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![UCLA Luskin scholar Michael Lens, left, moderates a dialogue with Malika Billingslea, Malcolm Johnson and Devean George. Photos by Les Dunseith](https://www.lewis.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2024/05/LLS-Black-Housing-e1716232660318-700x441.jpg)
Three Black real estate professionals — including former L.A. Laker Devean George — committed to investing in low-income neighborhoods share their successes and struggles during a recent Luskin Lecture.
![Angelly Tovar (left), holding a microphone, with Avital Shavit seated next to her.](https://www.lewis.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2024/04/luskin-summit-2024_featured-700x441.png)
Representatives from L.A.’s Mobility Wallet gathered on the UCLA campus to discuss the program’s objectives, early findings and challenges.
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Lewis fellow Anne Yoon, MURP ’23 received the Neville A. Parker Award for her impactful capstone research.
![Collage of aerial shot of South Los Angeles junction of 110/105 freeways on left, and close-up of Mobility Wallet debit card on right. Source: CC0 1.0, LA Metro](https://www.lewis.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/08/UBM-South-LA-700x441.png)
UC researchers are conducting a comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation to understand how the Mobility Wallet changes people’s transportation patterns, experiences, and short-term outcomes.
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At the fifth annual InterActions LA, the Lewis Center brought together researchers, policymakers and community partners to discuss progress on housing and transportation goals.
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This brief by associate faculty director Michael Lens looks at the relationship between residential segregation and health, and policies to alleviate the problem.
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Despite an overall uptick in the eighth annual index, dissatisfaction remains high due to inflation, homelessness and the COVID-19 pandemic.
![A man and a woman sit beneath the shade of a bus shelter on a sunny day.](https://www.lewis.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/02/HeaderImage-scaled-e1676588896714-700x441.jpg)
As Los Angeles experiences more 100+ degree days, bus shelters can provide critical protection for transit riders from extreme heat.
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Documentary by filmmaker Yolanda Davis-Overstreet looks into local efforts and activism to promote mobility justice across Los Angeles.
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Nataly Rios Gutierrez MURP ’22 won the 2023 Neville A. Parker Award for best master’s project in policy and planning.
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The impact that building codes have on how, where, and for whom housing gets built has long been overlooked. Over 100 people gathered virtually and in-person to push back on this oversight.
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Over 200 people celebrated the architectural and cultural significance of the West Los Angeles Civic Center and Courthouse during a public space activation.
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UCLA Luskin has a new rising star – Whitney Willis, operations manager for the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Lewis Center.
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Two UCLA scholars were recognized for their research on how high housing costs are pushing workers farther away from job-rich neighborhoods.
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Every year, the APA Los Angeles Planning Awards recognize projects that enrich L.A. County’s built and natural environment.
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Work led by UCLA’s Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris investigates the scope of sexual harassment in transit environments, and provides policy recommendations for addressing it.
![Rochelle Mills, California Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Colin Parent and Adam Millard-Ball in a Zoom webinar](https://www.lewis.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-17-at-11.07.20-AM-e1652811745905-700x441.png)
Currently, cities enforce minimum parking requirements to ensure that new housing projects provide sufficient parking, but these mandates often increase housing costs, harm the environment, and result in a surplus of unused parking spaces.
![A BlueLA electric vehicle parked at carsharing station](https://www.lewis.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/05/275142586_1389356334829859_7681873709095773244_n-e1652375042169-700x441.jpeg)
Virtual conference explores electric vehicle carshare programs and their role in bridging mobility gaps for low-income households.
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To help restaurants and neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19, LA Al Fresco relaxed many outdoor dining processes — but two years later, wealthier and majority-white neighborhoods have highest participation.
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To help envision a better future for the state, UCLA researchers released two reports on the future of housing and transportation, made possible by a California 100 grant.