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.
Thousands of people shelter in vehicles as makeshift housing every night in Los Angeles. Vehicle living is not ideal for those who live in vehicles nor for cities, many of which have responded by enacting ordinances to make it illegal or difficult to sleep in vehicles.
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.
Few wildfires had previously impacted large urban areas as the 2025 Los Angeles fires. The scale, destruction, and effects on human lives in the Palisades and Eaton fires, in particular, highlighted the need to understand better how people and planning respond to and can prepare for future disasters.
