Education , Job Requirements , and Commuting : An Analysis of Network Flows

is one of ten re~onal units mandated by Congress and established in Fall 1988 to support research, education, and training in surface transportation. The UC Center serves federal Region IX and is supported by matching grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the University. Based on the Berkeley Campus, UCTC draws upon existing capabilities and resources of the Institutes of Transportation Studies at Berke!ey, Davis, Irvine, and Los Angeles; the Institute of Urban and Re_o-ional Development at Berkeley: and several acade..,rdc departments at the Berkeley, Davis. Irvine, and Los Angeles campuses. Faculty. and students on other University of California campuses may parzicipate in Center activities. Researchers at other universities within the region also have opportunities to collaborate with UC faculty on selected studies. UCTC's educational and research pro=~'ams are focused on strateNc planning for improving metropolitan accessibility, with emphasis on the speciaI conditions in Region IX. Particular attention is directed to strategies for using transportation as an instrument of economic development, while also accommodating to the region's persistent expansion and while maintaining and enhancing the quality of life there. The Center distr/butes reports on its research in working papers, monographs, and in repr/nts of published articles. It also punishes Access, a magazine presenting summaries of selected studies. For a list of publications in print, write to the address below. The contents of this report reflec*, the views of the author who is responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the State of California or the U.S. Department of Transportation. "Dtis repor~ does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.