Sharing early insights from Los Angeles’ UBM initiative
Claudia Bustamante2024-04-26T11:46:39-07:00Representatives from L.A.'s Mobility Wallet gathered on the UCLA campus to discuss the program's objectives, early findings and challenges.
Student research on bus shelter equity takes top national honors
Lewis Center2024-01-04T13:25:43-07:00Lewis fellow Anne Yoon, MURP '23 received the Neville A. Parker Award for her impactful capstone research.
Los Angeles launches nation’s largest UBM pilot, Lewis Center leads evaluation
Rachel K.2023-09-27T15:10:09-07:00UC researchers are conducting a comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation to understand how the Mobility Wallet changes people’s transportation patterns, experiences, and short-term outcomes.
Navigating the crossroads of housing affordability, sustainable transportation in California
Jason Sutedja2024-01-23T19:11:00-07:00At the fifth annual InterActions LA, the Lewis Center brought together researchers, policymakers and community partners to discuss progress on housing and transportation goals.
U.S. residential segregation and health
Jason Sutedja2023-08-29T15:01:40-07:00This brief by associate faculty director Michael Lens looks at the relationship between residential segregation and health, and policies to alleviate the problem.
L.A. County residents express second-lowest satisfaction ever with quality of life
Jason Sutedja2023-08-29T14:59:54-07:00Despite an overall uptick in the eighth annual index, dissatisfaction remains high due to inflation, homelessness and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
New film explores challenges, joy of ‘Biking While Black’
Lewis Center2023-08-29T15:02:05-07:00Documentary by filmmaker Yolanda Davis-Overstreet looks into local efforts and activism to promote mobility justice across Los Angeles.
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.
The impact of building codes, “single stair” requirements on building housing
Rachel K.2023-08-29T15:03:46-07:00The impact that building codes have on how, where, and for whom housing gets built has long been overlooked. Over 100 people gathered virtually and in-person to push back on this oversight.