Studying How We Live, Move and Work in the LA Region
Housed at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies is committed to addressing the pressing policy and planning issues in Greater Los Angeles. The center aims to generate knowledge and action around issues of housing affordability, transportation equity and access to opportunities, and jobs and the regional economy.
Recent Research
This study explores a path to launch for a community ownership mechanism — whether it be a Neighborhood REIT or another model — that is specific to organizing and uplifting Fresno’s Chinatown.
The report on how community ownership ideas can be incorporated into Chinatown Fresno and promote wealth building, prevent displacement, and achieve sustainable, inclusive redevelopment.
This study examines the relationship between neighborhood change over time and fixed rail transit in Los Angeles.
This research provides policy recommendations targeting the specific transportation needs and travel experiences of unhoused women within Los Angeles’s urban fabric.