Transportation is often a means to an end – a way to access goods, services, or opportunities. Transportation is inextricably linked with the built environment and quality of life. The Transportation & Communities program examines transit-oriented communities; transportation and urban design; linkages between gentrification, displacement, and mobility; active transportation; pedestrian and bicycle planning; complete streets; and livable streets.

LEAD SCHOLAR

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Professor of Urban Planning

Spotlight

In the News

Scientific American

Global Study Reveals Best Cities for Walking and Cycling

November 14, 2025

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UCLA Blue Print

Whither the L.A. Bicyclist

November 14, 2025

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Streetsblog USA

‘We’re Not Copenhagen’ Is No Excuse Not to Build a Great Biking And Walking City

June 30, 2025

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Bloomberg

What Would "Transportation Abundance" Look Like?

April 3, 2025

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Journal Articles

Transit neighborhoods, commercial gentrification, and traffic crashes: Exploring the linkages in Los Angeles and the Bay Area

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Silvia Gonzalez, Karen Chapple

Journal of Transport Geography, 2019

Travel and the Built Environment: Time for Change

Michael Manville

Journal of the American Planning Association, 2017

Automatic Street Widening: Evidence From a Highway Dedication Law

Michael Manville

Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2017

Turning Cities Inside Out: Transportation and the Resurgence of Downtowns in North America

Martin Wachs

Transportation, 2013

Faculty Projects

Student Projects

Pathway to a Greener LA: Prioritizing the Mobility Plan 2035 Green Network
Madilynn Hamilton

Client: Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)

Restorative Justice in Transportation Planning: Evaluating Equity and Freeway Redress Across Reconnecting Communities Projects in Pasadena and San Diego
Casey Chung

Client: UCLA Center of Neighborhood Knowledge

Stress-Free Connections: A Best Practices Analysis
Annie Chan

Client: Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)

Scholars

Study transportation at the #1 public university

Transportation-related degrees at UCLA

Master of Public Policy in Transportation

Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering in Transportation

Master of Urban and Regional Planning in Transportation

Master’s in Civil Engineering in Transportation

Ph.D. Urban Planning in Transportation

Ph.D. Civil Engineering in Transportation

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