Wachs Receives APA Planning Pioneer Award

Martin Wachs, distinguished professor emeritus and founder of UCLA ITS, received the 2021 planning pioneer award from both the APA California and Los Angeles chapters. Professor Wachs was a preeminent figure in transportation planning. Not only did he have an illustrious academic career spanning seven decades, but he wrote more than 160 articles and five books on transportation systems, performance measurement, and the relationships between transportation, land use, and air quality in transportation planning. He was also the co-founder of the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium. Wachs passed away in April 2021.