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Advancing research, education and civic engagement on the many pressing transportation issues facing our cities, state, nation and world today.
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Freeways didn't just transform vehicle travel, they reshaped communities. Join community advocates and transportation planners on March 2 for a deep-dive into the impacts of freeway construction on communities of color. Learn more and register here ucla.zoom.us/meeting...
Event flyer featuring a blue patterned background with circular motifs and yellow text reading ‘The Road to Repair: Panel 1—Impacts and Inequities of Freeway Construction,’ featuring headshots of Adam Paul Susaneck, Demetria Murphy, Amy Castañeda, and Dilia Ortega with their organizational affiliations.
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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A transportation abundance agenda means rethinking investment and management so people can reach what they need, not just move faster or farther through inefficient systems.
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What if transportation abundance policy focused on access, not just mobility? - UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
A transportation abundance agenda means rethinking investment and management so people can reach what they need, not just move faster or farther through inefficient systems.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Sidewalks and streets can do more than facilitate movement. Join Investing in Place founder Jessica Meaney on Feb. 18 for a conversation on reimagining transportation structure as vital public spaces www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Jessica Meaney. Event text reads: "Investing in Sidewalks and Streets." On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Wednesday, February 18th, 10:30–11:45 am PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark. An image of a person skateboarding on a street in front of a two-story apartment building appears semi-translucent behind a blue background.
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Happening soon! Join LA Metro's Seleta Reynolds live to learn how Los Angeles is innovating its transportation systems to host global mega-events. We’ll get started a few minutes after 10:30am PT to wrap up classroom logistics. www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
100 Lecture Series: Strategic Innovation for L.A. Transportation - YouTube
Seleta Reynolds has 25 years of experience in transportation in both the public and private sector. As CIO of LA Metro, her responsibilities include deliveri...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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California eliminated parking requirements near transit. The result?
Less dramatic than supporters promised — and less disruptive than critics feared.

This policy brief finds AB 2097’s impact depends heavily on local interpretation.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Join us March 2 for a virtual mini-symposium exploring how justice-focused approaches to freeway removal can reconnect communities and support more equitable and sustainable urban environments. Register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri...
Graphic promoting “The Road to Repair: Transforming Infrastructure to Advance Environmental Justice,” a UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies mini-symposium, held Monday, March 2 on Zoom at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, shown on a blue patterned background with yellow and white text.
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Join urbanism journalist and LA Podcast co-host Alissa Walker on Feb 11 for a conversation on the investments and policy decisions shaping L.A. as it prepares to enter its global mega-event hosting era. Tune in live here www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Alissa Walker. Event text reads: "L.A. From the Viewpoint of A Walker" On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Wednesday, February 11th, 10:30–11:45 am PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark. An image of a large city park with several trees and walking paths appears semi-translucent behind a blue background.
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Happening soon! Join us at 10:30 am PT for a conversation with LA Streets for All Founder Michael Schneider on grassroots advocacy and fixing the city's transportation and infrastructure www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
100 Year Lecture Series: L.A.’s transportation and infrastructure is broken. We can fix it. - YouTube
A lifelong Angeleno and car enthusiast, Michael Schneider gave up his car a decade ago and started using a bicycle to get around the car capital of the count...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Picturing a parking lot at the bottom of UCLA's iconic Janss steps — or imagining campus before parking meters and permits — may be difficult to imagine today. Discover more hidden gems from our #UCLATransportation100 white paper here www.its.ucla.edu/pub...
Black-and-white photo of several buses parked at a hillside bus stop, with people walking near a small shelter and benches, trees and campus buildings in the background. Black-and-white photo of a row of parking meters along a paved curb beside parked cars, with a grassy lawn, large trees, and a boulder in the background.
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Mark your calendars for this event from our UCLA colleagues, based on this research: www.its.ucla.edu/publication/...
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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@kcrw.com reports on the benefits and areas of improvement for @metrolosangeles.bsky.social's transit ambassador program, from @uclaits.bsky.social and @uclalewiscenter.bsky.social's research: www.kcrw.com/shows/kcrw-r... @mbrozen.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Join us live Feb 4 as LA Metro chief innovation officer Seleta Reynolds shares an insider's perspective as Los Angeles prepares its transportation system to host global mega-events www.youtube.com/live...
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Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Seleta Reynolds. Event text reads: "Strategic Innovation for L.A. Transportation." On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Wednesday, February 4th, 10:30–11:45 am PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark. An image of an underground LA Metro light rail train car passing through a platform appears semi-translucent behind a blue background.
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Join LA Streets for All founder Michael Schneider live on Jan 28 for a conversation on the state of street safety and multimodal transportation in Los Angeles — and the grassroots advocacy behind recent policy wins like Measure HLA www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Michael Schneider. Event text reads: "L.A.'s Transportation and Infrastructure is Broken. We Can Fix It." On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Wednesday, January 28th, 10:30–11:45 am PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark. An image of a protected bike lane with cyclists running parallel to a city street with cars appears semi-translucent behind a blue background.
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Four the win! 🎉 A Bruin has taken home the national prize for best transportation master's planning project—for the 4th year in a row.

