Category: Transportation

Matthew Drennan‘s paper, “Does public transit use enhance the economic efficiency of urban areas?” has been accepted for presentation at the World Symposium of Transport and Land Use Research in Whistler, British Columbia, in July, 2011. Susanna Hecht was recently profiled in Conservation magazine about forest resurgence, and has a forthcoming profile in Yale Environment. Min…

The Lewis Center supports research that is aligned with its initiative areas: transportation, environment, housing and economic development. Each fall, the Lewis Center allocates approximately 6 graduate student awards of $1,000 to $4,500 each in support of theses, Applied Policy Projects (APP’s), client projects, Applied Management Research (AMR’s), and law school related research projects in…

Throughout the 2010-1011 academic year, the Lewis Center is supporting The Harvey Perloff Lectures on the Future of Urban, Regional, and Planning Scholarship, organized by the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA, in honor of planning pioneer and long-time UCLA Dean Harvey S. Perloff. Department faculty nominated a diverse array of urban, regional, and planning scholars to be part…

  California is an experiment in extreme democracy gone wrong, says Andreas Kluth, West Coast Correspondent for The Economist. But reform could make it a model for others. Please join us for an evening discussion with Andreas Kluth and other experts on California’s fiscal and governance crisis.  Hear about the reform proposals needed to bring…

The Complete Streets for Los Angeles conference, hosted by the UCLA Lewis Center, the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health RENEW Program on February 25th, 2011, brought together over 250 participants for a full day of presentations, discussion, and networking. UCLA Professor J.R. DeShazo said the event,…

UCLA symposium helps California move toward low-carbon transportation and sustainable growth As California moves forward to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and secure a more sustainable future, research plays a key role in informing which policies should be implemented. The March 8 symposium, “Measuring Progress towards Transportation Greenhouse Gas Goals,” recently convened a group…

The Lewis Center Spatial Analysis Group (formerly Center for Neighborhood Knowledge -CNK) will take part at this year’s event, titled Discovering LA County through GIS. The purpose of the event is to reach out to County residents, government employees, and students to show them how county and city governments use GIS to make better decisions.…

It is no secret that California real estate is among the most expensive in the nation. Research has shown that California house prices are far above what would be predicted based on the costs of home construction, which is generally not the case in other regions. There are two primary explanations for the California price…

Transportation and parking expert Prof. Donald Shoup of the Urban Planning Department proposes increasing fines for chronic offenders of parking violations in the 10/27/10 edition of the Los Angeles Times:  “Stronger punishments for serial offenses are standard legal practice. As an extreme example, California sentences third-time felony offenders to life in prison. No one should…

The Lewis Center opened its doors to over 70 friends and colleagues who came to tour the upgraded research suites, learn about upcoming initiatives and events, and meet the new executive team and the many people who have contributed to the Lewis Center over the years. The event marked the dedication of the “Professor Paul…