Madeline Brozen
@mbrozen.bsky.social
Working in transportation research to connect people to opportunities - accepting we can't fix much but trying anyway. Find my work with the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies at www.lewis.ucla.edu
Big shout out to my fellow transit riders who kindly asked the bus to wait for the light to change so I could safely get to the bus and not sprint against the light! Saved me from waiting 15 more minutes to leave work
August 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Big shout out to my fellow transit riders who kindly asked the bus to wait for the light to change so I could safely get to the bus and not sprint against the light! Saved me from waiting 15 more minutes to leave work
"During debate over what would become the 15th Amendment, that the right to vote was “the most necessary and the most sacred of all rights, because it underlies all, and without which we are secure in the enjoyment of none.” @jamellebouie.net
Full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
Full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
August 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"During debate over what would become the 15th Amendment, that the right to vote was “the most necessary and the most sacred of all rights, because it underlies all, and without which we are secure in the enjoyment of none.” @jamellebouie.net
Full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
Full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
Its understandable that transit can be slower than driving, but it was totally bonkers when my @metrolosangeles.bsky.social operator slowed the bus effectively going 9 mph even though there was light traffic because he was “running hot” the entire route. Why rob riders of their time in this way?
July 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Its understandable that transit can be slower than driving, but it was totally bonkers when my @metrolosangeles.bsky.social operator slowed the bus effectively going 9 mph even though there was light traffic because he was “running hot” the entire route. Why rob riders of their time in this way?
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Always thrilled to see bus improvements & bus riders get attention! (More trips on bus than L here in Chi) Great new @chicagocta.bsky.social high frequency bus network but more infrastructure changes needed for speedier service. And if legislators don't act to fund transit, such devastating impacts.
The 14th Street Busway has been a smashing success: faster commutes, fewer crashes, calmer streets.
So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?
So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?
July 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Always thrilled to see bus improvements & bus riders get attention! (More trips on bus than L here in Chi) Great new @chicagocta.bsky.social high frequency bus network but more infrastructure changes needed for speedier service. And if legislators don't act to fund transit, such devastating impacts.
Seeking shade waiting for the bus at the start of this heat wave
July 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Seeking shade waiting for the bus at the start of this heat wave
Kudos to LA Metro for implementing this improvement that enhances the way free transit fares are provided to individuals in the LIFE program
Before, recipients had to go into the app and manually load their 20 free rides every month. Now, it's done automatically! thesource.metro.net/we-have-a-li...
Before, recipients had to go into the app and manually load their 20 free rides every month. Now, it's done automatically! thesource.metro.net/we-have-a-li...
We have a LIFE update! | The Source
Attention, LIFE participants! We’ve made some UX enhancements to our LIFE program, a fare discount program designed to help qualifying riders save on
thesource.metro.net
July 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Kudos to LA Metro for implementing this improvement that enhances the way free transit fares are provided to individuals in the LIFE program
Before, recipients had to go into the app and manually load their 20 free rides every month. Now, it's done automatically! thesource.metro.net/we-have-a-li...
Before, recipients had to go into the app and manually load their 20 free rides every month. Now, it's done automatically! thesource.metro.net/we-have-a-li...
Switching back from podcast host to podcast guest and sharing a great conversation about our mobility wallet work in LA and what we've learned so far
New! #TalkingHeadways podcast this week features
@mbrozen.bsky.social of the @uclalewiscenter.bsky.social discussing LA's Mobility Wallet Pilot and its impact on people's health and quality of life.
link.theoverheadwire.com/48ykn
@usa.streetsblog.org
@mbrozen.bsky.social of the @uclalewiscenter.bsky.social discussing LA's Mobility Wallet Pilot and its impact on people's health and quality of life.
link.theoverheadwire.com/48ykn
@usa.streetsblog.org
Talking Headways Podcast: Why We Need 'Universal Basic Mobility' — Streetsblog USA
In a very special podcast, we’re joined by the great Madeline Brozen of UCLA to talk about how guaranteed transit lowers people's stress.
link.theoverheadwire.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Switching back from podcast host to podcast guest and sharing a great conversation about our mobility wallet work in LA and what we've learned so far
Our multi-campus research team shared preliminary results from our work about the evacuation experiences of transit riders with LA county transportation and emergency management professionals yesterday! Can’t wait to release these findings publicly later this summer
June 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our multi-campus research team shared preliminary results from our work about the evacuation experiences of transit riders with LA county transportation and emergency management professionals yesterday! Can’t wait to release these findings publicly later this summer
Final episode in our Road Scholars mini-series on ride-hailing use among people with disabilities now available!
