Q&A With Urban Planning’s Ted Bardacke
Professor begins new position as Deputy Director of LA’s new office of sustainability
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Luskin students compile first look at farms in LA
Team finds thriving landscape for urban agriculture in Los Angeles County; Report is first comprehensive look at farms, nurseries and gardens in L.A.
2013 Lake Arrowhead Symposium Focuses On Smart Technologies, Smart Policies
The 23rd annual UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium on the Transportation – Land Use – Environment Connection will explore the implications of recent and foreseeable future technological innovations for transportation, land use, and environmental policy and planning. The Symposium is an annual invitation-only retreat attended by about 125 policy makers and senior policy analysts from around the country. Many […]
Housing Lecture Series Recap: Interest Rates and Fundamental Fluctuations In Home Values
Professor Albert Saiz,of MIT visited the Lewis Center in May to discuss his research findings about interest rates and their connection with fluctuations in housing prices. Speaking to an audience of 25, he found that the interest rate-housing prices link has significant consequences for wealth accumulation, labor mobility, consumption, macroeconomic volatility, and financial market stability. However, Prof. […]
Luskin Alumni Leaders: Eric S. Lee
Urban Planning grad Eric S. Lee worked with NY Mayor Bloomberg’s administration before starting his own firm
Complete Streets Initiative Announces Completion Of Spring Street Parklet Evaluation
The Spring Street Parklet Evaluation Report, produced in collaboration with Parklet Studies, examines a myriad of changes and opinions around the two parklets installed in downtown Los Angeles. The data collected includes counts of pedestrians and cyclists, activity mapping on the street and in the parklet, surveys from users and pedestrians and interviews with business owners […]
Annual Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Contest Winners Announced!
The Lewis Center is proud to announce the winners of this year’s annual GIS contest. The three winning projects successfully applied research methods and spatial analysis to produce descriptive and analytical insights into distinct policy questions. The 1st place winner will receive $500, the 2nd place winner $300, and the 3rd place winner $200. In […]
Mark Kleiman: Balancing Acts
Renowned Public Policy professor is featured in latest issue of UCLA Magazine
Obama’s “Body Man” Shares Glimpse of President’s Life
Reggie Love spoke with UCLA Luskin students and Senior Fellow Jim Newton about his experiences in a high-profile job
Norman Wong Joins Amicus Brief in GIS Case; Supreme Court of California Rules Data Are Public Records
The Supreme Court of California ruled on Monday, July 15 in Sierra Club v. County of Orange that digital mapping files, also referred to as geographic information systems (GIS) fall under the state’s public records law. Lewis Center GIS Program Manager Norman Wong participated in an amicus brief in the case. As stated in the […]