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100 Years in Motion
UCLA has been a leader in transportation research and education for more than a century. Over the past 100 years, transportation research at UCLA has shaped the field, from the earliest traffic studies to the emerging mobility technologies of today.
Global Walking & Cycling Successes
Researchers from UCLA and Google conducted the most comprehensive study of active transportation to date and found expanding city-level walking and cycling infrastructure globally could cut emissions by 6% and generate $435 billion in health benefits annually.
2026 UCLA Arrowhead Symposium
As the presenting organizer of the 35th UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium, UCLA ITS is proud to convene leaders from across sectors to examine one of the most urgent challenges facing cities today: governing the automated future.
Research Programs
Recent Posts
New research synthesis: The impacts of minimum parking requirements
Our new report assembles dozens of studies examining the impacts of parking infrastructure, the effects of minimum parking requirements, and early outcomes in cities that have repealed them.
New report: No such thing as free parking
Our new analysis provides updated per-space parking cost estimates and calculates how required parking drives up total construction costs.
What if transportation abundance policy focused on access, not just mobility?
A transportation abundance agenda means rethinking investment and management so people can reach what they need, not just move faster or farther through inefficient systems.
UCLA student wins fourth consecutive national transportation prize
Nick Giorgio MURP ‘25 received the Neville Parker Award for his capstone project on intersection design and safety in Los Angeles.
