This study examined the equity implications of supercommuting in California, with a focus on the Los Angeles region (comprised of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties). We analyzed equity in terms of the housing and transportation expenditure burdens borne by super-commuters.
The overall research objective is to produce transportation research on access to opportunity for low-income and communities and people of color, done in partnership with community partners.
Los Angeles is launching the largest mobility wallet pilot, where 1,000 people in South Los Angeles will receive $150 per month for one year. UCLA and UC Davis researchers will complete a comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation examining travel trends, experiences, and spending for L.A.’s program.
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) is piloting a new vehicle lending library program that aims to increase access to job opportunities for low-income communities, relieving the daily stressors associated with unreliable access to transportation.
Lewis Center researchers, in partnership with Toole Design Group, examine whether subsidized carsharing services like BlueLA can meet environmental goals and narrow the accessibility gaps facing low-income travelers across Los Angeles.
The team will analyze automobile debt and loan delinquencies over the past decade as the state emerged from the Great Recession.
This 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.
This project will inventory the types of affordable transportation options that could help patients overcome their transportation challenges, along with proposing a model for a resource fair where patients can find out more about their options and enroll on-site.
This project expands on prior gender and transit research by examining how U.S. transit agencies address women's needs. In includes an updated literature review and a national survey of transit agencies to inventory existing gender-responsive planning, projects, and data collection efforts. Based on the findings, the team will develop a set of toolkits and guidance documents to help transit agencies with gender-responsive planning.
Extreme heat is the deadliest natural hazard in the U.S., yet many bus riders in Los Angeles County wait for transit without shelter from the sun. This project analyzes 10,000+ LA Metro bus stops to understand where shelters exist — and where they don’t. By mapping shelter distribution across temperatures, jurisdictions, and priority populations, we aim to establish a baseline to guide more transit infrastructure in the region.
