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Feb. 19, 2025 11:28 p.m.
Donald Shoup stands at a microphone. The renowned urban planning professor of 41 years and scholar on parking died Feb. 6. He was 86 years old. (Courtesy of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs)
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.
By Sam Mulick
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Jan. 26, 2025 9:59 p.m.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.
By Chanel Brown
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Sept. 20, 2024 8:53 p.m.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.
By Jeannie Kim
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Aug. 19, 2024 10:29 p.m.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.
By Sam Mulick
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June 27, 2024 10:30 p.m.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.
By Amy Wong
Los Angeles
May 22, 2024 7:15 p.m.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.
By Gabrielle Gillette
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April 26, 2024 7:01 p.m.Students express discontent with UCLA’s provision of accessibility amid encampment
This post was updated April 29 at 7:27 a.m.
Students expressed concern that UCLA has not provided proper accessibility for students with disabilities, including alleged ADA violations, on campus after a pro-Palestine encampment began in Dickson Plaza.
By Matthew Royer
Campus
April 22, 2024 8:35 p.m.Mobilizing for Mobility educates attendees on transportation policy, advocacy
This post was updated April 25 at 3:52 p.m.
Public transit supporters discussed advocacy strategies at last Thursday’s Mobilizing for Mobility event.
Co-hosted by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Move LA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission’s Transportation Equity and Access Committee, the event focused on universal basic mobility initiatives, transit advocacy and transportation solutions.
By Gabrielle Siegel
Los Angeles
April 18, 2024 8:56 p.m.Los Angeles World Airports rejects plan to restore FlyAway bus service in Westwood
Los Angeles World Airports rejected an initiative by the North Westwood Neighborhood Council to restore the FlyAway bus service in Westwood.
The NWWNC passed a community impact statement April 3 requesting the LA Board of Airport Commissioners and City Council to conduct a study and reestablish the FlyAway bus service from Westwood to LAX.
By Gabrielle Siegel
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