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 |
|---|---|---|
Student WorkThe Greying of American Cities: Evaluating Built Environment Indicators for Ensuring an Age-Friendly CityThe American elderly population is growing at unprecedented rates, six times faster than the rest of the population. In a few short years, they will account for 24% of the population, yet cities have not planned for this silver tsunami. |
Valerie Joy Coleman | 2015 |
ReportExploration and Implications of Multimodal Street Performance Metrics: What’s a Passing Grade?Scholars, municipalities and federal agencies have proposed new measures for evaluating street performance for non-automobile modes including transit service, bicyclists and pedestrians. |
Madeline Brozen, Herbie Huff | 2014 |
ReportPlacemaking for an Aging Population: Guidelines for Senior-Friendly ParksThe purpose of this report is to identify and to compile information about the needs and preferences of older adults in regards to open space and synthesize it in the form of design guidelines for senior-friendly open spaces in cities. |
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Madeline Brozen, Lené Levy-Storms | 2014 |
ReportThe Highway Capacity Manual’s Method for Calculating Bicycle and Pedestrian Levels of Service: the Ultimate White PaperThis paper concerns the methods for calculating Pedestrian Level of Service and Bicycle Level of Service as they are presented in the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual. |
Herbie Huff, Robin Liggett | 2014 |
ReportBicycle and Pedestrian Counts in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California: Results from Automated Counts in 2013-2014Bicycle and pedestrian counts enable robust understanding of costs, benefits, behavior, and more. Data from four San Gabriel Valley cities provide an understanding of the effectiveness of walking and cycling infrastructure and safety investment. |
Madeline Brozen, Herbie Huff, Norman Wong, Diana Benitez | 2014 |
ReportBicycle and Pedestrian Counts in Carson: Results from Automated Counts in 2013-2014Bicycle and pedestrian counts enable robust understanding of costs, benefits, behavior, and more. Data from the City of Carson provide an understanding of the effectiveness of walking and cycling infrastructure and safety investment. |
Madeline Brozen, Herbie Huff, Norman Wong, Diana Benitez | 2014 |
ReportBicycle and Pedestrian Counts in Cudahy: Results from Automated Counts in 2013-2014Bicycle and pedestrian counts enable robust understanding of costs, benefits, behavior, and more. Data from the City of Cudahy provide an understanding of the effectiveness of walking and cycling infrastructure and safety investment. |
Herbie Huff, Madeline Brozen, Norman Wong, Diana Benitez | 2014 |
ReportReclaiming the Right-of-Way Evaluation Report: An Assessment of the Spring Street ParkletsFollowing the first parklet installation in San Francisco in 2010, cities across the United States and Canada have started installing parklets at an ever-increasing rate. This study examines a variety of effects of two Downtown Los Angeles parklets on their surrounding neighborhood. |
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Madeline Brozen, Robin Abad Ocubillo, Kevin Ocubillo | 2013 |
BriefA New Way to Park on the Street: Evaluating the Spring Street Parklets in Downtown LAParklets are small public spaces created by converting parking spots into recreational areas for people. The city of Los Angeles installed its first parklets in early 2013, and this study seeks to examine the effect of these two parklets on their adjacent downtown community. |
Madeline Brozen, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Robin Abad Ocubillo, Kevin Ocubillo | 2013 |
ReportTools for Estimating Benefits of Bicycle Count DataThis white paper identifies potential relationships between improved bicycle count data and travel demand modeling in the Los Angeles region. |
Madeline Brozen, Tulsi Patel, Karla Kingsley, Mike Aronson | 2013 |