Donald Shoup, a distinguished professor emeritus whose parking reform ideas inspired generations of students and urban planners, died Feb. 6. He was 86. Shoup, who taught in the urban planning department at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, researched the hidden costs of free parking in cities and spent his career advocating to remove mandatory off-street parking requirements. Read more...
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A Closer Look, California, Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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January 26, 9:59 pm
New California law seeks to improve safety by restricting parking in certain areas
A new California law seeking to improve pedestrian safety at intersections officially took effect this January. Assembly Bill No. 413, also known as the “Daylighting to Save Lives” bill, requires parking to be at least 20 feet from marked and unmarked crosswalks to improve visibility for pedestrians and drivers. Read more...
Los Angeles, News, Transportation
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October 10, 7:58 pm
Metrolink renews free Student Adventure Pass for K-12, college students
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 12:47 a.m. UCLA students can now access a new way to save on transportation. Metrolink’s Student Adventure Pass allows students from kindergarten through college with a valid student identification to use the Metrolink system for free. Read more...
A Closer Look, International, Los Angeles, News, Transportation
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September 20, 8:53 pm
LA ramps up transit preparations ahead of hosting its 3rd Olympic Games
After the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics in August, the countdown began for the Los Angeles Games. In August, Mayor Karen Bass announced the LA 2028 Olympics will be a car-free event, meaning visitors and spectators are encouraged to use public transportation to get to the venues. Read more...
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August 19, 10:29 pm
In Plain Sight: BruinBus drivers bring attentiveness, positivity to students
This post was updated Aug. 25 at 11:54 p.m. From passing out kindness bracelets to listening to people share their grief, BruinBus drivers do more than transport students to class. Read more...
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June 27, 10:30 pm
Community members talk transit benefits, issues at TransportationCamp LA
This article was updated June 30 at 8:16 p.m. Transportation professionals, scholars and students shared their concerns about transit issues at a conference June 8. The structure of TransportationCamp Los Angeles – hosted by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies at the Luskin School of Public Affairs – differed from formal conferences, as session topics were not decided by the organizers, according to the program’s website. Read more...
Los Angeles, News, Transportation, Westwood
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May 22, 7:15 pm
Los Angeles Metro holds open house to discuss Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project
Around 90 community members attended an open house hosted by Los Angeles Metro on May 14 to discuss the status and future of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, a project to expand accessible transit travel from the San Fernando Valley to West LA through the Sepulveda Pass. Read more...