UCLA study finds only a quarter of L.A. Metro bus stops offer shade
Claudia Bustamante2023-08-29T14:59:59-07:00As Los Angeles experiences more 100+ degree days, bus shelters can provide critical protection for transit riders from extreme heat.
Lewis Center student fellow wins national award for research on improving transportation access to health care
Claudia Bustamante2023-08-29T15:03:38-07:00Nataly Rios Gutierrez MURP '22 won the 2023 Neville A. Parker Award for best master's project in policy and planning.
Episode 35: Landlord Regulation and Unintended Consequences with Meredith Greif
Claudia Bustamante2023-08-27T13:36:13-07:00How do we respond when regulations intended to help vulnerable tenants end up disadvantaging them even further? Professor Greif joins us to discuss these unintended consequences, asking us to consider the trade-offs inherent in many of our policy decisions.
Narrow sidewalks, high speed limits restrict L.A. outdoor dining opportunities
Claudia Bustamante2023-08-29T15:06:29-07:00To help restaurants and neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19, LA Al Fresco relaxed many outdoor dining processes — but two years later, wealthier and majority-white neighborhoods have highest participation.
Episode 25: Housing Justice with Casey Dawkins
Claudia Bustamante2023-10-10T12:35:32-07:00Is housing a human right — or should it be? University of Maryland professor Casey Dawkins traces the American history of land and housing reformers, and how our conceptions of housing justice have shifted over time.
UCLA scholars publish reports on future of California housing, transportation
Claudia Bustamante2023-08-29T15:06:33-07:00To help envision a better future for the state, UCLA researchers released two reports on the future of housing and transportation, made possible by a California 100 grant.
Episode 19: Community Finance and Slum Upgrading with Hayden Shelby
Claudia Bustamante2023-10-10T12:47:27-07:00University of Cincinnati assistant professor Hayden Shelby shares some of the drawbacks of Bangkok's widely celebrated Baan Mankong, a participatory slum/settlement upgrading program.
Episode 11: COVID-19 and Renter Distress with Mike Manville and Paavo Monkkonen
Claudia Bustamante2023-10-10T13:31:57-07:00The pandemic has been tough on many renters, with job and income losses piled on top of housing insecurity. The UCLA Lewis Center’s Mike Manville and Paavo Monkkonen join to discuss two recent surveys of LA County renters.
Nearly half of L.A. tenants owe back rent
Claudia Bustamante2023-08-29T15:08:32-07:00Results of a joint UCLA–USC survey from 2021 suggest that countywide, tenants owe landlords more than $3 billion.