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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
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.
From newcomers to scholars: HBCU students explore transportation research at UCLA
When four Florida undergraduate students arrived at UCLA in late June, they knew little about the field of transportation research. Eight weeks later, they are preparing to submit a paper on the spatial and demographic characteristics of low-emission vehicle users to a peer-reviewed journal.
New research reveals stark inequities in EV charger access
Study maps nationwide EV charger access, exposing severe service gaps and reliability issues in disadvantaged communities, where residents face fewer, often broken, and poorly maintained chargers.
