Grand Challenges

Sustainable LA Grand Challenge announces awarding of $1.2 million to research projects to help Los Angeles County thrive

Studying water systems in Los Angeles County is key to devising policies that will get the county to 100 percent local water by 2050. (Michael/Flickr)

The UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge’s first competitive research grants will go to 11 projects, ranging from developing lightweight solar panels that double as batteries to studying the costs of algae-based biofuels.

Free parking is expensive

Try finding a spot.

Craig Warga/ Bloomberg

Donald Shoup of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Urban Planning department weighs in on the benefits of increasing parking rates in metropolitan areas.

How to boost L.A.’s sinking transit ridership

ALS passengers wait to board at the Expo Line Culver City Station.

Los Angeles Times

Ethan Elkind, who is jointly appointed at UCLA School of Law and UC Berkeley School of Law, discusses L.A.’s sinking transit ridership and proposes solutions for a more comprehensive, convienient, and equitable transportation system.

Billions spent, but fewer people are using public transportation in Southern California

Metro plans to spend more than $12 billion over the next 10 years to build two new rail lines and three extensions, the largest capital investment of any transit agency in the country.

Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

In a recent LA Times article concerning LA Metro bus ridership, Brian Taylor of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ department of Urban Planning underscores the importance of investing in the bus routes which carry the most riders.

Are Uber and Lyft helping or hurting the environment?

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs transportation expert Juan Matute contributes to the conversation: “Are Uber and Lyft helping or hurting the environment?” Juan Matute is also affiliated with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the department of Urban Planning.

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