Past Events

Introducing the Fair Housing Land Use Score: Helping Local Governments Plan For Less Segregated, More Affordable Communities Researchers with the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies have developed a new tool to measure how effectively local regulations promote inclusion across neighborhoods: the Fair Housing Land Use Score. Join us for this webinar, where

Housing for Black People by Black People In this UCLA Luskin Lecture, experts in housing and real estate will discuss what they and others are doing to address the challenges of limited wealth, investment, and ownership in Black communities, and to improve housing opportunities in those neighborhoods Housing and real estate development were instrumental in the concentration of

UC ITS Webinar: Early Insights on How Mobility Wallet Programs Are Performing in Four California Cities Cities across California, such as Oakland, Stockton, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles, are experimenting with Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) initiatives that provide residents access to affordable transportation options regardless of where they live or their income level. While UBM

Book Talk: Where the Hood At? Black Neighborhoods Since the Civil Rights Era Join author Michael C. Lens for an engaging Book Talk on his latest work, Where the Hood At? Black Neighborhoods Since the Civil Rights Era, a compelling exploration of Black neighborhood conditions and their evolution over the past fifty

Upzoning and Gentrification in New York City Reforming zoning to increase housing development capacity, or upzoning, is an increasingly common strategy for improving affordability. There is strong evidence that a larger housing supply is associated with greater affordability, but we know less about the effects of upzoning itself. Minjee Kim, Assistant Professor in

CHIPing In: A Spatial Assessment of Los Angeles’ Rezone Program Los Angeles has a state-mandated housing target of 456,000 new units by 2029. As part of that effort, in December the city council approved the Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP), which upzones multifamily areas across LA. Aaron Barrall, data analyst at the Lewis

The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA The Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies is hosting a research talk by Professor Michael Manville of the UCLA Urban Planning Department on his research on The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA. About the Research: We present evidence suggesting that Measure ULA has reduced higher-end real estate transactions

'A Decent Home' Documentary Screening The UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and Luskin Center for Innovation invite you to a screening of A Decent Home, a feature-length documentary addressing class and economic inequity that features the lives and challenges of mobile home park residents in securing affordable housing. We will provide food

Learning From Social Housing Production in France The Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies is hosting a research talk by Professor Paavo Monkkonen of the UCLA Urban Planning and Public Policy Departments on his research Learning From Social Housing Production in France. About the Research France has both the largest stock of

Part 1: How did transit riders evacuate in 2025? This webinar presents findings on how transit riders in Los Angeles County evacuated during the 2025 fires and how they would evacuate in future fires. Based on a February 2025 survey of transit riders who evacuated, the research highlights evacuation experiences, emergency preparedness, and recommendations

Part 2: Lessons learned from the “community-hardening” efforts in Solano Canyon This webinar shares lessons learned from working with a Los Angeles hillside community to strengthen resilience to wildfire risk. We will share what communities can do now to best protect themselves, how they can prepare for emergency evacuation given the community characteristics, and