Publications

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

Journal Article

Author(s):

Fariba Siddiq, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, Samuel Speroni

Date:

October 1, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

The Drive for Dollars: How Fiscal Politics Shaped Urban Freeways and Transformed American Cities

Journal Article

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Brian D. Taylor, Eric Morris

Date:

September 14, 2023

Program Area(s):

Transportation Finance

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

Journal Article

Author(s):

Hannah King, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

August 7, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

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

Journal Article

Report

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, John Gahbauer, Fariba Siddiq, Hannah King, Hao Ding, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

April 10, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Public Transit's Post-pandemic Fiscal Challenges

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, John Gahbauer, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

February 24, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Options for the Future of State Funding for Transit Operations in California

White Paper

Author(s):

John Gahbauer, Juan Matute, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

February 15, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

White Paper

Policy Brief

Fare-free? Reduced fares? What research tells us about strategies for pricing public transit

Author(s):

Hannah King, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

February 1, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Assessing the Equity Implications of Innovative Transit Fare Programs

Considering Fare-Free Transit in The Context of Research on Transit Service and Pricing: A Research Synthesis

Report

Author(s):

Hannah King, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

January 31, 2023

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Assessing the Equity Implications of Innovative Transit Fare Programs

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

Author(s):

John Gahbauer, Juan Matute, Jacob L. Wasserman, Alejandra Rios, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

August 2, 2022

Program Area(s):

Transportation & Communities, Transportation Finance

Project:

Transit Renaissance: The Future of Public Transport and Its Finance and Governance

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

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, Fariba Siddiq, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

June 14, 2022

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Transit Renaissance: The Future of Public Transport and Its Finance and Governance

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

Report

Author(s):

Fariba Siddiq, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

June 13, 2022

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

Transit Renaissance: The Future of Public Transport and Its Finance and Governance

Guardrails on Priced Lanes: Protecting Equity While Promoting Efficiency

Author(s):

Michael Manville, Gregory Pierce, Bryan Graveline

Date:

April 20, 2022

Program Area(s):

Traffic, Transportation Finance

Project:

Guardrails on Priced Lanes: Promoting Efficiency While Protecting Equity

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

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, Nataly Rios, Hannah King, Fariba Siddiq, Benjamin Bressette, Brian D. Taylor

Date:

February 28, 2022

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

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

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, Nataly Rios, Hannah King, Fariba Siddiq, Benjamin Bressette

Date:

February 24, 2022

Program Area(s):

Public Transit, Transportation Finance

Project:

California Local Option Sales Taxes for Transportation During the Pandemic

Author(s):

Natalie Amberg, Hannah King, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, Martin Wachs

Date:

October 13, 2021

Program Area(s):

Transportation Finance

Project:

California Local Option Sales Taxes for Transportation during the Pandemic

All Is Not LOST: Tracking California’s Local Option Sales Tax Revenues for Transportation During the Pandemic

Report

Author(s):

Hannah King, Natalie Amberg, Jacob L. Wasserman, Brian D. Taylor, Martin Wachs

Date:

August 25, 2021

Program Area(s):

Transportation Finance

Project:

California Local Option Sales Taxes for Transportation during the Pandemic

Transportation Sales Taxes in Los Angeles: Lessons from 40 Years of Experience

Policy Brief

Author(s):

Martin Wachs, Natalie L. Amberg; Jeremy S. Marks

Date:

August 16, 2021

Program Area(s):

Transportation Finance

Project:

Transportation Sales Taxes in Los Angeles: Lessons from Forty Years of Experience

How and Why Would Congestion Pricing Work?

Report

Author(s):

Michael Manville

Date:

February 1, 2021

Program Area(s):

Traffic, Transportation Finance

Project:

Roads, Density and Prices: A Translational Project