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There is no better place to study traffic congestion than Southern California. In our famously gridlocked region, traffic directly ties to development patterns and growth. The ITS traffic congestion research program, a joint effort with the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, examines the connections between traffic and urban development, economic activity, and transportation planning. We pay particular attention to public finance tools — including the controversial tool of congestion pricing — as a way to inform policymakers in the quest to “solve” gridlock.

LEAD SCHOLAR

Michael Manville
Associate Professor of Urban Planning

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In the News

Fast Company

Widening highways doesn't help with traffic congestion, but affects climate change

November 1, 2024

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Agencia EFE

¿Puede Los Ángeles garantizar una ciudad sin automóviles para los Juegos Olímpicos de 2028?

August 19, 2024

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The Guardian

Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics. Can the city of drivers turn a corner?

August 16, 2024

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UCLA Newsroom

Can L.A.’s car-free Olympics help the climate long-term?

August 15, 2024

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Journal Articles

Is Traffic Congestion Overrated? Examining the Highly Variable Effects of Congestion on Travel and Accessibility

Andrew Mondschein, Brian D. Taylor

Journal of Transport Geography, 2017

Does traffic congestion influence the location of new business establishments?An analysis of the San Francisco Bay Area

Taner Osman, Trevor Thomas, Andrew Mondschein, Brian D Taylor

Urban Studies, 2018

Not so fast? Examining neighborhood-level effects of traffic congestion on job access

Trevor Thomas, Andrew Mondschein, Taner Osman, Brian D Taylor

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2018

Would Congestion Pricing Harm the Poor? Do Free Roads Help the Poor?

Michael Manville, Emily Goldman

Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2017

Faculty Projects

Student Projects

The Impacts of Sidewalk Autonomous Delivery Robots on Vehicle Travel and Emissions A Focus on On-Demand Food Delivery
Yu-Chen Chu

Client: Coco Delivery

REPORT | POLICY BRIEF

Center of a Tension: An Analysis of Center Turn Lanes
Michael Rosen

Client: Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)

REPORT | POLICY BRIEF

PARK Smarter: Lessons in Curb Pricing for New York City
Purva Kapshikar

Client: New York City Department of Transportation

REPORT | POLICY BRIEF

Scholars

Lecturer

Robert Campbell
Professor

Jonathan Grossman
Faculty Associate Director and Associate Professor

Jiaqi Ma
Associate Professor

Michael Manville
Distinguished Professor and Area Director

Izhak Rubin
Managing Principal and Senior Fellow

Joshua Schank
Distinguished Research Professor

Donald Shoup
Professor

Brian Taylor

Lecturer

Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell is a lecturer of civil and environmental engineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

Research Areas:Traffic

Professor

Jonathan Grossman

Jonathan Grossman is a professor of English in the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences. He studies the history and literature of public transportation.

Research Areas:Traffic

Faculty Associate Director and Associate Professor

Jiaqi Ma

Jiaqi Ma is Faculty Associate Director of UCLA ITS and an associate professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

Professor Ma is the lead for the New Mobility research program.

Research Areas:New Mobility (lead), Public Transit, Transportation Resilience, Traffic, Transportation Health & Safety

Associate Professor

Michael Manville

Michael Manville is an associate professor of urban planning in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Professor Manville is the lead for the Traffic research program.

Research Areas:New Mobility, Parking, Public Transit, Traffic (lead), Transportation & Communities, Transportation Finance

Distinguished Professor and Area Director

Izhak Rubin

Izhak Rubin is a distinguished professor and area director for signals and systems in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

Research Areas:New Mobility, Traffic

Managing Principal and Senior Fellow

Joshua Schank

Joshual Schank is a Managing Prinicipal at InfraStrategies LLC, where he leads a practice focused on innovation, strategic planning, and technology. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Institute of Transportation Studies at UCLA, and a Research Associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute. Prior to joining InfraStrategies and UCLA, Dr. Schank was the first-ever Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at LA Metro. Dr. Schank previously served as President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, led transportation research for the Bipartisan Policy Center, and served as Transportation Policy Advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY).

Research Areas:New Mobility, Public Transit, Traffic, Transportation Finance

Distinguished Research Professor

Donald Shoup

Donald Shoup is a distinguished research professor of urban planning in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Professor Shoup is the lead of the Parking research program.

Research Areas:Parking (lead), Traffic, Transportation & Communities, Transportation Finance

Professor

Brian Taylor

Brian Taylor is professor of urban planning and public policy in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Professor Taylor is the lead for the Transportation Finance research program.

Research Areas:Access to Opportunities, New Mobility, Public Transit (lead), Traffic, Transportation & Communities,Transportation Health & Safety, Transportation Finance (lead)

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Ph.D. Urban Planning in Transportation

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