Spotlight
Celebration of Donald Shoup
Join us on Oct. 3 to honor Donald Shoup with a book talk and reception. The event will feature The Shoup Doctrine: Essays Celebrating Donald Shoup and Parking Reforms, a volume of essays by leading scholars and practitioners inspired by his work.
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.
Pacoima History and Highways
A storymap on the stark contrasts in public participation that led to the construction of the Simi Freeway/State Route 118 through America’s “first Black suburb” in Pacoima.
Research Programs
Recent Posts
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.
New UCLA center to support parking reform
As more cities worldwide rethink parking mandates and curb management, the UCLA Center for Parking Policy will support policymakers with research-driven guidance, building on Donald Shoup’s decades of expertise.
