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Journal Articles

1. Youngeun Bae, Craig R. Rindt, Suman Kumar Mitra and Stephen G. Ritchie (2024) “Fleet operator perspectives on alternative fuels for heavy-duty vehicles”, Transport Policy, 149, pp. 36–48. Available at: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.01.023. [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Youngeun Bae, Craig Ross Rindt, Suman Kumar Mitra and Stephen G. Ritchie (2023) “Fleet Operator Perspectives on Heavy-duty Vehicle Alternative Fueling Infrastructure”, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2678(1). Available at: 10.1177/03611981231171150. [ITS-Irvine record]
3. Youngeun Bae, Suman Kumar Mitra, Craig R. Rindt and Stephen G. Ritchie (2022) “Factors influencing alternative fuel adoption decisions in heavy-duty vehicle fleets”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 102, p. 103150. Available at: 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103150. [ITS-Irvine record]
4. Suman Mitra, Mingqi Yao and Stephen G. Ritchie (2021) “Gender differences in elderly mobility in the United States”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 154, pp. 203–226. Available at: 10.1016/j.tra.2021.10.015. [ITS-Irvine record]
5. Kyung (Kate) Hyun, Suman Kumar Mitra, Kyungsoo Jeong and Andre Tok (2021) “Understanding the effects of vehicle platoons on crash type and severity”, Accident Analysis & Prevention, 149, p. 105858. Available at: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105858. [ITS-Irvine record]
6. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2020) “How do they get by without cars? An analysis of travel characteristics of carless households in California”, Transportation, 47(6), pp. 2837–2858. Available at: 10.1007/s11116-019-09994-6. [ITS-Irvine record]
7. Tanjeeb Ahmed, Michael Hyland, Navjyoth J. S. Sarma, Suman Mitra and Arash Ghaffar (2020) “Quantifying the employment accessibility benefits of shared automated vehicle mobility services: Consumer welfare approach using logsums”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 141, pp. 221–247. Available at: 10.1016/j.tra.2020.09.002. [ITS-Irvine record]
8. Arash Ghaffar, Suman Mitra and Michael Hyland (2020) “Modeling determinants of ridesourcing usage: A census tract-level analysis of Chicago”, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 119, p. 102769. Available at: 10.1016/j.trc.2020.102769. [ITS-Irvine record]
9. Tanjeeb Ahmed, Suman Kumar Mitra, Rezwana Rafiq and Sanjana Islam (2020) “Trip Generation Rates of Land Uses in a Developing Country City”, Transportation Research Record, 2674(9), pp. 412–425. Available at: 10.1177/0361198120929327. [ITS-Irvine record]
10. Rezwana Rafiq and Suman Kumar Mitra (2020) “Shared school transportation: determinants of carpooling as children’s school travel mode in California”, Transportation, 47(3), pp. 1339–1357. Available at: 10.1007/s11116-018-9942-z. [ITS-Irvine record]
11. Jean-Daniel Saphores and Suman K. Mitra (2019) “Carless in california: What the carless can tell us about shifting behaviors and improving mobility”, Transfers Magazine, (4), p. 6p. Available at: https://transfersmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/11/Nov2019_Transfers_Saphores.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
12. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2019) “Why do they live so far from work? Determinants of long-distance commuting in California”, Journal of Transport Geography, 80, p. 102489. Available at: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102489. [ITS-Irvine record]
13. Suman Kumar Mitra, Youngeun Bae and Stephen G. Ritchie (2019) “Use of Ride-Hailing Services among Older Adults in the United States”, Transportation Research Record, 2673(3), pp. 700–710. Available at: 10.1177/0361198119835511. [ITS-Irvine record]
14. Kathrin Kuhne, Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2018) “Without a ride in car country – A comparison of carless households in Germany and California”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 109, pp. 24–40. Available at: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.01.021. [ITS-Irvine record]
15. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2017) “Carless in California: Green choice or misery?”, Journal of Transport Geography, 65, pp. 1–12. Available at: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.09.016. [ITS-Irvine record]
16. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2016) “The value of transportation accessibility in a least developed country city – The case of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 89, pp. 184–200. Available at: 10.1016/j.tra.2016.05.002. [ITS-Irvine record]

