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Tell us about the beginning of ITS-Davis.
I founded ITS-Davis about 35 years ago. From the very beginning we’ve had two major themes. One is sustainable transportation, including electric vehicles, hydrogen, low carbon fuels, cleaner burning cars and trucks, advanced mobility, sustainable communities, public transit, and active transportation. Our other theme is bringing science to policy. We’ve always engaged closely with industry, government, and non-governmental organizations, making sure our research is impactful.
More recently we’ve expanded our work on sustainable transportation internationally with centers in Europe, India, the Global South, and China.
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What are you reading right now?
I’m reading Shifting Gears by Susan Handy, my colleague at UC Davis and the Associate Director of ITS-Davis.
The book just came out a few months ago and it’s really very well written. She addresses whether we really need more roads and the various controversies in California these days about expanding road capacity, adding lanes, and other issues.
There’s also the question of induced travel. If you build it, will they just induce more travel, and then what have you gained? You still have the same amount of congestion and you’ve also increased vehicle use, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and cost.
What interesting shows are you watching?