Jacob Wasserman

With so many Dems running in California’s top-two primary for governor, they could split the vote and lock their party out of the general election – even if most voters favor Dems. The solution? Ranked choice voting. More from @RainyTime of @LATimes ⬇️ latimes.com/california/new…

@fresnoland spoke with descendants of West Fresno’s Chinatown and Germantown residents displaced by the 99 in the 1950s. UCLA ITS and @KnowledgeLuskin quantified the impacts unchosen routes would have had in minimizing the destruction. Keep reading here ow.ly/XMS550YnjzT

@kcrw @bigdanimals @ucla_its @UCLALewisCenter Read the technical appendix here for further methodological details: #supplemental" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">escholarship.org/uc/item/7g41v6… And explore the code and datasets here: github.com/amillb/transit…

@kcrw @bigdanimals @ucla_its @UCLALewisCenter Learn more about the storymap here: its.ucla.edu/portfolio-item…

On @kcrw with @bigdanimals to explain how mapping gets political—why the way cities define "major transit stop" matters a lot for what can be built where: kcrw.com/stories/major-…

UCLA Study Shows How Ambiguous Definition of “Major Transit Stop” Creates Wiggle Room for Municipalities This is a story of how well-intentioned efforts by the state to tie new development to transit hinge on how governments interpret broad state law. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/03/19/ucl…

This #TransitWorkerAppreciationDay, read @ucla_its research about how transit agencies can improve frontline transit work for those who make transit go: its.ucla.edu/project/labor-…

Read the technical appendix here for further methodological details: #supplemental" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">escholarship.org/uc/item/7g41v6… And explore the code and datasets here: github.com/amillb/transit…

Learn more about the storymap here: its.ucla.edu/portfolio-item…

How "major transit stop" is defined has big implications for California’s housing crisis. State legislation offers a host of incentives for development near them, but varying definitions significantly affect what areas qualify. @UCLALewisCenter newsletter: mailchi.mp/lewis/march-20…

How do you define a "major transit stop?" With several housing incentives tied to major transit stops, the answer has big implications for the future of CA's housing crisis. Our @ucla_its colleagues have a great interactive report explaining more. 🔗 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/41f864…

Could congestion pricing be the solution to the gridlock at Los Angeles International Airport? A new proposal suggests charging drivers to access the notorious “horseshoe” could ease traffic and reshape travel behavior across Southern California. luskin.ucla.edu/?p=122485

.@LADOTofficial's Ohio Avenue Safety and Mobility Project will include a 1.3 mile two-way bike lane, neighborhood greenways with low-speed and low-traffic streets and turn-lane restrictions. dailybruin.com/2026/03/10/bik…

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"It looks like the Bay Area Rapid Transit system is headed for a financial death spiral," the Editorial Board writes. "This farce was predictable but not inevitable." wapo.st/4brVynw

@DominicJPino @PostOpinions Is this chart adjusted for inflation? Because pre-pandemic @SFBART operator wages were barely better than flat for a decade, adj. for inflation. Many agencies needed to raises simply to have people to run the trains! Without, service would have been cut (harming ridership).

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system's labor costs rose by $150 million between 2019 and 2024. It used all that extra money to complete 73 million fewer trips. @PostOpinions looks at the financial death spiral of public transit in the Bay Area. 🧵

@SFBART Full @ucla_its report: its.ucla.edu/project/labor-…

@SFBART Automation is a worthwhile area to explore, but it's beside the point of the short-term, labor expenses necessary to restore post-pandemic ridership even to the degree it has.

Not only that, but many CA agencies needed to raise wages simply to have people to run the trains! Without raises, service would have been cut (harming ridership). Meanwhile, pre-pandemic @SFBART operator wages were barely better than flat for a decade, adj. for inflation.