Conference Papers

1. Youngeun Bae, Craig R. Rindt, Suman Mitra and Stephen G. Ritchie (2023) “Fleet Operator Perspectives on Heavy-duty Vehicle Alternative Fueling Infrastructure”. 102nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2023. [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Tanjeeb Ahmed, Michael F. Hyland, Suman Kumar Mitra and Arash Ghaffar (2021) “Assessing the Employment Accessibility Benefits of Shared Automated Vehicle Mobility Services in Southern California”. 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
3. Youngeun Bae, Craig R Rindt, Suman K. Mitra and Stephen G. Ritchie (2021) “Perspectives on Viable Alternative Fuels for Heavy-duty Vehicles in 2030s: Qualitative Interviews with California Fleet Operators”. 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
4. Mingqi Yao, Suman K. Mitra and Stephen G. Ritchie (2021) “Heterogeneities in Older Adults Travel Times and Activity Durations: Analysis of the 2017 NHTS Personal Trip Data”. 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. [ITS-Irvine record]
5. Suman Mitra, Mingqi Yao and Stephen Ritchie (2020) “Gender differences in travel patterns of the elderly in the united states”, in Proceedings of the 99th annual meeting of the transportation research board. [ITS-Irvine record]
6. Arash Ghaffar, Suman Mitra and Michael Hyland (2020) “Modeling ridesourcing trip generation: Chicago case study”, in Proceedings of the 99th annual meeting of the transportation research board. [ITS-Irvine record]
7. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2019) “How do they get by without cars in california?: Travel characteristics of voluntarily and involuntarily carless households”, in Proceedings of the 98th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 7p. [ITS-Irvine record]
8. Youngeun Bae, Suman Kumar Mitra, Craig Ross Rindt and Stephen G. Ritchie (2019) “Factors influencing alternative fuel adoption decisions in heavy-duty vehicle fleets in California”, in The 98th annual meeting of the transportation research board. [ITS-Irvine record]
9. Kathrin Kuehne, Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2018) “Carless in car heaven: A comparison of German and Californian households”, in Proceedings of the 97th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 18p. [ITS-Irvine record]
10. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2017) “Determinants of long-distance commuting: Evidence from the 2012 California household travel survey”, in Proceedings of the 96th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 19p. [ITS-Irvine record]
11. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2016) “Exploring the unnoticed: An analysis of voluntary and involuntary carless households in California”, in Proceedings of the 95th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 20p. [ITS-Irvine record]
12. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (2015) “Transportation accessibility and multi-unit residential property rents - the case of rajshahi city, Bangladesh”, in Proceedings of the 94th annual meeting of the transportation research board, p. 22p. [ITS-Irvine record]

Theses and Dissertations

1. Suman Kumar Mitra (2016) Land Use, Land Value, and Transportation: Essays on Accessibility, Carless Households, and Long-distance Travel. Ph.D.. UC Irvine. Available at: https://uci.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CDL_IRV_INST/1gpb62p/alma991001360479704701 (Accessed: October 12, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]

Technical Reports

1. Craig Rindt, Mingqi Yao, Naila Sharmeen, Andre Tok, Stephen G. Ritchie, Blake Lane, Kate Forrest, Mike MacKinnon, Scott Samuelsen, Bo Liu, Kanok Boriboonsomsin, Abdullah Fuad Un-Noor, Suman Mitra, Farzana Mehzabin Tuli and Vuban Chowdhury (2023) Low-Carbon Transportation Incentive Strategies Using Performance Evaluation Tools for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Off-Road Equipment. Draft Final Report. California Air Resources Board / Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Irvine. Available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/IV.3%20-%2019rd026-dfr-rsc_final_2023_12_20_clean.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Craig Rindt, Youngeun Bae, Junhyeong Park, Mariana Sebastiani, Sina Dabagh, Stephen Ritchie and Suman Mitra (2022) Natural Gas Vehicle Incentive Program. Final Report CEC-600-14-006-24. California Energy Commision / Intitute of Transportation Studies, UC Irvine. Available at: https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/CEC-600-2024-024.pdf. [ITS-Irvine record]
3. Michael Hyland, Tanjeeb Ahmed, Navjyoth, JS Sarma, Suman Mitra and Arash Ghaffar (2020) Assessment of the Employment Accessibility Benefits of Shared Autonomous Mobility Services. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/66f9p1cm (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
4. Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2018) An Analysis of Travel Characteristics of Carless Households in California. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4j54k2bv (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
5. Craig Ross Rindt, Suman Kumar Mitra and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2016) Analyzing the 2012 California Household Travel Survey using R: Summary. Research Report. ITS-Irvine. Available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B2aWB9AETBJaRknKsts484wK_YCuf2ZJ/view?usp=drive_link. [ITS-Irvine record]
6. Craig R. Rindt, Suman K. Mitra and Jean-Daniel Saphores (2016) Analyzing the 2012 California Household Travel Survey using R. Final Report. Institute of Transportation Studies, Irvine. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9n42t87s. [ITS-Irvine record]

Policy Briefs

1. Michael Hyland, Tanjeeb Ahmed, Navjyoth Sarma J S, Suman Mitra and Arash Ghaffar (2020) Shared Autonomous Mobility Services Show Promise for Increasing Access to Employment in Southern California. Policy Brief. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/79s7x09r (Accessed: October 11, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]
2. Arash Ghaffar, Michael Hyland, Navjyoth Sarma, Suman Mitra and Tanjeeb Ahmed (2020) Shared Autonomous Mobility Services Show Promise for Increasing Access to Employment in Southern California. Policy Brief. UC ITS. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7922/g24f1p14. [ITS-Irvine record]

Presentations

1. Craig Rindt, Blake Lane, Suman Mitra, Kanok Boriboonsomsin (2024) Low-Carbon Transportation Incentive Strategies for on and off-road heavy vehicles. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNy71JJWYuM. [ITS-Irvine record]

Preprints

1. Youngeun Bae, Craig R. Rindt, Suman Mitra and Stephen G. Ritchie (2022) “Fleet Operator Perspectives on Alternative Fuels for Heavy-Duty Vehicles”. Rochester, NY: SSRN. Available at: https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=4253440 (Accessed: October 5, 2023). [ITS-Irvine record]