News Archive

A selection of media coverage of UCLA ITS experts and research.

For media queries, contact Claudia Bustamante at claudb@ucla.edu.

Fortune

New York City may soon hit drivers with a $15 fee for the privilege of driving into the most traffic-choked parts of Manhattan

February 29, 2024

StreetsBlog Cal

Legislative Hearing on Public Transportation Woes Is Just a Beginning

March 2, 2023

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Will San Diego's $160B rail expansion survive GOP election shake-up?

November 27, 2022

Los Angeles Times

Congestion pricing? Free buses? Monorails? How LA's next mayor could change your commute

May 24, 2022

Crosstown

Did L.A.’s experiment with free buses work?

April 25, 2022

NBC News

Why Traffic Is So Bad In Los Angeles

January 1, 2022

MLK50

How can MATA get better if it keeps getting smaller?

December 3, 2021

UCLA Magazine

Researchers Analyze the ‘True Cost’ of Car Congestion

December 2, 2021

St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis eyes MetroLink expansion even as bus service contracts

December 1, 2021

UCLA Blue Print

Paying to Drive: Congestion pricing is one answer to traffic. Will Angelenos accept it?

November 23, 2021

The Washington Post

All this money pouring into infrastructure should be a boon for high-speed rail, right? Not so fast.

November 18, 2021

Los Angeles Business Journal

Car-Loving LA in Midst of Largest Rail Construction Program in US

November 15, 2021

The Washington Post

Five myths about highways

October 22, 2021

SmartCitiesDive

New York City forges ahead with long-debated congestion pricing plan

September 17, 2021

Curbed

What It Will Take for Kathy Hochul to Get Congestion Pricing Right

August 26, 2021

That Can't Be Right

Congestion Pricing: THEE Solution to Traffic in Los Angeles

August 4, 2021

Vox

Why does it cost so much to build things in America?

June 28, 2021

The San Diego Union-Tribune

SANDAG’s proposed ‘road charge’ would piggyback on California’s plans for a per-mile driver fee

June 19, 2021

The Guardian

The LA mayor’s ‘jinx:’ Garcetti could leave for India as city faces host of challenges

May 29, 2021

Capital & Main

Why Los Angeles Hasn’t Solved Its Transit Crisis

May 10, 2021

Westways AAA

Southern California transportation planners weigh the pros and cons of congestion pricing

April 16, 2021

Car and Driver

Raising Corporate Taxes Isn't the Only Way to Fund Infrastructure Projects

April 11, 2021

The Washington Post

Pete Buttigieg may not know this yet: Rail transportation funding is a racial equity issue.

February 1, 2021

WIRED

Mass Transit Is in Jeopardy—and So Are Cities

December 14, 2020

Los Angeles Times

Column: Should Mayor Garcetti go to D.C. if Biden offers a job? When does the next plane leave?

November 24, 2020

KCRW 89.9/Greater LA

A highway project potentially threatening hundreds of homes follows a different script in 2020 LA

November 16, 2020

StreetsBlog (LA & National)

A Historical Perspective on Los Angeles’ Traffic Congestion Fight

October 19, 2020

CityLab

Where the 2020 Election Is a Referendum on Public Transit

October 6, 2020

Bloomberg

Public Transit and the Postal Service Have the Same Problem

August 31, 2020

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Coronavirus threatens to derail San Diego’s plans to expand public transit

April 10, 2020

Curbed

Projecting $700M in losses, Metro asks federal government for help

March 25, 2020

Curbed

Transit is in trouble due to coronavirus. This Green New Deal plan could help.

March 23, 2020

CalMatters

Could free transit for kids help California beat climate change?

February 24, 2020

StreetsBlog (LA & National)

Bus Rapid Transit Should Be Built More Rapidly

January 8, 2020

Los Angeles Times

Column: Let’s shift stalled bullet train funds to L.A. and San Francisco, where they’ll do some good

December 18, 2019

Curbed

Would free Metro fares get cars off the road in LA?

December 16, 2019

KNX 1070 radio

The Break Down - Part 4: How Some Cities, States Are Fixing Their Infrastructure Crisis

November 7, 2019

KCRW 89.9/Greater LA

Why keep building freeways if they're not reducing congestion?

August 6, 2019

Los Angeles Times

Building a Metro transit line through the Sepulveda Pass could cost $13 billion

July 23, 2019

StreetsBlog (LA & National)

The Effect of Electric Vehicles on California Transportation Funding

July 22, 2019

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Can SANDAG solve traffic woes with 100 MPH commuter rail, rush-hour pricing?

May 12, 2019

The San Diego Union-Tribune

What is congestion pricing exactly? And can it solve traffic jams in San Diego as experts promise?

April 15, 2019

New York Times

The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain.

April 4, 2019

Los Angeles Times

Pay $4 to drive to the Westside? Congestion pricing could cut traffic gridlock, report says

March 28, 2019

Los Angeles Times

San Diegans could face two tax hikes to fund world-class transit system. But will they foot the bill?

March 27, 2019

WGBH

Are Transit Fares Fair?

March 1, 2019

Los Angeles Times

Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A. County's latest idea to free up congested roads

February 26, 2019

Los Angeles Times

Build the California bullet train

February 22, 2019

Los Angeles Times

L.A. may charge drivers by the mile, adding freeway tolls to cut congestion

January 22, 2019