Transportation Sustainability Research Center

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The TSRC mission is to conduct research, educate, and engage in outreach to improve understanding of the economic, environmental, and social aspects of transportation systems. The TSRC mission is to conduct research, educate, and engage in outreach to improve understanding of the economic, environmental, and social aspects of transportation systems; and to actively participate in the development of energy systems that support a sustainable world.

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Location

Richmond

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Telephone

(510) 665-3461

Website

tsrc.berkeley.edu

Address

1301 S 46th St
Richmond, CA
94804-4648

General information

The Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC) was formed in 2006 to combine the research forces of six campus groups at UC Berkeley: the University of California Transportation Center, the University of California Energy Institute, the Institute of Transportation Studies, the Energy and Resources Group, the Center for Global Metropolitan Studies, and the Berkeley Institute of the Environment.

Since TSRC was founded, it has been a leading center in conducting timely research on real-world solutions for a more sustainable transportation future. In addition to performing research informed by a diverse array of perspectives, TSRC also engages in education and outreach to promote its core values of sustainability and equity, to ensure that we are able to meet the transportation needs of the present without compromising future generations.

TSRC conducts research on a wide array of transportation-related issues, addressing the needs of individuals as well as the public. Research efforts are primarily concentrated in five main areas:

1. Advanced vehicles and fuels
2. Energy and infrastructure
3. Goods movement
4. Innovative Mobility
5. Mobility for special populations

TSRC uses a wide range of analysis and evaluation tools, including questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, automated data collection systems, and simulation models to collect data and perform analysis and interpretation of the data. The center then develops impartial findings and recommendations for key issues of interest to policymakers to aid in decision-making. TSRC has assisted in developing and implementing major California and federal regulations and initiatives regarding sustainable transportation. These include the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), the Low Emission Vehicle Program and Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, the Pavley Law, Low Carbon Fuel Standards policies, California SB 375 (anti-sprawl legislation), and the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Since 2006, TSRC has received over $13,000,000 in funding and completed over 40 projects. TSRC has supported over 64 students, held 101 conference proceedings and reports, and published 44 journal articles.

TSRC is managed by the Institute of Transportation Studies of the University of California at Berkeley, and it is headquartered at the University’s Richmond Field Station.