Publications
The briefs and reports below provide a sample of recent research by Lewis Center faculty, affiliated scholars, staff, and students, produced internally or by our partner centers and other universities. Learn more about support for students and the Graduate Student Fellows program to fund students conducting capstone research.
Note: Briefs and reports are often adapted from or into published books and articles in academic journals, which are not listed here.
Title | Author(s) | Year |
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ReportCHIPing In: Evaluating the effects of LA's Citywide Housing Incentive Program on neighborhood development potentialThis report analyzes CHIP along two dimensions: added housing capacity and furtherance of fair housing goals. |
Aaron Barrall, Shane Phillips | 2024 |
ReportThe Fair Housing Land Use Score in California: An Evaluation of 199 Municipal PlansThis report assess whether local governments followed housing guidelines to affirmatively further fair housing by analyzing the site inventories adopted by 199 California cities. |
Aaron Barrall, Paavo Monkkonen | 2024 |
BriefEthnic, Racial, and Neighborhood Mortgage Inequality: The case of Los Angeles, Fresno, and SacramentoThis brief critically examines the relationship between the spatial distribution of loan outcomes and two levels of neighborhood racial composition. |
Kathryn Greenler, José Loya, Adam Briones | 2024 |
Student WorkEquitable Redevelopment and Community Ownership of Real Estate in Chinatown FresnoThis study explores a path to launch for a community ownership mechanism — whether it be a Neighborhood REIT or another model — that is specific to organizing and uplifting Fresno’s Chinatown. |
Aryon Shahidzadeh | 2024 |
Student WorkPath to Launch: How to Establish a Community Ownership Structure in the Revitalization of Fresno’s ChinatownThe report on how community ownership ideas can be incorporated into Chinatown Fresno and promote wealth building, prevent displacement, and achieve sustainable, inclusive redevelopment. |
Aryon Shahidzadeh | 2024 |
Student WorkThe Transit Effect: A Decade of Change at LA Metro Rail StationsThis study examines the relationship between neighborhood change over time and fixed rail transit in Los Angeles. |
Adria Stauber | 2024 |
Student WorkGender Equity in Transportation for Unhoused WomenThis research provides policy recommendations targeting the specific transportation needs and travel experiences of unhoused women within Los Angeles’s urban fabric. |
DaYoung Lee | 2024 |
Student WorkTraveling Without a Car in Los Angeles: Mobility Challenges Faced by Carless and Car-Deficit HouseholdsThis study aimed to answer where carless and car-deficit households are concentrated in the City of Los Angeles. |
Alyssa Suzukawa | 2024 |
Student WorkAre Accessory Dwelling Units the Answer to California's Housing Crisis? Learnings from the San Fernando ValleyThe 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. |
Miles Austin Cressy | 2024 |
Student WorkAffordable Housing in a Down Cycle: International Solutions for Difficult TimesA list of potential policy tools to advance affordable housing |
Chase Engelhardt | 2024 |