Studying Housing Affordability and Transportation Equity in the LA Region

Housed at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies is committed to addressing the pressing policy and planning issues in Greater Los Angeles. The center aims to generate knowledge and action around the critical issues of housing affordability and transportation equity, with an emphasis on how these areas intersect to shape the quality of life for all residents.

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Recent Research

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Journal Article

Subsidized electric carsharing, llike BlueLA, may address some accessibility needs of low-income households without imposing the burdens of automobile ownership.

Brief

This brief critically examines the relationship between the spatial distribution of loan outcomes and two levels of neighborhood racial composition.

Student Work

This research provides policy recommendations targeting the specific transportation needs and travel experiences of unhoused women within Los Angeles’s urban fabric.

Student Work

The research uses Los Angeles CD3 as a case study to uncover the incentives and motivations behind ADU development, identify barriers, and assess their impacts on local neighborhoods and housing markets.