Telling the untold stories, challenges of mobile home communities in ‘A Decent Home’
Lewis Center2025-06-10T16:01:45-07:00The documentary film and panel explore how weak regulations and market forces disadvantage mobile home residents.
Los Angeles’s “mansion tax” has raised less money for affordable housing than expected. Lewis Center researchers explain why.
Lewis Center2025-05-14T10:59:59-07:00Since its implementation, Measure ULA appears to be driving down housing and commercial property development, and isn't generating enough revenue to make up for the lack of production.
How can L.A. house more people and make transportation safer, more accessible? InterActions LA inspires solutions
Lewis Center2025-03-24T10:39:41-07:00Panelists highlighted zoning reforms, mobility programs, and street safety improvements—practical strategies to create a more inclusive, connected Los Angeles.
New book explores Black neighborhoods through music and policy
Lewis Center2025-03-12T17:34:32-07:00In “Where the Hood At?”, Professor Michael Lens found unexpected inspiration in rapper DMX while examining Black neighborhood development.
New transportation postdoc looks for human stories in urban planning research
Claudia Bustamante2025-02-13T11:17:49-07:00Sang-O Kim works at the intersection of travel behavior, aging populations, and gender, drawing on his multicultural background and mixed-method approach to study how transportation solutions can help residents get the most out of the cities they live in.
New Lewis Center postdoc takes scientific approach on California’s housing crisis
Irene Cruise2024-11-18T18:20:18-07:00Jessica Schirmer draws on her physics background to study the effects of “broad upzoning” in California and the federal response to affordable housing shortages.
New research highlights gender disparities of child care travel
Irene Cruise2024-10-23T15:28:04-07:00In many two-parent households, women do more child care travel than men, which may limit women’s access to opportunities, including employment.
Transportation resource fair helps Saban Community Clinic patients access health care
Irene Cruise2024-10-23T15:34:49-07:00The October resource fair was an extension from a 2022 award-winning student capstone project that examined how transportation challenges affect health care access.
Transforming communities: Lewis Fellows address housing and community development issues
rswint782024-08-20T14:06:24-07:00These capstone projects aim to help policymakers tailor programs to address the causes of housing insecurity and prevent displacement while increasing economic opportunity in the region.
From hotels to home: Lewis Fellows explore labor and housing challenges
rswint782024-07-30T12:27:23-07:00This MPP group worked with a hospitality workers’ union to explore solutions for the housing needs of its unionized hospitality workers in Los Angeles.