We covered a lot of ground in these four parts from how housing cost increases affect transit, how parking affects car ownership, equity and micromobility and this! Take a listen today!
We covered a lot of ground in these four parts from how housing cost increases affect transit, how parking affects car ownership, equity and micromobility and this! Take a listen today!
Ride-hailing apps have become increasingly ubiquitous, but research from Abigail Cochran suggests there is an unmet demand for these services among people with disabilities.
Listen to her full conversation on our last episode of #RoadScholars! www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/06/18/9...
Listen to her full conversation on our last episode of #RoadScholars! www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/06/18/9...
June 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Final episode in our Road Scholars mini-series on ride-hailing use among people with disabilities now available!
We covered a lot of ground in these four parts from how housing cost increases affect transit, how parking affects car ownership, equity and micromobility and this! Take a listen today!
We covered a lot of ground in these four parts from how housing cost increases affect transit, how parking affects car ownership, equity and micromobility and this! Take a listen today!
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Thoroughly unsurprised. Thoroughly unprepared.
"Supporters have told of having to dispose of full water bottles before entering the ground, of people in distress inside the venue and of lines that lasted 45 minutes to get access to water that was for sale."
As a reminder, in 2028 the Olympics soccer finals will be held here in late July
As a reminder, in 2028 the Olympics soccer finals will be held here in late July
Club World Cup fans tell of ‘dangerous’ Rose Bowl conditions amid heat and lack of water
Supporters who attended PSG’s noon kick-off against Atlético Madrid have talked of a struggle to access water and feeling unsafe
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Thoroughly unsurprised. Thoroughly unprepared.
I'm so glad that we have @awalkerinla.bsky.social's newsletter to contextualize local issues these days. Not only does she provide depth on things that matter to me, but it also provides good context on LA when we get picked up nationally
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Photo by my friend Gina 💖
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Photo by my friend Gina 💖
June 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I'm so glad that we have @awalkerinla.bsky.social's newsletter to contextualize local issues these days. Not only does she provide depth on things that matter to me, but it also provides good context on LA when we get picked up nationally
Congrats to all the UCLA Urban Planning graduate students who are walking across the stage today in Royce Hall! It'll be a pleasure to work with you all professionally and as one of the previous student speakers shared years ago, remember "there are no height limits on your dreams."
June 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Congrats to all the UCLA Urban Planning graduate students who are walking across the stage today in Royce Hall! It'll be a pleasure to work with you all professionally and as one of the previous student speakers shared years ago, remember "there are no height limits on your dreams."
I was thinking how Friday's UCLA Luskin commencement will be the first in a very long time without Shoup on stage.
Comforted to see that while his physical presence is no longer with us, the continued momentum from his work is helping elected officials push towards making our cities better
Comforted to see that while his physical presence is no longer with us, the continued momentum from his work is helping elected officials push towards making our cities better
Blumenfield motion introduced yesterday calls for eliminating parking requirements
June 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I was thinking how Friday's UCLA Luskin commencement will be the first in a very long time without Shoup on stage.
Comforted to see that while his physical presence is no longer with us, the continued momentum from his work is helping elected officials push towards making our cities better
Comforted to see that while his physical presence is no longer with us, the continued momentum from his work is helping elected officials push towards making our cities better
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🚙 🚌Lewis Center research on the Mobility Wallet pilot is making headlines, with KTLA highlighting the promising early results.
Read more here! 🔗
ktla.com/news/travel...
Read more here! 🔗
ktla.com/news/travel...
