Americans often look to Southern California as a place where lifestyle trends are born. Now, ironically, the land that has long glorified the car culture is galvanizing commuting behavior and encouraging abstinence from the once-respectable custom of solo driving. The catalyst for this...

Transportation planners and economists are urging us to adopt congestion pricing - to charge motorists more for driving on crowded roads during rush hours and less for traveling on uncrowded roads in off-peak hours. By putting a price on peak-hour travel, we would encourage motorists to switch...

With this first issue of Access, we at the University of California Transportation Center seek to introduce our research to a diverse community of readers. By presenting our findings in a nontechnical format, we hope to make them accessible to professionals in various fields and to citizens who...