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RECENT BOOK BY ITS FACULTY
Off-street
parking requirements are devastating American cities. So says Donald
Shoup, FAICP, in The High Cost of Free Parking, a no-holds-barred
directive on the way parking should be. Free parking, he argues,
has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant
energy use, and a host of other problems. This book unravels current
parking policies and proposes sensible, fair alternatives that will
save us from the high cost of free parking. More information about
this long-awaited book is available from the American Planning Association's
website.
POLICY BRIEFS
For Whom the Road Tolls: The Politics of Congestion Pricing The dilemma is not that opposition is too high, but that support is too low by David King, Michael Manville, and Donald Shoup
From Horse Power to Horsepower How the transportation problems of the past compare to the transportation problems of today by Eric Morris
Cruising for Parking The price we pay to park by Donald Shoup
A Legacy of Skepticism: Remembering Mel Webber His greatest contributions are not easy to point to in a book or journal by Martin Wachs
Skeptical Optimism in Transportation and Planning Research Long practiced by Mel Webber, in short supply today by Brian Taylor
Down to the Meter: Localized Vehicle Pollution Matters Vehicle emissions are both a global issue, and a very local one as well by Douglas Houston, Jun Wu, Paul Ong, Arthur Winer
Terrorist Attacks and Transport Systems Are terrorist attacks on public transit a transportation problem? by Brian Taylor
Must a Bridge Be Beautiful Too? The Controversy over rebuilding the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by Matthew Dresden
How Privatization Became a Train Wreck The debate over the privatization of British Rail. by Eric Morris
The Access Almanac: Floating Cars Hurricane Katrina and mobility in New Orleans by Daniel Baldwin Hess
TRANSPORTATION EVENTS
TRB 89th Annual Meeting ( Jan 10 - 14 )The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 89th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Connecticut Avenue Collection hotels: Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, and Hilton Washington.
Freight Day ( Jan 12 )
The four-part 2010 Freight Day program attempts to address the changing global economic situation and new drivers of the transportation system for freight, as well as provide direction for those with a freight planning and/or funding mandate.
UCTC Student Conference ( Apr 1 - 2 )Hosted at the University of California, Irvine. This year’s theme is "Moving Toward Sustainable Transportation."
THE 2009 LEON HOFFMAN URBAN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE ( May 27 )Transportation and Land Use Strategies in Climate Action Planning.
In the 2009 Leon Hoffman Urban Technology Symposium on Climate Action Planning we will bring together leading practitioners and researchers to address the questions facing those tasked with climate action planning, focusing on effective, meaningful compliance with a still-evolving set of state legislation and regulations. The program will emphasize practical ideas and practice grounded in the best available research.
For more info:
http://www.spa.ucla.edu/up/LeonHoffman09/
"Sustainable City Finance" January 7, 2010 at 7 World Trade Center, NYC A green economy must be environmentally and monetarily sustainable. Paying for green technologies, jobs, buildings, cars, and infrastructure will require innovations in how we see, use and exchange money and credit. A dual crisis -- of the environment and of the banking system -- provides us with a 'magic moment': to enable sustainability in cities and regions, plus provide adequate financing for those local governments to utilize new technologies and transition to a cleaner and greener urban age. Sustainable cities are home to green consumers, triple bottom line green businesses, entrepreneurial nonprofits and government agencies. Financing for the best initiatives is delayed and inadequate. Unconnected pieces and spigots left over from the carbon-based economy are corrosive legacies, and their investment practices do not suit the sustainable city's financial needs. We must think anew about credit, money, banking, ratings and investment. "Sustainable City Finance" will gather thought leaders and pioneers who are working to implement solutions, to share their views of what exists, what is needed, and how sustainable cities can best leverage the reform of banking and credit markets.
More Events >>ITS NEWS
Urban Planning Ph.D. is UC Transportation Student of the Year
Doug Houston (Ph.D. ’08) Receives Award in Washington, D.C.
Feb 02, 09
Joint UCLA-USC Study Shows Toll Roads More Fair Than Taxes
Tolls Impact Low-Income Residents Less Than Tax-Based Road Improvements
Aug 19, 08
Urban Development Conference Addresses Transportation, Housing Issues in L.A.
Conference Examines Public-Private Partnerships for Transit Oriented Development and Affordable Housing
May 13, 08
UCLA Urban Planning Students Awarded 2008 Eisenhower Graduate Fellowships
Ph.D. and M.A. Student Will Attend Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.
May 01, 08
Parking Expert Discusses Ways to Increase Parking, Reduce Congestion
Animation Demonstrates Don Shoup’s Ideas on Optimizing Parking Space Use
Jan 10, 08
UP Grad Wins Parker Award from Council of University Transportation Centers
Andrea Osgood (MA UP ’07) Wins for Project on Allocating On-Street Parking for Carsharing
Jan 07, 08