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100 Years in Motion
UCLA has been a leader in transportation research and education for more than a century. Over the past 100 years, transportation research at UCLA has shaped the field, from the earliest traffic studies to the emerging mobility technologies of today.
Global Walking & Cycling Successes
Researchers from UCLA and Google conducted the most comprehensive study of active transportation to date and found expanding city-level walking and cycling infrastructure globally could cut emissions by 6% and generate $435 billion in health benefits annually.
Fresno’s Dividing Lines
When Route 99 was built through Fresno, many hoped it would revitalize downtown by boosting access and commerce, instead the freeway deepened neighborhood divides.
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Recent Posts
Meet the manager of UCLA’s new Center for Parking Policy
Three years after earning her master’s degree, Ellen Schwartz has returned to UCLA, where she’ll provide technical assistance to local and state officials throughout the policymaking process — from evaluation to implementation.
UCLA Mobility Center receives $2.5 million federal grant to advance cooperative perception technology
The CP-X initiative will develop systems that let vehicles, infrastructure and road users share real-time awareness to improve safety.
Easy reading, hard writing: “The Shoup Doctrine” honors Donald Shoup’s life and ideas
Hundreds gathered at UCLA for the launch of a new book honoring Shoup’s lasting legacy on parking policy and urban planning.
An unequal burden: UCLA researchers document the disproportionate impact of auto debt
The nation’s second largest source of consumer debt falls unevenly across communities. Women and communities of color carry a disproportionate burden — inequities that have worsened since the pandemic.
