2025 PSR UTC Annual Congress: Full Schedule

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1:30pm PDT

Behavioral Insights Around EV Adoption and Use

Monday March 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT

Konstadinos Goulias, University of California, Santa Barbara
Understanding the zero-emission vehicle market spatial diffusion and its determinants from 2019 to 2022 using spatial econometric models

Chen Zhang, University of California, Irvine
Determinants of Electric Vehicle Purchasing Decisions: Implications for Government Policies

Kelly Hoogland, University of California, Davis
Investigating vehicle purchasing behavior, vehicle expenditure, and potential barriers to BEV uptake in underserved communities

Aviv Steren, University of California, Davis
Is the rebound effect symmetrical? Evidence from households shift away from EVs

Sina Nordhoff, University of California, Davis
User-Reported Charging Experiences at Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in California

Lu Dong, University of California, Davis
Cost Sensitivity and Charging Choices of Plug-in Electric Vehicle Drivers – A Stated Preference Study

Speakers

KONSTADINOS GOULIAS

PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA

Understanding the zero-emission vehicle market spatial diffusion and its determinants from 2019 to 2022 using spatial econometric models - Due to the rapid rise in the acceptance of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), much research has been conducted on the market evolution of alternative... Read More →

Chen Zhang

PhD Candidate, University of California, Irvine

Determinants of Electric Vehicle Purchasing Decisions: Implications for Government PoliciesThis study explores the primary factors influencing consumer decisions in the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), a promising solution for reducing the significant emissions produced by the... Read More →

Kelly Hoogland

student, University of California, Davis

Investigating vehicle purchasing behavior, vehicle expenditure, and potential barriers to BEV uptake in underserved communities - Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are essential for reducing emissions and meeting sustainability goals, yet their adoption has largely been limited to... Read More →

Aviv Steren

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis

(MONDAY) Is the rebound effect symmetrical? Evidence from households shift away from EVsThe global transition toward EVs has accelerated in recent years, driven by stringent regulations and ambitious EV adoption targets aimed at mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. As EVs become an... Read More →

Sina Nordhoff

Post-Doc, University of California, Davis

User-Reported Charging Experiences at Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in California - The electrification of the road transport sector is essential to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the negative effects of climate change. Adoption of... Read More →

Lu Dong

PhD student, University of California, Davis

Cost Sensitivity and Charging Choices of Plug-in Electric Vehicle Drivers – A Stated Preference Study - Public charging infrastructure is increasingly essential for a successful transition to zero emissions transportation. Public charging is needed for occasional charging, for households... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
170 Bauer Wurster (77)

Concurrent Session

1:30pm PDT

Deep Learning and Generative Models in Transportation

Monday March 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT

106 Bauer Wurster (50)

Yazmin Martinez, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Traffic Congestion Analysis using an Autoencoder for Feature Selection and Anomaly Detection

Yuquan Zhou, University of Southern California
Minimally-Congested Travel Time Prediction from Sparse Open Data

Peter Durojaye, University of California, Santa Barbara
Experiments of Pattern Recognition and Anomaly Detection in Observed Daily Activity Travel Sequences using Multichannel Autoencoders

Siwei Hu, University of California, Irvine
A Stable Day-to-day Departure Time Dynamics for Heterogeneous Travelers

Ye Hong, ETH Zurich / UCSB
Deep Generative Model for Human Mobility Behavior

Yuyang Wu, University of California, Santa Barbara
Multi-Scale Analysis of Local Labour Market Areas and Job-Housing Balance Through Complex Network Methods

Speakers

Yazmin E. Martinez

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Traffic Congestion Analysis using an Autoencoder for Feature Selection and Anomaly Detection - Yazmin Elizabet Martinez, Wolfgang BeinRoad traffic congestion and its causes are highly researched due to the impact on daily life. The abundance of traffic data being automatically captured... Read More →

Yuquan Zhou

PhD Candidate, University of Southern California

Minimally-Congested Travel Time Prediction from Sparse Open Data - Minimally-Congested Travel Time Prediction from Sparse Open DataTravel time prediction underpins many transport planning processes and research problems. It is key to understanding urban accessibility, transport mode... Read More →

Peter Durojaye

PhD Student, University of California, Santa Barbara

Experiments of Pattern Recognition and Anomaly Detection in Observed Daily Activity Travel Sequences using Multichannel Autoencoders. - Developing taxonomies of patterns of daily activities is something that has gone on for a while, and it is usually at the center of most activity-based... Read More →

