GIS Contest Archive

Mapping Net Solar Potential of Building Types in LA County
Hannah Gustafson (Urban Planning) – 1st
– Poster

Setting the Right Price for Bus Transit: Culver CityBus Fare Structure Evaluation
Ching Yan (Jane) Chan (Urban Planning) – 2nd
– Poster

How Fast is Rapid? Examining Bus Service in Los Angeles
Mike Samuelson (Urban Planning) – 3rd
– Poster
Adapt to a Hotter LA: Water Conservation at City Level
Xinyue Li (Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environment and Sustainability) – Honorable Mention
– Poster

Neighborhood Change Along the Orange Line
Anne Brown (Urban Planning) – 1st
– Poster

Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation: A geospatial investigation of vulnerability and resilience in Los Angeles County
Chelsea Richer Urban Planning) – 2nd
– Poster

Does the LA Bike Plan 2010 Serve the Right Areas?
Hyeran Lee (Urban Planning) – 3rd
– Poster

Regenerating the Waterfront Industrial Zone
Wenchong Lai, Arfakhashad Munaim, Hyejeong Yoo, Youngjun Kim (Urban Planning) – 2nd
– Poster

Transit Dependent Populations in the Valley
by Teresa Whinery (Urban Planning) – 3rd
– Poster

The Role of Place-Based Interventions in Increasing Financial Service Access Ricardo Gutierrez, Elycia Mulholland, and Sarab Sarung Singh Khalsa (Public Policy and Social Welfare) – 1st
- Poster
We’ve Been Where You Are – Parent Mentorship and Family Reunification in LA County Stephanie Enano (Social Welfare) – 2nd
- Poster
Addressing Rising Family Homelessness in the City of Los Angeles Clarine Ovando-Lacroux (Urban Planning) – 3rd
- Poster

Fill ‘Er Up: Commuting and the Real Cost of Gas in LA County
Lars Carlson – 1st
- Report
- Poster

Mental Health Professional Shortage Designation Tool
Rachel M. Gannon – 2nd
- Report
- Poster

Assessing the Economic Impacts of Climate Change Events to Marine Industries in Long Beach, California
Aaron McGregor – 1st
- Report
- Poster

Problem Gambling in LA County: Problem Gambling Prevalence &
Services in Asian American Communities
Cathy Dang – 2nd
- Report
- Poster

A Land Use Assessment of Intermodal Transfer Facilities in
Los Angeles County: Understanding How Land Use Effects
Station Access and Passenger Perceptions of Safety and Security
Adina Ringler (MA Urban Planning) – 1st place
- Report

Increasing Open Space in Southern California’s Urban Environments: A Case
Study Using GIS to Effectively Locate Pocket Parks and Investment in Public Spaces
Andrea Osgood (MA Urban Planning) – 2nd place (tied)
- Report

Hollywood Earthquake – Hospital Analysis
Gayle Striano (MA Urban Planning) – 2nd place (tied)
- Report
- Poster

Understanding Environmental Characteristics Pertaining to Infant Abandonments and Surrenders in Los Angeles County
Lori Ring (PhD Candidate Social Welfare) – 1st place

Geographical Barriers – New Bicycle Lanes in the Northern Los Angeles Basin
Adrian Leung (MA Urban Planning) – 2nd place (tied)

Is Los Angeles More Crowded than New York? Using GIS to Compare Population Density in Los Angeles & New York
Andrea Osgood, Sandra O’Flaherty, and Lara Regus (MA Urban Planning) – 2nd place (tied)
- Report
- Poster

Identifying Walkable Neighborhoods in Los Angeles
Lauren Buckland (MA Urban Planning ’05)
Question: Which areas in Los Angeles are “walkable” and do the walkable areas coicide with residents who don’t own cars or walk or ride the bus to work?
- Report
- Poster

Westside Transportation Access Needs Assessment – Short and Long Term Improvements
Timothy Papandreou (MA Urban Planning ’04)Questions: Does the Westside Sub-Region have greater than average transit needs than the rest of Los Angeles? How can GIS be used to help tell the Westside Story?
- Report