Encouraging diverse missing-middle housing near transit
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:52-07:00This brief explores why and how jurisdictions in the Los Angeles region should zone for more diverse-types of lowrise housing, especially near transit.
Transit-Oriented Los Angeles: Envisioning an Equitable and Thriving Future Summary
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:52-07:00This is a summary of a report that provides a conceptual framework for thinking about how more people can live and work near transit, near the major regional investments that county residents are paying for, in ways that maximize social benefits and minimize social costs.
Main Street Parklet Pilot Program Evaluation: City of Santa Monica
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:51-07:00The goal of this evaluation report is to determine whether parklets, a relatively new streetscape improvement type, is an idea that works along Santa Monica’s Main Street corridor.
Transit Oriented Los Angeles: Station Area Comparison Appendix
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:52-07:00The purpose of this appendix is to help readers further explore similarities and differences in seven station areas ( Van Nuys, Fillmore, Wilshire/Vermont, Culver City, Leimert Park, Compton, and Paramount/Rosecrans) and to be inspired to consider how different features shape neighborhoods around rail stations throughout Los Angeles County.
Transit-Oriented Development & Commercial Gentrification: Exploring the Linkages
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:51-07:00This research brief focuses on Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area to examine the relationship between commercial gentrification and fixed rail transit, transit ridership and traffic crashes.
Public Transit Safety Among University Students
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:48-07:00This study focuses on the sexual harassment experiences of university students, a population group that is typically more transit-dependent than the general public, and possibly because of their age, more vulnerable to victimization from sexual harassment than other adults.
Public Transit Safety Among University Students Brief
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:48-07:00This study surveyed university students who use public transit. The survey responses reveal how different subgroups of transit riders are affected by sexual harassment differently.
Transportation Access to Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trends and Implications for Significant Patient Populations and Health Care Needs
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:46-07:00This report examines current knowledge about disparities in transportation and access to health care for people with various health conditions and health care needs. We highlight evidence related to end-stage kidney disease, pregnancy, cancer, mental health and substance use, disabilities, multiple chronic conditions, and preventive care to discuss population-specific transportation needs and challenges, COVID-19 health risks, and impacts of transportation system disruption on health outcomes during the pandemic. The report concludes with policy recommendations for how leaders in transportation, public health, and health care can improve transportation access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Need to Prioritize Black Lives in LA’s Traffic Safety Efforts
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:45-07:00This brief examines the racial/ethnic patterns in Los Angeles' traffic collisions to highlight the strategies that could improve racial equity in transportation safety.
Driven to Debt: Social Reproduction and (Auto)Mobility in Los Angeles
superadmin2025-12-11T07:02:45-07:00More than 80% of new car and 50% of used car purchases are financed through loans. Consumers with credit issues or lower incomes are frequently offered subprime loans with high-interest rates. There is much to be learned about the growth in subprime lending and the types of policy solutions that could be adopted to reverse this trend.