Siwei Hu

PhD Candidate, University of California, Irvine

A Stable Day-to-day Departure Time Dynamics for Heterogeneous Travelers - Prior to Jin (2020), analytical day-to-day dynamics of departure time choice at a single bottleneck were unstable. Jin (2020, 2021) introduced stable dynamics but only for homogeneous single-class travelers... Read More →

Ye Hong

Doctoral student, ETH Zurich/UC Santa barbara

Deep Generative Model for Human Mobility Behavior - Modeling and simulating human mobility lies at the core of numerous applications, ranging from transport planning through sustainable urban design all the way to public health. Despite ongoing efforts, accurately simulating individual... Read More →

Yuyang Wu

Student, UCSB

Multi-Scale Analysis of Local Labour Market Areas and Job-Housing Balance Through Complex Network Methods - Kropp and Schwengler (2016) highlight that functional regions offer distinct advantages over administrative boundaries, as they more accurately capture the spatial distribution... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
106 Bauer Wurster (50)

Concurrent Session

1:30pm PDT

Social Inclusion, Disability, and Well-Being

Monday March 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT

102 Bauer Wurster (61)

Robert Binder, University of Oregon
The Role of Transit in Fostering Bonding and Bridging Social Capital

Mingshuang Lian, University of California, Santa Barbara
Understanding the Relationship Between Companionship and Subjective Wellbeing in Activities and Travel when We Control for Other Contextual Factors such as Disabilities

Aisling O'Reilly, University of Southern California
Closing the Gap: A Comparative Study of Transportation Accessibility for Adults with Disabilities in Urban and Rural California

Md Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya
University of California, Davis, Do people with similar types of disability travel the same? An examination of the variability of mode choice among people with travel-limiting disabilities

Katie Heuser, City of Palo Alto
“Don’t Keep Us Out of the Revolution!”: Accessibility and Autonomous Rideshare in California

Jordy Coutin, University of Southern California
Homelessness and Public Transit: Characteristics and Experiences of Unsheltered Public Transit Riders in Los Angeles

Speakers

Robert Binder

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Oregon

The Role of Transit in Fostering Bonding and Bridging Social Capital - Social capital—the networks, trust, and norms that connect individuals and enable collective action—is integral to health, happiness, and democracy (Putnam, 2001). In the U.S., declining social capital, a fragmented... Read More →

Mingshuang Lian

graduate student, University of California, Santa Barbara

Understanding the Relationship Between Companionship and Subjective Wellbeing in Activities and Travel when We Control for Other Contextual Factors such as Disabilities - In this presentation the relationship between companionship and subjective wellbeing (SWB) is explored using data... Read More →

Aisling O'Reilly

PhD candidate, University of Southern California

Closing the Gap: A Comparative Study of Transportation Accessibility for Adults with Disabilities in Urban and Rural California - This research addresses the critical issue of transportation accessibility for individuals with disabilities in both urban and rural settings. Approximately... Read More →

Md Musfiqur (Sifat) Rahman Bhuiya

Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Davis

Do people with similar types of disability travel the same? An examination of the variability of mode choice among people with travel-limiting disabilities - People with different travel-limiting disabilities vary in their travel behavior and needs. Few studies have examined how such... Read More →

Katie Heuser

Senior Transportation Planner, City of Palo Alto

“Don’t Keep Us Out of the Revolution!”: Accessibility and Autonomous Rideshare in California - Robotaxi services, or rideshare operated by autonomous vehicles, present an opportunity for independent and convenient transportation for people with disabilities. The proliferation... Read More →

Jordy Coutin

Doctoral Candidate, University of Southern California

Homelessness and Public Transit: Characteristics and Experiences of Unsheltered Public Transit Riders in Los Angeles - Public transportation (PT) is the primary mode of transit use by people experiencing homelessness (Murphy, 2019). For unhoused residents, public transit provides... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
102 Bauer Wurster (61)

Concurrent Session

3:00pm PDT

Automation for efficiency and safety

Monday March 24, 2025 3:00pm - 3:35pm PDT

102 Bauer Wurster (61)

Ruolin Li, University of Southern California
Harnessing Autonomous Vehicles for Smarter Traffic Management

Gary Rostomyan, University of Southern California
Central Coordination of Connected Autonomous Vehicles At A Signal Free Intersection For Movement Free Lanes

