May 21, 2026 at 1 PM PT
BicyclingPlus Research Collaborative and UC Institute of Transportation Studies
Active transportation investments play a key role in improving mobility, safety, and sustainability across California. However, estimating their full benefits remains a challenge, particularly when relying on limited or non-local data. In this research webinar, Dr. Dillon Fitch-Polse and Caitlyn Linehan present their work applying and evaluating the framework of the California Active Transportation Benefit-Cost Tool with infrastructure projects in Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, California. Their research incorporates local data, expands model training datasets, and compares two approaches to estimating active transportation volume change, the key estimate underlying social benefit calculations. The findings provide insights to help agencies better understand estimates of project and program cost-effectiveness, including impacts on mode shift, emissions, safety, and physical activity.
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