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 |
|---|---|---|
BriefThe Need to Prioritize Black Lives in LA's Traffic Safety EffortsThis brief examines the racial/ethnic patterns in Los Angeles' traffic collisions to highlight the strategies that could improve racial equity in transportation safety. |
Madeline Brozen, Annaleigh Yahata Ekman | 2020 |
Report“I Would, If Only I Could” How Cities Can Use California’s Housing Element to Overcome Neighborhood Resistance to New HousingAn explanation of how city councils and planning departments can use the housing element law to increase housing supply, but find themselves constrained by neighborhood-level opposition to change. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Moira O'Neill, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Eric Biber | 2020 |
BriefDriven to Debt: Social Reproduction and (Auto)Mobility in Los AngelesMore than 80% of new car and 50% of used car purchases are financed through loans. Consumers with credit issues or lower incomes are frequently offered subprime loans with high-interest rates. There is much to be learned about the growth in subprime lending and the types of policy solutions that could be adopted to reverse this trend. |
Evelyn Blumenberg, Jane Pollard, Stephen Brumbaugh | 2020 |
BriefBolstering Mobility and Enhancing Transportation Options for Low-Income Older Adults BriefThis study explores the travel patterns, needs, and mobility problems faced by diverse low-income, inner-city older adults in Los Angeles in order to identify solutions to their mobility challenges. |
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Madeline Brozen, Lené Levy-Storms, Martin Wachs | 2020 |
BriefOvercoming Transportation Barriers to Health Care Access During the COVID-19 PandemicTo understand the transportation needs of different populations during the pandemic, this report reviewed the literature across seven health care needs that are overrepresented among people with transportation challenges and/or amenable to transportation interventions. |
Madeline Brozen, Katherine Chen, Jeffrey Rollman, Tayler Ward | 2020 |
ReportCOVID-19 and Renter Distress: Evidence from Los AngelesA joint UCLA-USC report documents the hardships faced by tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic and traces those hardships overwhelmingly to lost work and wages as a result of the economic shutdown. |
Michael Manville, Michael Lens, Paavo Monkkonen, Richard Green | 2020 |
ReportTransportation Access to Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Trends and Implications for Significant Patient Populations and Health Care NeedsThis report examines current knowledge about disparities in transportation and access to health care for people with various health conditions and health care needs. We highlight evidence related to end-stage kidney disease, pregnancy, cancer, mental health and substance use, disabilities, multiple chronic conditions, and preventive care to discuss population-specific transportation needs and challenges, COVID-19 health risks, and impacts of transportation system disruption on health outcomes during the pandemic. The report concludes with policy recommendations for how leaders in transportation, public health, and health care can improve transportation access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Katherine Chen, Madeline Brozen, Fred Zimmerman, Jeffrey Rollman, Tayler Ward, Keith Norris, Kimberly D. Gregory | 2020 |
ReportA Call For Real Estate Transfer Tax ReformReforms to the real estate transfer tax, which is assessed when properties are sold or otherwise change ownership, are an effective and equitable solution to immediate budget needs, while also supporting important long-term priorities including affordable housing and tenant assistance. |
Shane Phillips | 2020 |
ReportOne to Four: The Market Potential of Fourplexes in California’s Single-Family NeighborhoodsAn estimate of the market-feasible production if the state were to allow fourplexes on single-family parcels and analysis of how these impacts vary across regions and cities. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Ian Carlton, Kate Macfarlane | 2020 |
Student WorkAssessing the Untapped Housing Capacity in Los Angeles County’s Existing Residential NeighborhoodsThis research aimed to analyze the perceptions of Los Angeles County homeowners in order to gain insight on homeowners’ likelihood of, barriers to, and facilitators in adopting ADUs on their property. |
Yamillet Brizuela | 2020 |