Complete Streets Initiative

About the Initiative

The UCLA Complete Streets Initiative is a Luskin School of Public Affairs-wide program working to achieve more livable and complete streets for people in the Los Angeles region. Complete streets enable people to travel safely regardless of their transportation mode, ability or age. The Initiative expands beyond complete streets to also encompass living streets concepts in street design in areas such as, street-water management, landscaping and fostering vibrant economic development. The program works achieve our goals through creating decision support tools for our community stakeholders and civic partners, promoting education opportunities, public outreach and research. Our approach is cross-disciplinary requiring input from academics and professionals within urban planning, public health, architecture, engineering, safety and economic development, among others.The Complete Streets Initiative is supported by the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, the Luskin Center for Innovation and the Dean’s Office of the Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Presentations from Madeline Brozen

“Complete Streets: History, Policy and Future” UCLA Urban Planning 255: Transportation Planning, April 18, 2012
“Bicycle Friendly Universities – Best Practices” Creating a Bicycle Friendly UCLA, February 29, 2012
“Reclaiming Residual Spaces” US Green Building Council – Long Beach Chapter, February 27, 2012
“Model Design Manual for Living Streets” National Policy Institute of Building Healthy Communities, February 25, 2012
“Active Transportation and Public Health” Transportation for America, November 17, 2011.

Student Presentations

Michelle Craven, “Getting Los Angeles to Walk the Walk”
Huma Husain, “How can Los Angeles be more livable?“
Jennifer Karmels, “Leveraging CEQA to Enhance Complete Streets”
Ryan Johnson, “Bringing New People to the Open Streets”
Sarah Peters, “Impact Fees for Complete Streets”
Kristen Torres, “From Statute to Street”

Information on Previous Conferences

Complete Streets: Pathways to Implementation – 2013

For information about the 2013 Complete Streets for California conference, please click here

2013 Conference Program Booklet

Complete Streets for California – 2012

For information about the 2012 Complete Streets for California conference, please click here

2012 Conference Program Booklet

Complete Streets for Los Angeles – 2011

For information about the 2011 Complete Streets for Los Angeles confernece, please click here