Hundreds of L.A. residents were given monthly stipends for transportation. Here’s what happened
Hundreds of L.A. area residents were awarded a monthly stipend to improve their mobility and transportation access as part the first phase of a pilot program from LA Metro and the Los Angeles Depar…
ktla.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚙 🚌Lewis Center research on the Mobility Wallet pilot is making headlines, with KTLA highlighting the promising early results.
Read more here! 🔗
ktla.com/news/travel...
Read more here! 🔗
ktla.com/news/travel...
We found similar descriptive results when we looked at race and crash victims in Los Angeles for Black victims. Black victims are at higher risk in neighborhoods with higher Black population, but also just most places in the City of LA
June 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We found similar descriptive results when we looked at race and crash victims in Los Angeles for Black victims. Black victims are at higher risk in neighborhoods with higher Black population, but also just most places in the City of LA
In unsurprising news, the TRB committee that was previously "gender issues in transportation" is now "committee on women and families" and the equity committee (that was expanded from the prior environmental justice committee) no longer exists in any form.
Finally got official communication about this, as a friend (not member) of several committees, after hearing about it on here days ago. The old committees have been summarily dissolved without warning and fewer new ones are being formed. A predictable set of topics is omitted entirely.
June 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In unsurprising news, the TRB committee that was previously "gender issues in transportation" is now "committee on women and families" and the equity committee (that was expanded from the prior environmental justice committee) no longer exists in any form.
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Ryan's writing for Essential California was truly essential. So upsetting to see the dismantling of the paper continue apace.
Some personal news:
I'm one of the L.A. Times journalists who got a layoff notice last month. Today is my last day.
I'm hoping to stay in journalism, but keeping an open mind right now. If you have any leads or just want to catch up, I’d truly appreciate it. You can DM me or reply below. Thanks!
I'm one of the L.A. Times journalists who got a layoff notice last month. Today is my last day.
I'm hoping to stay in journalism, but keeping an open mind right now. If you have any leads or just want to catch up, I’d truly appreciate it. You can DM me or reply below. Thanks!
June 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ryan's writing for Essential California was truly essential. So upsetting to see the dismantling of the paper continue apace.
Conducting qualitative research in transportation can be challenging because it is often not considered "valid" data. But the pure joy and learning I get out of interviewing people about their transportation experiences makes it worth the sometimes uphill climb to get it published!
May 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Conducting qualitative research in transportation can be challenging because it is often not considered "valid" data. But the pure joy and learning I get out of interviewing people about their transportation experiences makes it worth the sometimes uphill climb to get it published!
But yet, one of the LA Metro Board members said at a public event recently that it's unclear if there's any support for this very effective policy to be implemented in Los Angeles.
Congestion pricing in NYC has been a policy miracle. It has dramatically reduced air and noise pollution, saved drivers time money and New Yorker *lives.* There has been a ~50% reduction in injury crashes in the congestion relief zone. Pricing driving delivers better transportation for *everyone.*
May 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
But yet, one of the LA Metro Board members said at a public event recently that it's unclear if there's any support for this very effective policy to be implemented in Los Angeles.
Super encouraging to see so many cities at the Regional Bus Stop Summit event today.
I stressed four points:
- bus shelters increase safety and reduce perceived wait times
- Start with simple design as a first step
- Find ways to streamline and ease the approval process
- Leverage partnerships!
I stressed four points:
- bus shelters increase safety and reduce perceived wait times
- Start with simple design as a first step
- Find ways to streamline and ease the approval process
- Leverage partnerships!
Why Design & Climate matter, perceptions of safety for women, reduced perceived wait times, and so much more about the benefits of bus shelters with Erin Bergren (LARC) and @mbrozen.bsky.social (UCLA Lewis Center)
May 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Super encouraging to see so many cities at the Regional Bus Stop Summit event today.
I stressed four points:
- bus shelters increase safety and reduce perceived wait times
- Start with simple design as a first step
- Find ways to streamline and ease the approval process
- Leverage partnerships!
I stressed four points:
- bus shelters increase safety and reduce perceived wait times
- Start with simple design as a first step
- Find ways to streamline and ease the approval process
- Leverage partnerships!
