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

Refereed Journal Articles
King, Hannah, Jacob L. Wasserman, and Brian D. Taylor
Transportation Research Record, 0(0)
Publication Year: 2023
Tags: budgeting, finance, fiscal management, long-range planning, policy and organization, public transit, public transit policy, revenue

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

Refereed Journal Articles
Wasserman, Jacob and Brian D. Taylor
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 172
Publication Year: 2023
Tags: Bay Area Rapid Transit, demand peaking, determinants of transit ridership, public transit, ridership

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

Reports
Wasserman, Jacob, John Gahbauer, Fariba Siddiq, Hannah King, Hao Ding, and Brian D. Taylor
Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. 98 pages
Publication Year: 2023
Tags: fare revenue, finance, fiscal cliff, public transit, ridership, transit finance

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

Refereed Journal Articles
Siddiq, Fariba, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, and Samuel Speroni
Public Works Management & Policy, 0(0)
Publication Year: 2023
Tags: COVID-19, federal stimulus, infrastructure planning, public transit, transit finance, transportation

Public Transit's Post-pandemic Fiscal Challenges

Short Articles
Wasserman, Jacob, John Gahbauer, and Brian D. Taylor
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles CA
Publication Year: 2023
Tags: fares, finance, fiscal management, labor shortages, public transit, ridership

Transit Blues in the Golden State: Regional Transit Ridership Trends in California

Refereed Journal Articles
Wasserman, Jacob and Brian D. Taylor
Journal of Public Transportation, published online
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: public transit, public transit performance, public transit policy, travel behavior

Transit(ory) Finance: The Past, Present, and Future Fiscal Effects of COVID-19 on Public Transit in Southern California

Reports
Wasserman, Jacob, Nataly Rios, Hannah King, Fariba Siddiq, Benjamin Bressette, and Brian D. Taylor
Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. 81 pages
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: finance, pandemic, public transit, public transit policy

Vehicle access and falling transit ridership: evidence from Southern California

Refereed Journal Articles
Manville, Michael, Brian D. Taylor, Evelyn Blumenberg, and Andrew Schouten
Transportation, published online
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: public transit, public transit performance, travel behavior

The Fiscal Effects of COVID-19 on Public Transit in Southern California

Short Articles
Wasserman, Jacob, Brian D. Taylor, Nataly Rios, Hannah King, Fariba Siddiq, and Benjamin Bressette
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles CA
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: finance, pandemic, public transit, public transit policy

What’s Driving California?: The Past, Present, and Future(s) of Transportation

Short Articles
Wasserman, Jacob and Brian D. Taylor
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: planning politics, policy

Don't let the California Dream become a transportation nightmare

Commentary
Taylor, Brian D.
Los Angeles Daily News, March 29th. Also appeared in The Orange County Register, The Press-Enterprise, The San Bernardino Sun, Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Press-Telegram, Pasadena Star-News, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: planning politics, policy

Examining Shifts in the Balance of Riders and Bus Service Before and During the Pandemic in Boston, Houston, and Los Angeles

Refereed Journal Articles
Dasmalchi, Eric and Brian D. Taylor
Findings, April
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: equity, pandemic, public transit, public transit performance

How Are California’s Public Transit Operators Faring Fiscally Coming Out of the Pandemic?

Short Articles
Wasserman, Jacob, Fariba Siddiq, and Brian D. Taylor
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles CA
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: finance, public transit, public transit policy

Surveying the Financial Conditions of California’s Public Transit Operators: An Early to Mid-Pandemic Comparison

Reports
Siddiq, Fariba, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor
Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. 18 pages.
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: finance, public transit, public transit policy

LOST and Found: The Fall and Rise of Local Option Sales Taxes for Transportation in California Amidst the Pandemic

Book Chapters
King, Hannah, Natalie Amberg, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, and Martin Wachs
Pandemic in the Metropolis: Transportation Impacts and Recovery; Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Springer Nature
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: COVID-19, public transit planning, public transit policy, transit finance

Steering California’s Transportation Future: A Report on Possible Scenarios and Recommendations

