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New Article: Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram and Public Transport
A brand new article in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies examines a macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) and how it is applied to bi-modal urban networks. "A three-dimensional...
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Examining Electric Vehicle Parking
Electric vehicle (EV) public parking has been rolling out in Berkeley but got a boost recently with station installed at both Whole Foods. The city is slated to get more municipal charging stations...
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Celebrating Independence Day!
Tomorrow is Independence Day here in the United States, whi means the library (and the whole UC Berkeley campus) will be closed in observance of the Federal holiday. It also means holiday traffic as...
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Bikeshare as Public Transit
As bikeshare systems grow, mature, and become quite common, researchers are beginning to answer some fundamental questions about bikeshare. Are bikeshare cyclists fundamentally different from regular...
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What's the difference between people who use taxis and people who use...
It seems like every week the two largest ridesourcing/TNC/ridesharing companies, Uber and Lyft, are in the news. This week featured stories about the two companies opposing a California state...
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Everybody has an opinion on reclining airplane seats
Recently a flight from LGA to JAX was diverted due to passengers engaged in a seat reclining battle. It was the latest in a string of diverted flights stemming from passenger disruptions over the right...
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Everybody loves bus bunching.
Or more realistically, everybody loves to complain about bus bunching - when two or more buses (usually on the same line) should be evenly spaced out, but are right behind one another. Here around UC...
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Accessing TRB Annual Meeting Papers
Last week many of you attended the TRB 94th Annual Meeting in DC. All meeting registrants have complimentary access to all of the Annual Meeting Papers online. You can access the Compendium of papers...
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Safety in Numbers? Peter Jacobsen talks about bicycle and pedestrian safety.
creative commons licensed ( BY )flickr photo shared by D CoetzeeLast Friday transportation consultant Peter Jacobsen was the featured speaker of the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar. He discussed...
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How to deal with parking at UC Berkeley
creative commons licensed ( BY )flickr photo shared by neil conwayCampus parking at UC Berkeley, like many universities, is a hot comodity. The only people who get free and easy parking on campus are...
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Making City-Scale Networks of Connected Vehicles Reality
creative commons licensed ( BY-NC-ND )flickr photo shared by Roberto MaldenoLast week's Friday Seminar featured João Barros, Associate Professor at the University of Porto and CEO of Veniam talking...
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New article: Impact of Parking Prices and Transit Fares on Mode Choice at the...
creative commons licensed ( BY-NC-ND )flickr photo shared by stevejinA new article from the Transportation Research Record is especially close to home, examining what it would take to reduce the rate...
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ITS Library Closed 5/27-5/30 for Memorial Day
flickr photo shared by Karol Franks under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC-ND ) licenseWe'll be closed Friday May 27 through Monday May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume our normal hours on...
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Influence of weather on bus ridership
flickr photo shared by Reasonable Excuse under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) licenseIt's going to be another warm week here in Berkeley, as the Summer unofficially begins. A new article, "The influence...
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Closed July 1-July 4
flickr photo shared by m01229 under a Creative Commons ( BY ) licenseThe ITS Library will be closed Friday July 1 for maintenance and Monday July 4 for the holiday. We will resume regular hours on...
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