Did you know that HHS spends $1B a year on transportation that is planned and funded COMPLETELY outside of the traditional transportation sector? It took me 10 years as a professional to learn this and I've been obsessed ever since. This pod is a great starting place to learn more
New #TalkingHeadways podcast @usa.streetsblog.org - This week Ross Peterson joins us to talk about his new wheelchair accessible transportation company and non emergency medical transportation. So much interesting stuff - link.theoverheadwire.com/6aex7
Talking Headways Podcast: When You Don't Really Need an Ambulance — Streetsblog USA
Let's talk about the realities of non-emergency medical transportation, long a quiet backwater of urban transport planning.
link.theoverheadwire.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Did you know that HHS spends $1B a year on transportation that is planned and funded COMPLETELY outside of the traditional transportation sector? It took me 10 years as a professional to learn this and I've been obsessed ever since. This pod is a great starting place to learn more
For reference, this show is taped 4 blocks from a train station in Hollywood, one of the places in LA with excellent transit connectivity!
I bet at rush hour, @awalkerinla.bsky.social could easily get to the show faster than other guests driving there!
I bet at rush hour, @awalkerinla.bsky.social could easily get to the show faster than other guests driving there!
Huge kudos to @awalkerinla.bsky.social for all she’s done to champion and normalize transit use in LA!
We’re working towards a world where nobody’s mind will be blown if you tell them you took transit to get where you were going.
We’re working towards a world where nobody’s mind will be blown if you tell them you took transit to get where you were going.
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
For reference, this show is taped 4 blocks from a train station in Hollywood, one of the places in LA with excellent transit connectivity!
I bet at rush hour, @awalkerinla.bsky.social could easily get to the show faster than other guests driving there!
I bet at rush hour, @awalkerinla.bsky.social could easily get to the show faster than other guests driving there!
It's been super fun to take over the audio reins on the UCLA Housing Voice for our transportation mini-series.
Here's part two that is dedicated to the one-and-only Don Shoup featuring @uclaits.bsky.social Director, Adam Millard-Ball and his parking research on affordable housing in SF.
Here's part two that is dedicated to the one-and-only Don Shoup featuring @uclaits.bsky.social Director, Adam Millard-Ball and his parking research on affordable housing in SF.
#RoadScholars Episode 2 out now! In this encore episode from #UCLAHousingVoice, Adam Millard-Ball discusses what SF's housing lottery can tell us about factors that influence travel behavior. Spoiler alert: Parking plays a major role.
Listen here
Listen here
May 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It's been super fun to take over the audio reins on the UCLA Housing Voice for our transportation mini-series.
Here's part two that is dedicated to the one-and-only Don Shoup featuring @uclaits.bsky.social Director, Adam Millard-Ball and his parking research on affordable housing in SF.
Here's part two that is dedicated to the one-and-only Don Shoup featuring @uclaits.bsky.social Director, Adam Millard-Ball and his parking research on affordable housing in SF.
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“When I hear people say they’re ADA compliant, that tells me they’re just checking a box because it’s the lowest bar [...]. We want to go higher and higher.” – Nine-time Paralympian and Consultant Candace Cable on advancing #UniversalAccess for LA28 #LATransportationForum
May 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“When I hear people say they’re ADA compliant, that tells me they’re just checking a box because it’s the lowest bar [...]. We want to go higher and higher.” – Nine-time Paralympian and Consultant Candace Cable on advancing #UniversalAccess for LA28 #LATransportationForum
To be fair, I was calling out all of transportation sector. LA is not unique in ignoring sidewalks as a part of our transportation network.
Most cities don't have a pedestrian master plan, most states don't have a direct way to pay for sidewalk improvements and the feds leave it to the locals
Most cities don't have a pedestrian master plan, most states don't have a direct way to pay for sidewalk improvements and the feds leave it to the locals
"We neglect sidewalks property line to property line" @mbrozen.bsky.social on the City of LA's inability to repair sidewalks.
May 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
To be fair, I was calling out all of transportation sector. LA is not unique in ignoring sidewalks as a part of our transportation network.
Most cities don't have a pedestrian master plan, most states don't have a direct way to pay for sidewalk improvements and the feds leave it to the locals
Most cities don't have a pedestrian master plan, most states don't have a direct way to pay for sidewalk improvements and the feds leave it to the locals