Congrats, Nick Giorgio MURP ’25! Partnering with LADOT, his capstone examined which intersection designs best slow traffic & improve safety www.its.ucla.edu/202...
Graphic announcing the 2025 Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Neville A. Parker Memorial Award, featuring a report cover image and a portrait of a smiling young man standing in front of green cactus plants.
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Scarcity is a choice. So is designing systems that work for people. Our new memo, An Abundance Agenda for Transportation, is out with UC Berkeley's Possibility Lab — calling for policies that support access-first, people-centered transportation. Learn more 👇
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An image of a train at a transit station. Text over the image reads: "An Abundance Agenda for Transportation". Beneath that are logos for the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, the Abundance Accelerator and the Possibility Lab at UC Berkeley. A graphic showing a report cover image on the left side featuring a train coming into a station. The right side has a pull quote that reads: "An abundance policy for transportation should support broader abundance through access: making it easier for everyone to get to what they need. Allowing people to access their needs means 1) supplying more mobility choices ... and 2) supporting land use policy and government programs that facilitate access within neighborhoods, multimodal hubs, or over smaller distances." Juan Matute, deputy director. UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo on the bottom
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Founded in 1968 as the School of Architecture and Urban Planning under dean Harvey S. Perloff, our Perloff lecture series honors his legacy. Check out the 2025-26 speaker lineup here youtube.com/playlist... #UCLATransportation100
Flyer for the UCLA Perloff Lecture Series on 100 Years of Transportation Research, featuring a blue-toned street scene background, UCLA Urban Planning and Institute of Transportation Studies logos, Wednesday dates January–March from 10:30–11:45 a.m., and a QR code with a link to join live.
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Since LA Metro launched its Transit Ambassador pilot in 2022, riders report improved safety perceptions and customer experience. New research from UCLA ITS & UCLA Lewis Center builds on these early results, showing promise as the program moves in house. More here www.its.ucla.edu/pro...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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UCLA report finds the Metro Ambassador program is a success la.streetsblog.org/2026/01/05/u...
UCLA Study Finds Metro Transit Ambassador Program Is Benefitting Metro Riders - Streetsblog Los Angeles
"Overall, ambassadors contribute to improved passenger experiences and play a needed role not well-served by other existing staff or system design features."
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January 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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In Shiloh, AL, flooding worsened after a 2017 highway expansion elevated US 84 above nearby homes.

Researchers from UCLA ITS recently visited the community to document residents' lived experiences & inform future flood predictions and transportation planning. More here www.its.ucla.edu/202...
A group of people walks alongside the road with grass and trees on either side around sunset.
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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In early 2025, we were deeply saddened by the passing of Donald Shoup, a beloved colleague and academic whose work transformed global parking policy. Here's a look back on a few tributes from this year — and the work we're doing to carry on his legacy luskin.ucla.edu/reme...
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Director Adam Millard-Ball stands at a podium at UCLA’s Luskin Conference Center with a presentation slide behind him announcing the UCLA Center for Parking Policy, supported by Arnold Ventures. Audience members smile and look on as two people (contributing authors) stand during an indoor event, while others sit and watch attentively. Side-by-side photos show an older man posing on a bicycle next to curb parking signs ("Blue X permit only" on the left and "University vehicles only" on the right). The man poses in the same spot decades apart—left in black and white as a younger man, right in color as an older man—wearing a similar patterned sweater and a helmet. An older man with a white beard sits smiling in a lecture hall, holding a program, with other attendees seated behind him against a patterned wall.
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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In a rapidly changing world, the field of transportation must constantly evolve. This year, research teams partnered with wildfire- and freeway-impacted communities, piloted new data tools, and collaborated across disciplines to address urgent challenges. mailchi.mp/its/2025-at-...
2025 at UCLA ITS: A Year of Impact, Innovation and Tribute
As we close out 2025, we at the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies reflect on a landmark year — one shaped by profound loss, new beginnings and momentum as we head into 2026.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Convening industry leaders, community champions, and scholars is core to our mission of transforming research into action. Here are some highlights from 2025...

Don't forget to check out our event calendar to see what's happening next! www.its.ucla.edu/events/
#2025Reflections
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December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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2025 marks 100 years of industry-leading transportation research and education at UCLA. Learn more about the people and ideas that have shaped our history — and the field of transportation — for more than a century here www.its.ucla.edu/pub... #UCLATransportation100
Cover of a UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies report titled “A Century of Transportation Studies at UCLA: 1925–2025,” featuring large “100” text over an aerial view of the UCLA campus.
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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UCLA ITS and our affiliated partners are proud to support the next generation of transportation leaders. In taking stock of 2025, students this year made meaningful contributions to transportation research far beyond the classroom.

Please join us in celebrating....
December 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM