Category: Transportation

Madeline Wander (MURP ’12) has been selected by the Board of Regents of the Eno Center for Transportation to participate in the 20th annual Eno Leadership Development Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference, to be held June 3-7, will provide a first-hand look at how transportation policy is developed and implemented. Wander will meet with top…

Madeline Wander (MURP ’12) has been selected by the Board of Regents of the Eno Center for Transportation to participate in the 20th annual Eno Leadership Development Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference, to be held June 3-7, will provide a first-hand look at how transportation policy is developed and implemented. Wander will meet with top government officials, leaders of associations, and…

For an interpretation of the UCLA Lewis and UCLA Ziman Center Future of CA Redevelopment go to the CD&DR Site.  We look forward to your comments and thoughts.   To see the story click here

The Regional Studies Association (RSA), the leading international learned society in the field of regional studies, announces opening a new US Project Office in collaboration with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Professor Lois Takahashi, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA has been appointed to lead a team of two, Dr…

The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies is currently soliciting proposals to examine topics related to transportation and (1) environmental sustainability, (2) economic competitiveness, and/or (3) livability.  We will fund projects up to $120,000, though most awards are between $20,000 and $60,000.  Proposals are due March 15th, and the one-year projects will be conducted during the 2012-2013…

The RSA has a long-standing record of supporting the work of academic researchers. Its key awards to this end include the Early Career Grant Scheme, the RSA Awards for outstanding research, support for the organization of one-off events, such as conferences and workshops (RSA Event Support Scheme), in addition to travel awards.   Please go to: http://lewis.ucla.edu/content/rsa

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation recently awarded UCLA’s Complete Streets Initiative a $75,000 grant for research and implementation of the project “Parklets for Los Angeles.”  ‘Parklet’ is a term which describes a parking space, or spaces, that are re-purposed as public space for people to use rather than exclusively storing cars. These type of public…

Come join us at our first UCLA ITS TRB reception in Washington DC! For larger image go to: http://bit.ly/sc04gR 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Americans who use housing choice vouchers are increasingly choosing to live in the suburbs, and as that trend proceeds, metropolitan areas across the country need to work to make sure housing opportunities connect with employment, according to a new report co-authored by UCLA researchers and published by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. The…

Tool for Assessing Station Characteristics (TASC):  Identifying Service Quality Improvements at Transit Stops and Stations Researchers at UCLA have created a web-based analysis tool that is publicly available to transit agencies interested in identifying which service quality changes (e.g. amenities, information, lighting, etc.) to transit stops/stations are most important for improving levels of transit users’…