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TransportationCamp LA 2024

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 337 Charles E Young Drive E, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Register Today See Sponsorship Opportunities TransportationCamp LA is an open venue for sharing and learning about the region’s transportation issues and successes. TransportationCamp LA aims to be an open, forward-thinking event that brings together people of all facets of the transportation world. TransportationCamp is not a formal conference — rather, as an unconference, it is driven entirely by attendees’ interests and experiences. At TransportationCamp, there is no set agenda prior to the event. Sessions are determined at the beginning of the day and are drawn from proposals and ideas that attendees submit. A session can be any format: a presentation, an open discussion, a demonstration, a panel, or even a group exercise or game. TransportationCamp covers urban transportation issues in all their forms, including economic, social, public health, and environmental impacts.Session topics in the 2019 TransportationCamp LA ranged from “Congestion Pricing & Increasing Transit Ridership,” to “Mobility with Kids Under 5,” to “Latest Buzz from Cycle-friendly Cities” and change every year to reflect the latest research and questions of the moment. Have thoughts on mobility and access for carless households in LA, or battery replacement and disposal strategies for transit agencies? Get your own session [...]

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Ciclovía at 50: Changing Street Cultures Across the World

A Mini-Symposium from UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies December 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the ciclovía in Bogotá, Colombia, the original “open streets” event. Ciclovías close streets to cars and open them to people-powered mobility, creating what co-founder Jaime Ortíz Mariño calls the “world’s largest outdoor classroom.” The ciclovía covers over 75 miles every Sunday in Bogotá, and has spread to over 450 cities around the world. In this online event, we will hear from organizers in different cities about what the model has meant for their street cultures. Scholars will share their research on the event and its participants. Experts from the fields of public health and transportation will talk about the challenges and opportunities in funding non-infrastructure programming like this. Explore what cities around the globe have learned from the model, its role as a catalyst in changing street cultures in particular cities, and how ciclovías can help shift people to sustainable transportation. Session 1: Ciclovía Legacies In the first half of the mini-symposium, we'll focus on telling the story. A moderated discussion with ciclovía creators will reflect on the goals of open streets models and how ciclovías have changed transportation culture in specific cities. Following this, [...]

Transit, Belabored: Issues and Futures for the Transit Workforce

Event Details Wednesday, Sept. 10 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. PDT via Zoom Transit only works as well as the workforce behind it — those who operate vehicles; those who keep them in order, clean, and secure; and those who plan and manage the network. Frontline transit work can be especially satisfying and secure — but also stressful or unsafe. The pandemic laid bare these realities, as transit agencies across the country lacked workers, leading to canceled service in the short term and delayed service restoration in the long term. Ultimately, transit workforce issues are transit rider issues. Researchers, union organizers, and transit workers themselves will speak on the key workforce issues in the transit industry. Through both presentations and breakout discussions, speakers and participants together, from both the transportation and labor sectors, will work on ideas for how to improve transit work and secure it as a high-road job. Session 1: Introduction to Transit Labor: Current Issues and Coming Concerns Our opening conversation will explore the best practices and needed reforms to transform transit for the better. Join us in conversing with a research leader engaged in the big issues, solutions, and prospects for the future in transit [...]

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