TRACtion: Transformative Transportation, An Introduction

Abstract

Transformative Research and Collaboration (TRACtion) is a new approach to community-researcher collaboration being pioneered by the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge in partnership with the Institute of Transportation Studies. Key to this approach is matching the University’s academic expertise with the wisdom and perspectives of community groups and advocacy organizations, derived from working to transform transportation on a daily basis. By bringing together external partners and UCLA researchers into a series of five working group meetings and public events, TRACtion aims to create a deeper, shared understanding of transportation sustainability and equity challenges facing Los Angeles and the opportunities to address them.