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@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

Earlier this month, we sat down with transportation planners and community champions who have been leading groundbreaking work to remove freeways and reconnect communities in California. Listen to their takeaways for advancing environmental justice here youtu.be/t4_0xymp2IQ

🚨 Happening soon! Don't miss @joshuaschank live for a sneak peek of his upcoming book "New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies." We’ll get started shortly after 10:30 am PT to wrap up classroom logistics. ow.ly/YMEv50Yn4vA #UCLATransportation100

What counts as a 'major transit stop'? Depends on who you ask. Wide differences in local interpretation of California's recent bills to allow more housing near transit have major implications for local housing capacity and transit service. StoryMap here ow.ly/Q9fT50Yqkhk

Happy 21st anniversary to Donald Shoup's "High Cost of Free Parking"! For those who don't have time to read all 800 pages, revisit this brief explainer Shoup wrote on the book's three bold ideas for parking reform that have since inspired a global movement ow.ly/LzYi50Yn6aZ

There is still time to register for our virtual mini-symposium on infrastructure and environmental justice! We'll be getting started on Zoom at 10:00 am P.T. 🔗Register here: ow.ly/q1W050Yn48l

Most known for championing parking reform, Donald Shoup was also a major catalyst behind transit-oriented innovations at the 1984 Games in L.A. like bundling transit & event tickets. Listen to other reflections on Shoup's impact on planning practice here youtu.be/tfNaliS6G7Q?si…

Go behind the scenes at Metro’s Office of Strategic Innovation & see how a small team turned big ideas into real change. Join us live March 11 for a conversation with @joshuaschank on his book "New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies." ow.ly/AvCr50Y8yuN #UCLATransportation100

We are one week away from our virtual mini-symposium on justice-focused approaches to freeway removal and reconnecting communities long impacted by these systems. Check out the full speaker lineup and register here ow.ly/yjLF50Y8yrx See you there!

In the 1950s & '60s, a new route of the Foothill Freeway (I-210) displaced nearly 3,000 predominantly Black residents in Pasadena’s northwest neighborhoods — while an alternate route that would have impacted far fewer people was rejected. Storymap here ow.ly/fBvr50Y8ypb

Happening soon! Don't miss Investing in Place founder Jessica Meaney live for a conversation on reimagining our transportation infrastructure as more than just places to move. We’ll get started shortly after 10:30am PT to wrap up classroom logistics ow.ly/Eby250Y8yoj

A freeway-free future is not only possible, it's already happening. Join us March 2 to explore freeway removal and redesign in CA, with case studies and strategies to reconnect communities, reduce environmental harm, and advance transportation equity. ow.ly/kgQJ50Y8ylY

UCLA wasn't always the walkable & bikeable campus it is today. These photos capture the surface parking lots that nearly covered campus in the 1950s & '60s. Learn more about UCLA's transformation from auto-focused to multimodal here ow.ly/Y15N50Y8ygL #UCLATransportation100

All year, the 2025–26 Perloff Lecture Series celebrates 100 years of transportation research at UCLA. After covering historic forces and dynamics this fall, we turn to the current state of transportation in LA this winter. Speaker lineup & recordings here ow.ly/YToF50Y8ycT

Don't miss @awalkerinLA live! The @thelapod co-host will share a journalist's perspective on the investments & policy decisions shaping L.A. as it enters its mega-event hosting era. We’ll get started shortly after 10:30 am PT to wrap up classroom logistics ow.ly/Rktk50Y8yak

Freeways didn't just transform vehicle travel, they reshaped communities. Join community advocates and transportation planners on March 2 for a deep-dive into the impacts of freeway construction on communities of color. Learn more and register here ow.ly/u6EF50Y8yb3

A transportation abundance agenda means rethinking investment and management so people can reach what they need, not just move faster or farther through inefficient systems. its.ucla.edu/2026/02/05/wha…

Sidewalks and streets can do more than facilitate movement. Join Investing in Place founder Jessica Meaney on Feb. 18 for a conversation on reimagining transportation structure as vital public spaces ow.ly/Sbpe50Y8ycr #UCLATransportation100

Happening soon! Join LA Metro's Seleta Reynolds live to learn how Los Angeles is innovating its transportation systems to host global mega-events. We’ll get started a few minutes after 10:30am PT to wrap up classroom logistics. ow.ly/ERrI50Y8ycm #UCLATransportation100

California eliminated parking requirements near transit. The result? Less dramatic than supporters promised — and less disruptive than critics feared. This policy brief finds AB 2097’s impact depends heavily on local interpretation. its.ucla.edu/publication/ho…