A Wachs Lecture and Luskin Lecture event with University of Michigan's Robert Hampshire, former chief science officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Abundance is an emerging policy framework that emphasizes addressing affordability through increasing supply, overcoming regulatory burdens, and promoting innovation. Housing policy researcher Paavo Monkkonen and transportation policy researcher Juan Matute from UCLA participate in the Abundance Policy Research Consortium, a group working to develop an evidence-based, fundamentals-first policy agenda for California focusing on expanding access to 12 human essentials. In this event, these policy experts will present frameworks for identifying scarcity problems and policy levers to improve housing and transportation affordability and supply. Nine in ten Californians live in megaregions with populations of 1 million or more. They are no strangers to the impacts of traffic congestion on their abilities to meet their areas of need: accessing jobs, education, healthcare, and other goods and services. California is in a cycle of auto-dependence that makes it hard for people to travel by car and hard to build new housing and buildings that bring people closer to their needs. Matute will present his view that escaping this scarcity trap and getting California moving again will require a targeted package of mobility abundance interventions. California built fewer housing units in the 2010s than in any decade since the 1940s, when World War II [...]
At the October 2024 UCLA Arrowhead Symposium, participants discussed how to create enduring public benefits from hosting major worldwide events in Los Angeles. The UCLA Los Angeles Transportation Forum will gather attendees to continue the conversation, understanding areas of progress and what else needs to be done in two legacy areas: enhancing LA’s transit system and universal access including fixing the city’s sidewalks. The Downtown Forum will also include a session on the late Donald Shoup's impact on practice. Registration $50 - General $25 - Student & Nonprofit Register Today Schedule Time Session Description 9:00 AM Registration 9:30 AM Welcome An overview of the from the 2024 Arrowhead Symposium and legacy planning progress. 9:45 AM Transforming Transit: The Power of Small Wins Los Angeles Metro will soon open a $9.5 billion subway extension and is considering alternatives for a $10+ billion Sepulveda Corridor project. Despite the price tags of these megaprojects, Metro and local cities can make big changes with smart, small investments that can be accomplished quickly, improving transit service before the 2028 Games. 11:00 AM Break 11:15 AM Keynote TBD 12:00 PM Lunch 1:15 PM Curbing Inaccessibility: Fixing LA’s Streets and Sidewalks Los Angeles will [...]
