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October 27, 2023
“There’s no question there’s going to be continuing steady reductions,” said Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Davis. “Whether they happen at the pace laid out by CARB will depend on how fast utilities move toward renewable energy and how fast we go to electric vehicles.”
Sacramento Bee
October 27, 2023
What is the solution? The public is invited to explore this question at a Davis Futures Forum talk and panel discussion put together with help of Cool Davis. The keynote speaker is Professor Susan Handy, the head of the National Center for Sustainable Development.
The Davis Enterprise
October 26, 2023
Susan Handy talks about the widening freeways, burgeoning bike lanes, and curiously counterintuitive thinking that drive her new book, Shifting Gears: Toward a New Way of Thinking about Transportation.
Sactown Magazine
October 26, 2023
Join the Davis Futures Forum and Yolo Mobility, Cool Davis working groups, as they host guest speaker Susan Handy, Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, who will offer her perspective on the current planning for I-80 traffic congestion and the Yolo Causeway.
Cool Davis
October 25, 2023
It’s hard to build up new supply chains of EV parts like batteries and electric-motor systems, and forget about turning profits right away. With new car technology, it can take a while, said Gil Tal with the University of California, Davis.
Marketplace
October 20, 2023
Keynote speakers will include Gil Peñalosa, city planner and founder of 8-80 Cities and Cities for Everyone, and Dr. Dan Sperling, Founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis.
Streesblog Cal
October 18, 2023
As unfortunate as roadkill is, Fraser Shilling, director of the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis, said they can provide important data.
Spectrum News
October 17, 2023
Dr. Kari Watkins writes to discuss the importance of funding needed to support OneBusAway.
Seattle Transit Blog
October 15, 2023
Because some of the nation’s top transportation experts who teach and research these traffic and transportation patterns live in Davis and work at UCD’s Institute of Transportation Studies, The Enterprise asked them clarifying questions.
Davis Enterprise
October 11, 2023
Self-driving technology “is mostly a case of car companies trying to get an edge,” according to Daniel Sperling, a professor of civil engineering and environmental science and policy at UC Davis and a founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies.
ABC News
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