Gahbauer, John, Juan Matute, Jacob L. Wasserman, Alejandra Rios Gutierrez, Brian D. Taylor
Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. 29 pages
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: planning politics, policy

Employing a Modified Delphi Approach to Explore Scenarios for California’s Transportation and Land Use Future

Gahbauer, John, Jacob L. Wasserman, Juan Matute, Alejandra Rios Gutierrez
Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. 35 pages.
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: home and work location, planning politics, policy

Exploring Future Scenarios for Transportation and Land Use in California

Short Articles
Gahbauer, John, Jacob Wasserman, Juan Matute, Brian D. Taylor
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: planning politics, policy

Pandemic Transit: Examining Transit Use Changes and Equity Implications in Boston, Houston, and Los Angeles

Paul, Julene and Brian D. Taylor
Journal of Transports, published online
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: pandemic, public transit, public transit performance

What's Driving California? The Past, Present, and Future(s) of Transportation in the Golden State: An In-Depth Analysis of the Facts, Origins and Trends of Transportation and Urban Planning in California

Reports
Wasserman Jacob, Mark Garrett, Hao Ding, Miriam Pinski, Nataly Rios Gutierrez, John Gahbauer, Brian D. Taylor, and California 100
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles CA
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: land use, new mobility, public transit planning, travel behavior, urban form

The Future of Transportation and Urban Planning: A California 100 Report on Policies and Future Scenarios

Reports
Wasserman, Jacob, Brian D. Taylor, John Gahbauer, Juan Matute, Mark Garrett, Hao Ding, Miriam Pinski, Nataly Rios Gutierrez, Alejandra Rios Gutierrez, and California 100
Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley
Publication Year: 2022
Tags: accessibility, equity, land use, public transit planning, transportation policy and planning, travel behavior

Rating the Composition: Deconstructing the Demand-Side Effects on Transit Use Changes in California

Refereed Journal Articles
Schouten, Andrew, Evelyn Blumenberg, and Brian D. Taylor
Travel Behaviour & Society, 25: 18-26
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: equity, public transit, public transit policy, travel behavior

Traffic Trumps All: Examining the Effect of Traffic Impact Analyses on Urban Housing

Refereed Journal Articles
Ding, Hao and Brian D. Taylor
Journal of Planning Literature, 37(1): 3-16
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: equity, planning politics, policy, traffic congestion

Tools of the Trade? Assessing the Progress of Accessibility Measures for Planning Practice

Refereed Journal Articles
Siddiq, Fariba and Brian D. Taylor
Journal of the American Planning Association, 87(4): 497-511
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: home and work location, policy, travel behavior

Who Lives in Transit-friendly Neighborhoods? An Analysis of California Neighborhoods over Time

Refereed Journal Articles
Paul, Julene and Brian D. Taylor
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 10: 100341
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: equity, home and work location, policy, public transit, public transit policy, travel behavior

Who’s on Board? Examining the Changing Characteristics of Transit Riders Using Latent Profile Analysis

Refereed Journal Articles
Schouten, Andrew, Brian D. Taylor, and Evelyn Blumenberg
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2675(7): 1-10
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: equity, public transit, public transit policy, travel behavior

Sources of and Gaps in Data for Understanding Public Transit Ridership

Reports
Wasserman, Jacob, Brian D. Taylor
Los Angeles, CA: The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. 42 pages
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: new mobility, public transit, public transit performance, public transit planning, public transit policy, shared mobility

Sources of and Gaps in Public Transit Ridership Data

Short Articles
Wasserman, Jacob, Brian D. Taylor
The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles CA
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: new mobility, public transit, public transit performance, public transit planning, public transit policy, shared mobility

How Does Traffic, or the Fear of it, Affect Housing Affordability?

Short Articles
Ding, Hao and Brian D. Taylor
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles CA
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: equity, home and work location, planning politics, policy, traffic congestion

Are Accessibility Evaluation Tools Ready for Prime Time?

Short Articles
Siddiq, Fariba and Brian D. Taylor
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Los Angeles CA
Publication Year: 2021
Tags: home and work location, policy