Publications

MTI research publications are available to download. All publications are listed below. To sort by topic area, select the specific topic from the dropdown menu below.

Title	Date	Author
What Holds High-Speed Rail Back: Lessons from Global Systems and California’s Experience	March 2026	Sharma, Lekhi & Parr
Equity Evaluation of Residents’ Transit+Walk Accessibility to Sacramento Healthcare Facilities	March 2026	Abadi, Zandiatashbar, Pickett, Nemet & Sharifi
Practice Responses to Extreme Events on the Railroad: Exercises of the Plans and Training	February 2026	Edwards & Goodrich
Scoring Equitable Transit: A Data-Driven Framework for Affordable Transit-Oriented Development in California	January 2026	Zandiatashbar, Rozhkov, Nemet, Washington & Prasanna
Strengthening Cyber Resilience Across Illinois Transit Agencies	December 2025	Belcher, Belcher & Souders
Managerial Personnel Respond: Augment the Emergency Operations Center for Extreme Events	September 2025	Edwards & Goodrich
Address the Problem: Develop an Emergency Operations Plan for Extreme Events	July 2025	Edwards & Goodrich
Strategized Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Predicting and Extending the Service Life of Concrete Pavements and Bridges	June 2025	Tehrani
From Doorstep to Bus Stop: Ridesharing as a First-Mile/Last-Mile Transit Connection	June 2025	Rose
Cycling and Public Transit: How well do these mix for older adults?	June 2025	Kachadoorian
An Olympian Task: Security for the Super Bowl, World Cup, and Olympics	June 2025	Jenkins
A Comprehensive Study of Impacts of “Q” Bus Rapid Transit System on Blackstone Avenue	May 2025	Tanai & Ciftci
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Transit in the San Francisco Bay Area	May 2025	Lee, Reinke, Ferrell, Rivasplata, Eells & Chen
Using Toll Revenues for Transit: It Can and Should be Done	April 2025	Schank, Donohue & Shoup
Understanding the Prevalence of Mental Health and Behavioral Distress in Transit Assaults and Presenting Targeted Response and Mitigation Methods to Reduce Victimization Trends	February 2025	Moore, Ellenberg, Carlson, Godfrey & Staes
Field Personnel Respond: Incident Command System (ICS) for Extreme Events on the Railroad	February 2025	Edwards & Goodrich
Understanding Mobility-Related Challenges for AAPI Older Adults: A Preliminary Study in Southern California	January 2025	Zhang, Inzunza, Kachadoorian, Cheng & Wong
Zero-Emission Buses in the US: Understanding and Addressing Market and Policy Challenges	January 2025	Foecke, Karson & Tiberghien
The Indirect Benefits of a Transit Apprenticeship and its Potential Value as a Flexible Postsecondary Pathway	December 2024	McConnell & Raman
Developing an ROI Assessment Model for Employee Development Programs Implemented by California Transit Agencies	December 2024	Reeb & Gallagher