Congratulations to our 2010-2011 Graduate Student Grant (GRG) Awardees!

The Lewis Center
supports graduate education with small grants for capstone research projects.
We are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Graduate Student
Grants:

HOT or Cold: Analysis of Congestion Pricing
Implementation in the United States
, by Alex Beata,
Department of Urban Planning

RENEW Pacoima Complete Streets Project: Baseline
Data and Policy Recommendations
, by Madeline Brozen,
Department of Urban Planning

Designing an
Optimal Teacher Hiring Process for LA’s Turn-Around Schools
, by Quyen Dinh, Annie
Kuo, Cara Priestly, Karissa Yee, Department of Public Policy

Neighborhoods @ Work and the Los Angeles Urban League: An
Examination of a Place-Based Community Improvement Initiative
, by Cara Franson,
Jackie Hunt, Jennifer Kang, Erin Kensinger-Nelson, Chanell Wheeler, Department
of Public Policy

Beyond the Peak Travel Market: A Survey of
Passenger Response to the Caltrain Weekend Bullet
, by Lindsey Hilde,
Department of Urban Planning

Incorporating Bikeway Design Variables into
a Ridership Model
, by Kristen “Herbie”
Huff, Department of Urban Planning

Where are the Good Food Jobs? Locating and
Enhancing Good Work Opportunities in the Los Angeles Food System
, by Stephanie Lane,
Department of Urban Planning

Why does it
cost so much to live in the Golden State?
 by Eric Morris,
Department of  Urban Planning

Economic Viability and Social Equitability of L.A.
Transit-Oriented Development
, by Chris Moulton,
Elaine Sanchez, Jennifer Tolentino, Manling Zhang, Lucy Capurro, Department of
Public Policy

How Do You See the City? Exploring the Personal
Geographies of Transit Passengers
, by Francis Reilly,
Department of Urban Planning

Experiments in the Trench: Evaluating the
Barriers to Urban Freeway Airspace and Underspace Development
, by Linda Samuels,
Department of Urban Planning