Wei-Hsiang Lo, San José State University
Age-Driven Takeover Optimization in Automated Driving: Smart Wearables and Vibrotactile Feedback for Enhanced Safety

Speakers

Ruolin Li

Assistant professor, University of Southern California

Harnessing Autonomous Vehicles for Smarter Traffic Management - Autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer new opportunities to improve traffic flow, enhance system-wide coordination, and maximize societal benefits through their increased controllability and adaptability. However, their effective... Read More →

Wei-Hsiang Lo

Graduate Student/Graduate Research Assistant, San José State University

Age-Driven Takeover Optimization in Automated Driving: Smart Wearables and Vibrotactile Feedback for Enhanced Safety - 1. BackgroundAutomated systems are currently used in healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. Older adults with cognitive and perceptual declines are expected... Read More →

Gary Rostomyan

Ph.D student, University of Southern California

Central Coordination of Connected Autonomous Vehicles At A Signal Free Intersection For Movement Free Lanes - The cost of equipping and maintaining traffic signals at intersections is high enough to motivate approaches where physical equipment is replaced with a virtual one by taking... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:00pm - 3:35pm PDT
102 Bauer Wurster (61)

Concurrent Session

3:00pm PDT

Slow streets and bicycles

Monday March 24, 2025 3:00pm - 3:35pm PDT

106 Bauer Wurster (50)

Seula Lee, University of Southern California
What happens to travel behavior when treatment changes? An analysis of slow streets program changes in two US cities

Mallika Gupta, Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates
Power To Pedal: A Gendered Analysis of the Barriers and Joys of Cycling in Oakland

Swati Agarwal, University of California, Davis
Examining bicycling activity after bicycle theft in the US

Speakers

Seula Lee

PhD candidate, University of Southern California

Hi, I am a PhD candidate at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC. My research focuses on new mobilities, travel behaviors, and urban spaces. I am eager to continue exploring these topics - particularly how cities should respond to emerging transportation systems and how new... Read More →

Mallika Gupta

Associate Transport Planner, Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates

Power To Pedal: A Gendered Analysis of the Barriers and Joys of Cycling in Oakland - Amidst increasing investments in cycling infrastructure in California, trends continue to demonstrate that women from low-income communities of color are underrepresented as cyclists. I argue that... Read More →

Swati Agarwal

Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Davis

Examining bicycling activity after bicycle theft in the USThe risk of bicycle theft has been found to be a deterrent to bicycle ownership and use (Winters et al., 2015; Castillo-Manzano et al., 2015; Piatkowski & Marshall, 2015). But literature on quantitative estimates of bicycling... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:00pm - 3:35pm PDT
106 Bauer Wurster (50)

Concurrent Session

3:00pm PDT

Micromobility, Carsharing, and Ride-Hailing

Monday March 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT

170 Bauer Wurster (77)

Tatsuya Fukushige, University of California, Davis
Examining Effects of New Pricing Option on Shared Micromobility Use in the Living Lab of Davis, California

Brian Harold, University of California, Davis
Understanding Demand, Costs, and Revenues of EV Carsharing in Underserved Communities

Mengying Ju, University of California, Berkeley
Transitioning Ridehailing Fleets to Zero Emission: Economic Insights for Electric Vehicle Acquisition

Patrick Loa, University of California, Davis
Not All Ride-hailing Trips are Created Equal: An Examination of Additional Trips Enabled by Ride-hailing and the Users Who Made Them

Zuhayer Mahtab, University of Southern California
Real-Time Large-Scale Incentivized Ridesharing

Gu Wei, University of Southern California
Generalized Traffic Equilibrium with Ride-hailing and Customer Waiting

Speakers

Tatsuya Fukushige

Postdoc, University of California, Davis

Examining Effects of New Pricing Option on Shared Micromobility Use in the Living Lab of Davis, California - Shared micromobility services have the potential to provide affordable mobility options to communities and access to public transit modes. However, the operation of shared... Read More →

Brian Harold

Program Evaluation Specialist, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

Understanding Demand, Costs, and Revenues of EV Carsharing in Underserved Communities - Transportation access is a significant issue in low-income, rural, and otherwise underserved communities in the US, with few affordable and reliable alternatives to car ownership. Carsharing is... Read More →

