Publications

Search for my publications on the Institute of Transportation Studies publication page!  Also check my reasonably current CV.


Short Pieces

Handy, S. 2020. A COVID boost for bicycling.  UC Davis Transportation and Climate Blog.  August. https://its.ucdavis.edu/blog-post/a-covid-boost-for-bicycling/ 

Handy, S. 2020. Is accessibility an idea whose time has finally come? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment83, 102319.

Handy, S.  2018.  Enough with the “D’s” Aldready – Let’s Get Back to “A.” Transfers.  April. https://transfersmagazine.org/enough-with-the-ds-already-lets-get-back-to-a/

Handy, S.  2017.  Active Transportation in an Era of Sharing, Electrification and Automation.  Policy Brief.  Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis.  https://3rev.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/3R.Active.InDesign.Final_.pdf

 Recent Articles

Johnson, N., D.T. Fitch-Polse, and S.L. Handy. 2023. Impacts of E-bike Ownership on Travel Behavior: Evidence from three Northern California rebate programs. Transport Policy, 140, 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.06.014, 1-16.

Andersen, H., D. Fitch and S. Handy. 2023. Were COVID pedestrian streets good for business? Evidence from interviews and surveys from across the US. Journal of Transport and Land Use16(1), 163-188.

Mohiuddin, H., D.T. Fitch-Polse and S.L. Handy. 2023. Does bike-share enhance transport equity? Evidence from the Sacramento, California region. Journal of Transport Geography109, 103588.

Fukushige, T., D.T. Fitch and S. Handy. 2023. Estimating Vehicle-miles traveled reduced from Dock-less E-bike-share: Evidence from Sacramento, California. Transportation research part D: transport and environment117, 103671.

Hui, T., Pike, S., Kelley, S., Handy, S., Segan, D., & Haefer, R. 2023. Escaping the heat: Climate change and visitation to the Lake Tahoe basin. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives18, 100779.

Jain, A. and S. Handy. 2023. Changes in E-bike Awareness and Consideration for Commute. Transport Findings.

 Fukushige, T., D.T. Fitch, and S. Handy. 2022. Can an Incentive-Based approach to rebalancing a dock-less bike-share system work? Evidence from Sacramento, California. Transportation Research Part A, 163, 181-194., 1-16.

 Andersen, H., D. Fitch and S. Handy. 2023. Were COVID pedestrian streets good for business? Evidence from interviews and surveys from across the US. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 16(1), 163-188.

 Currans, K.M., G. Abou-Zeid, C. McCahill, N. Iroz-Elardo, K.J. Clifton, S. Handy, I. Pineda. 2022. Households with constrained off-street parking drive fewer miles. Transportation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-022-10306-8., 1-16.

 Volker, J. M., and S. Handy. 2022. Exploring Homeowners’ Openness to Building Accessory Dwelling Units in the Sacramento Metropolitan Area. Journal of the American Planning Association, 1-16., 1-16.

Handy, S. L., and D.T. Fitch.  2022. Can an e-bike share system increase awareness and consideration of e-bikes as a commute mode? Results from a natural experiment. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 16(1), 34-44., 1-16.

Fitch, D. T., J. Carlen and S.L. Handy. 2022. What makes bicyclists comfortable? Insights from a visual preference survey of casual and prospective bicyclists. Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 155, 434-449., 1-16.

Fukushige, T., D.T. Fitch and S. Handy. 2021. Factors influencing dock-less E-bike-share mode substitution: Evidence from Sacramento, California. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 99, 102990., 1-16.

Fukushige, T., and S. Handy. 2021. Who are the potential bicyclists? Evidence from the California Millennials Dataset 2015. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 1-11., 1-16.

Handy, S., A. Wang, E. Jacobson and C. Thigpen. (021) What do teenagers think about driving? Insights from a bicycling-oriented community in the auto-dependent United States. Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, 11, 100422., 1-16.

Volker, J., and S. Handy. 2021.  Economic impacts on local businesses of investments in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure: a review of the evidence. Transport Reviews.  DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2021.1912849, 1-16.

Rodriguez-Valencia, A., D. Rosas-Satizabal, R. Unda, and S. Handy.  2021.  The decision to start commuting by bicycle in Bogota, Colombia: Motivations and Influences.  Travel Behaviour and Society, 24, 57-67., 1-16.

Malik, J., D. Bunch, S. Handy, and G. Circella. 2021.  A Deeper Investigation into the Role of the Built Environment in the Use of Ridehailing for Non-Work Travel. Journal of Transport Geography, 91, 102952., 1-16.

Fitch, D.T., H. Mohiuddin, and S. Handy. 2021.  Examining the Effects of the Sacramento Dockless E-Bike Share on Bicycling and Driving.  Sustainability, 13, 368. , 1-16.

Handy, S. L., and D. T.  Fitch. 2020. Can an e-bike share system increase awareness and consideration of e-bikes as a commute mode? Results from a natural experiment. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 1-16., 1-16.

Volker, J., A. Lee, and S. Handy.  2020. Induced Vehicle Travel in the Environmental Review Process.  Transportation Research Record, 2674(7), 468-479.

Handy, S. and A. Lee.  2020.  What is it about bicycling?  Evidence from Davis, CA. Travel Behavior & Society, 20, 348-357.

Janke, J., C.G. Thigpen, and S. Handy. 2020. Examining the effect of life course events on modality type and the moderating influence of life stage. Transportation, 1-36.

Fitch, D. T., J. Sharpnack, and S. Handy. 2020. Psychological stress of bicycling with traffic: examining heart rate variability of bicyclists in natural urban environments. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour70, 81-97.

Fitch, D. T., and S.L. Handy,  2020. Road environments and bicyclist route choice: The cases of Davis and San Francisco, CA. Journal of Transport Geography85, 102705.

Chatterjee, K., S. Chng, B. Clark, A. Davis., J. De Vos, D. Ettema. S. Handy, A. Martin and L. Reardon. 2020. Commuting and wellbeing: a critical overview of the literature with implications for policy and future research. Transport reviews40(1), 5-34.