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Local Climate Change Initiative Director Juan Matute Quoted in The New York Times

July 15, 2013 /0 Comments/in /by

Juan Matute, director of the Local Climate Change Initiative at the Lewis Center was quoted Friday, July 12 in a New York Times article about new ride-sharing programs in Los Angeles that use smartphone apps to connect drivers and passengers.  The Local Climate Change Initiative is designed to strengthen local governments’ capacity to reduce emissions […]

Hecht Honored by Geography Association

July 10, 2013 /0 Comments/in , /by

Urban Planning professor Susanna Hecht has been selected to receive a major award in the field of geography. The Carl O. Sauer Award, given annually by the Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, is given to “leading authorities” for “a corpus of important published work or other significant contribution towards Latin American geography,” according to the Conference. […]

Urban Planning Master’s Program Adds New Certificate

July 5, 2013 /0 Comments/in , /by

UCLA Luskin’s master’s degree program in Urban and Regional Planning has added a new certificate option.  The Design and Development Certificate is intended to give aspiring urban planners a deeper understanding of city design through expanded courses and studio learning opportunities. The wide-ranging eight-course certificate program includes course options in urbanization, graphics and GIS, real […]

Spring 2013 Issue of Access Magazine Now Available

July 2, 2013 /0 Comments/in /by

The Spring 2013 issue of Access magazine is now available for online viewing or download here. Access reports on research funded by the University of California Transportation Center (UCTC).  Access‘s goal is to translate academic research into readable prose that is useful for policymakers and practitioners. Articles in Access are intended to catapult academic research into debates about public policy, and convert […]

ACCESS Releases Issue 42

July 1, 2013 /0 Comments/in , , /by

ACCESS magazine, a publication of the UC Transportation Center, has unveiled its 42nd issue. The magazine, edited by urban planning professor Donald Shoup, covers current issues in transportation policy and practice in a style designed for the general reader.  The current issue includes stories on disabled parking, transit-oriented development and the efficacy of greenhouse gas […]