strategies for success

Posted on August 13, 2019October 1, 2019 by Hannah Safford

Scientists can improve how they inform politicians and other policymakers on how to make decisions, say Hannah Safford and Austin Brown.

Q&A: The Biggest Source Of Carbon Emissions Or The Best Opportunity?

Posted on June 3, 2019June 25, 2019 by Hannah Safford

Austin Brown talks with the Alliance to Save Energy about the current trends and future potential of transportation.

When do water bonds pass? Lessons from past elections

Posted on April 15, 2019May 24, 2019 by Hannah Safford

Four factors help explain how Californians vote on major statewide water bonds.

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