Mengying Ju

PhD Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

Transitioning Ridehailing Fleets to Zero Emission: Economic Insights for Electric Vehicle Acquisition - Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) are required to transition to zero-emission vehicles by 2030 per California’s Clean Miles Standard (SB 1014). One significant hurdle faced... Read More →

Patrick Loa

Postdoctoral researcher, UC Davis

Not All Ride-hailing Trips are Created Equal: An Examination of Additional Trips Enabled by Ride-hailing and the Users Who Made Them - Ride-hailing services, such as those offered by Uber and Lyft, have the potential to produce both benefits and negative externalities. For example... Read More →

Zuhayer Mahtab

Ph.D. Student, University of Southern California

Real-Time Large-Scale Incentivized Ridesharing - In this study we propose an online and large-scale rideshare system that can dynamically match passenger requests with drivers and provide efficient routes to the drivers. We develop a greedy insertion-based routing procedure to route... Read More →

Gu Wei

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Southern California

Generalized Traffic Equilibrium with Ride-hailing and Customer Waiting We develop a generalized traffic equilibrium model that considers ride-hailing services provided by Transportation Network Companies (TNCs, e.g., Uber and Lyft) and accounts for customer waiting. The generalized... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
170 Bauer Wurster (77)

Concurrent Session

3:40pm PDT

Disruptions and Resilience

Monday March 24, 2025 3:40pm - 4:15pm PDT

106 Bauer Wurster (50)

Daniel Rivera, University of California, Davis
Designing Evacuation Routes Considering Risk and Clearance Times

Jaehyun Ha, University of Southern California
Resilient Livelihoods: The Vulnerability of Commutes to Street Network Disruption

Jessica Gonzalez, California State University Long Beach
Fiber-Based Seismic Damage and Collapse Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Damage Indices to Improve Transportation Resilience

Speakers

Daniel Rivera

Posdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis

Designing Evacuation Routes Considering Risk and Clearance Times - This paper introduces a method for designing evacuation plans considering wildfire risks to minimize clearance time and the resources used, e.g. road network corridors. The study considers wildfire risks resulting... Read More →

Ha Jaehyun

PhD Candidate, University of Southern California

Resilient Livelihoods: The Vulnerability of Commutes to Street Network Disruption - Commutes connect people to their livelihoods, and commutes' vulnerability to disruption impacts individual quality of life and societal economic outcomes. The literature suggests that street network... Read More →

Jessica Gonzalez

Research Assistant, California State University Long Beach

Fiber-Based Seismic Damage and Collapse Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Damage Indices to Improve Transportation Resilience - Earthquakes can have major effects on transportation systems due to the structural damage they impose on bridges. Therefore, it is imperative... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:40pm - 4:15pm PDT
106 Bauer Wurster (50)

Concurrent Session

3:40pm PDT

VMT, LOS, CEQA, and Road Charge

Monday March 24, 2025 3:40pm - 4:15pm PDT

102 Bauer Wurster (61)

Elisa Barbour, University of California, Davis
Can We Align VMT and LOS Analysis and Mitigation? Assessing Implementation of Senate Bill 743

Rey Hosseinzade, University of California, Davis
Local governments and VMT threshold of significance in CEQA; how far can we go?

Jean Ji, University of California, Davis
Forecasting Revenues of Motor Fuel Taxes in California: an Application of Time-Series Regression Model to Estimate Changes in Vehicle Miles-travelled (VMT) among Light-duty Vehicles (LDVs)

Speakers

Elisa Barbour

Professional Researcher, University of California, Davis

Can We Align VMT and LOS Analysis and Mitigation? Assessing Implementation of Senate Bill 743 - This presentation will discuss key findings from research conducted for Caltrans in 2024 to investigate how local governments (cities and counties) are implementing California’s Senate... Read More →

Rey Hosseinzade

GSR, UCDAVIS

Local governments and VMT threshold of significance in CEQA; how far can we go? - This study investigates why different California jurisdictions have adopted various Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) thresholds following the implementation of Senate Bill 743 (SB 743), which replaced the... Read More →

Jean Ji

Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis

Forecasting Revenues of Motor Fuel Taxes in California: an Application of Time-Series Regression Model to Estimate Changes in Vehicle Miles-travelled (VMT) among Light-duty Vehicles (LDVs) - Transportation infrastructure funding in the United States has been supported by motor fuel... Read More →

Monday March 24, 2025 3:40pm - 4:15pm PDT
102 Bauer Wurster (61)

Concurrent Session