Lewis Center researchers, in partnership with Toole Design Group, examine whether subsidized carsharing services like BlueLA can meet environmental goals and narrow the accessibility gaps facing low-income travelers across Los Angeles.

This project provides a critical foundation to move towards a deeper understanding of the conditions under which Black neighborhoods flourish and fail, the residential mobility pathways in and out of these neighborhoods, and the consequences of larger policy choices on the Black neighborhood. 

The team will analyze automobile debt and loan delinquencies over the past decade as the state emerged from the Great Recession.

This study focuses on the sexual harassment experiences of university students, a population group that is typically more transit-dependent than the general public, and possibly because of their age, more vulnerable to victimization from sexual harassment than other adults.

This project will inventory the types of affordable transportation options that could help patients overcome their transportation challenges, along with proposing a model for a resource fair where patients can find out more about their options and enroll on-site.

The overall research objective is to produce transportation research on access to opportunity for low-income and communities and people of color, done in partnership with community partners.

Los Angeles is launching the largest mobility wallet pilot, where 1,000 people in South Los Angeles will receive $150 per month for one year. UCLA and UC Davis researchers will complete a comprehensive mixed-methods evaluation examining travel trends, experiences, and spending for L.A.’s program.

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) is piloting a new vehicle lending library program that aims to increase access to job opportunities for low-income communities, relieving the daily stressors associated with unreliable access to transportation.