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Farzana Khatun
- PhD studentPhD, Transportation ScienceTransportation Science Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree ProgramITS-IrvineUC Irvine20162022
- GSRITS-IrvineUC Irvine20162022
- PhD studentPhD, Transportation ScienceTransportation Science Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree ProgramITS-IrvineUC Irvine20162022
- Assistant Project ScientistITS-IrvineUC Irvine20222025
Record last updated: September 19, 2025.
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In Progress | Sep 2023—Sep 2025
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Recent Publications
research report |
Aug 2025
What Explains Trends in Orange County Transportation Authority Bus Ridership?
published journal article |
Jun 2025
Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants and Bus Ridership in Orange County, California
Transportation Research Record
conference paper |
Jan 2025
Free Transit for Students: Users and Boarding Characteristics of LA Metro's GoPass Program
Proceedings, 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Events
Past Sep 1, 2022 @ 1:30pm
PhD Defense
PhD Defense: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AT A CROSSROADS Transportation Network Companies, COVID-19, and Transit Ridership
Publications
Note: Publications listed below are generally limited to those associated activity during Farzana Khatun's affiliation with ITS-Irvine. The list may be incomplete. For a more comprehensive list, please visit their Google Scholar profile or consult other data sources in their Related Information.
Journal Articles
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2025) “Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants and Bus Ridership in Orange County, California”, Transportation Research Record, 2679(6), pp. 409–425. Available at: 10.1177/03611981251318344. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2023) “Covid-19, intentions to change modes, and how they materialized - Results from a random survey of Californians”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 178, p. 103882. Available at: 10.1016/j.tra.2023.103882. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Md. Musleh Uddin Hasan, A S M Abdul Quium, Mashrur Rahman, Farzana Khatun, Mohammad Shakil Akther, Afsana Haque, Sarwar Jahan, Ishrat Islam, Tanjeeb Ahmed and Tanvir Hossain Shubho (2022) “A Methodology for Planning and Prioritisation of Rural Roads in Bangladesh”, Sustainability, 14(4), p. 2337. Available at: 10.3390/su14042337. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2022) “Best frenemies? A characterization of TNC and transit users”, Journal of Public Transportation, 24, p. 100029. Available at: 10.1016/j.jpubtr.2022.100029. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2019) “DON'T HOP in the bus GUS – an analysis of recent trends in octa (Orange county transit authority) bus ridership (2nd highest scoring doctoral abstract award sponsored by the transport & health science group)”, Journal of Transport & Health, 14, p. 100784. Available at: 10.1016/j.jth.2019.100784. [ITS-Irvine record]
Conference Papers
- Farzana Khatun and Saphores, Jean-Daniel (2025) “Free Transit for Students: Users and Boarding Characteristics of LA Metro's GoPass Program”, in Proceedings, 104th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C.. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2024) “Driver’s License for Undocumented Immigrants and Bus Ridership in Orange County, CA”. Transportation Research Board 103rd Annual Meeting. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2023) “The Impact of Covid-19 on Transit, Walking/Biking, and TNC Use in California – How Will Californians Travel after the Pandemic?”. 102nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2023. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2021) “Best Frennemies? A Characterization of TNC and Transit Users Based on the 2017 NHTS”. 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2019) “DON'T HOP in the bus GUS–an analysis of recent trends in octa (Orange county transit authority) bus ridership (2nd highest scoring doctoral abstract award sponsored by the transport & health science group)”, in 5th international conference on transportation and health. ICTH. [ITS-Irvine record]
Theses and Dissertations
- Farzana Khatun (2022) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AT A CROSSROADS Transportation Network Companies, COVID-19, and Transit Ridership. Ph.D.. UC Irvine. Available at: https://uci.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CDL_IRV_INST/u4evf/cdi_proquest_journals_2727675504 (Accessed: October 12, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
Technical Reports
- Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2025) What Explains Trends in Orange County Transportation Authority Bus Ridership?. Research Report. UC ITS. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/g2kw5dds. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Jean-Daniel Saphores and Farzana Khatun (2024) Enhancing Student Outcomes While Strengthening Transit: An Analysis of LA Metro’s GoPass Fareless Pilot Program. Final Report PSR 22-23 TO 068. PSR / ITS-Irvine. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Jean-Daniel Saphores and Farzana Khatun (2022) Public Transportation, Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), and Active Modes. Research Report. ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://metrans.org/assets/research/psr-19-34_to-035_saphores_final-report.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
- Jean-Daniel Saphores, Deep Shah and Farzana Khatun (2020) A Review of Reduced and Free Transit Fare Programs in California. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/74m7f3rx (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
Policy Briefs
- Jean-Daniel Saphores and Farzana Khatun (2024) Did Extending Driver Licenses to Individuals Without Legal Presence Affect Transit Ridership in Orange County?. Policy Brief. UC ITS. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/g2j101hr. [ITS-Irvine record]