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published journal article | September 2026

published journal article | April 2014

Douglas Houston, Marlon G Boarnet, Gavin Ferguson and Steven Spears (2014) “Can compact rail transit corridors transform the automobile city? Planning for more sustainable travel in Los Angeles”, Urban Studies, 52(5), pp. 938–959.

conference paper | September 2026

conference paper | February 2013

Douglas Houston, Marlon Boarnet, Gaby Abdel-Salam, Andy Hong, Dongwoo Yang, Wei Li and Steven Spears (2013) “Walking to transit: Transit proximity and physical activity in a low-income community”, in Proceedings of the active living research conference, san diego.

conference paper | September 2026

conference paper | November 2012

S. Spears, D. Houston and M. Boarnet (2012) “Illuminating the unseen in neighborhood travel: A framework for examining the influence of attitudes, norms, and perceptions on travel behavior”, in Proceedings of the annual meeting of the association of collegiate schools of planning (ACSP), cincinnati, OH.

published journal article | September 2026

published journal article | October 2017

Jeongwoo Lee, Marlon Boarnet, Douglas Houston, Hilary Nixon and Steven Spears (2017) “Changes in service and associated ridership impacts near a new light rail transit line”, Sustainability, 9(10), p. 1827.

research report | September 2026

research report | December 2013

Marlon G. Boarnet, Andy Hong, Jeongwoo Lee, Xize Wang, Weijie Wang, Doug Houston and Steven Spears (2013) The exposition light rail line study: A before and after study of the impact of new light rail transit service, p. vii, 64p.

conference paper | July 2026

conference paper | May 2010

M.G. Boarnet, D. Houston, G. Ferguson and S. Spears (2010) “Land use and vehicle miles of travel in the climate change debate: Getting smarter than your average bear”, in Proceedings of the land policy conference of the lincoln institute of land policy, cambridge, massachusetts.

conference paper | May 2026

conference paper | November 2012

D. Houston, M. Boarnet, W. Li, S. Spears and D. Yang (2012) “Transit ridership, bus ridership, and physical activity in a low income community”, in Proceedings of the annual meeting of the association of collegiate schools of planning (ACSP), cincinnati, OH.

published journal article | May 2026

published journal article | December 2013

Steven Spears, Douglas Houston and Marlon G. Boarnet (2013) “Illuminating the unseen in transit use: A framework for examining the effect of attitudes and perceptions on travel behavior”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 58, pp. 40–53.

Phd Dissertation | April 2026

Phd Dissertation | January 2013

Steven Paul Spears (2013) The Perception-Intention-Adaptation (PIA) Model: A theoretical framework for examining the effect of behavioral intention and neighborhood perception on travel behavior. Ph.D.. University of California, Irvine.

research report | February 2026

research report | May 2015

Hilary Nixon, Marlon Boarnet, Doug Houston, Steven Spears and Jeongwoo Lee (2015) Changes in transit use and service and associated changes in driving near a new light rail transit line, p. 63p.

published journal article | October 2025

published journal article | July 2016

Steven Spears, Marlon G Boarnet and Douglas Houston (2016) “Driving reduction after the introduction of light rail transit: Evidence from an experimental-control group evaluation of the Los Angeles Expo Line”, Urban Studies, 54(12), pp. 2780–2799.

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