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Don Shoup, Buzzfeed, Cats and Squash Courts
Lewis Center and ITS Faculty Fellow Don Shoup sat down with BuzzFeed news to expand on his astute sound bite at CityLab this week, “It’s unfair to have cities where parking is free for cars and housing is expensive for people.” The article condenses Professor Shoup’s some 700-page tour de force “The High Cost of Free Parking” into a 4 point Buzzfeed piece. Frequent readers of BuzzFeed articles may notice something missing: […]
Director Brian Taylor Upends the Conventional Wisdom on Empty Toll Lanes, Rail on the 405, and Traffic Congestion at the Peterson Auto Museum
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a citizen of Los Angeles in possession of an automobile must be in want of traffic relief. On Sept. 29, Lewis Center Director Brian Taylor challenged this and other conventional wisdom about traffic congestion on a panel at the Zocalo Public Square event entitled: “What Could Speed Up Traffic?” […]
Conversation Starters : Brian Taylor and Madeline Brozen oderate panels at Mobility 21 Summit
Lewis Center Director Brian Taylor and researcher Madeline Brozen recently moderated panels at the Mobility 21 Summit, an annual conference that focuses on transportation issues confronting the Southern California region. […]
Lewis Center faculty fellow Donald Shoup weighs in on LA infrastructure in the New York Times
Recently, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and ITS and Lewis Center researcher Donald Shoup was quoted in a New York Times article about aging infrastructure in Los Angeles. For the complete article, read on.
Congratulations to Madeline Brozen: 2014 Lee Schipper Scholar
We are proud to announce that Lewis Center Assistant Director and Complete Streets Program Manager, Madeline Brozen, has been named a 2014 Lee Schipper Sustainable Transport Scholar. […]
Recent UCLA Master of Urban Planning Grad Shares Client Project Experience
By: Tim Black, UCLA Master of Urban Planning ’14 A wise person, though surely not one of the pie-in-the-sky figureheads that occupy our profession’s dominant historical […]
ACCESS Magazine Wins APA California’s 2014 Communications Initiative Award
APA California has announced that ACCESS magazine is the recipient of its 2014 Communications Initiative Award. ACCESS reports on research at the University of California Transportation Center and presents it in a readable format so it useful for policy makers and planning practitioners. APA California will officially announce the award at a special brunch ceremony on September 16 at its State Conference, to be held this year in Anaheim at the Disneyland Resort. […]
Lewis Center Faculty Fellow Martin Wachs Featured On KCRW Radio’s Press Play
Lewis Center Faculty Fellow Martin Wachs was recently featured on KCRW radio’s Press Play with Madeline Brand where he discussed traffic gridlock and transportation behavior. Find out what Professor Wachs had to say at the above link.
Lewis Center Director Brian Taylor Selected To Chair Innovative Urban Mobility Committee
The Transportation Research Board recently named Lewis Center Director Brian Taylor chair of its ad-hoc committee on Innovative Urban Mobility Services: Issues and Opportunities. Professor Taylor will lead the twelve-member committee in examining the growth of new on-demand and peer-to-peer mobility services. […]
Director Brian Taylor In KCRW Story About Economic Effects Of Light Rail And Subway
Lewis Center Director Brian Taylor was featured recently in a KCRW radio story about the economic effects of light rail and subway lines. Specifically, the story addresses whether new light rail and subway lines really help revive economically challenged neighborhoods in Los Angeles and […]