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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 2d

Never count out Shutout Shohei!

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UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies @uclaits.bsky.social · 3d

A mini-symposium on parking — without the commute. Join us for a virtual panel series on Nov. 18 and connect with parking reform champions from across the country.

View the session schedule and register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100

Promotional event flyer with yellow text appears on a blue background reading "Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements: Stories from Cities Across the Country." Below, additional text reads "A Mini-Symposium from the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies." Event details appear at the bottom: Tuesday, Nov. 17 on Zoom at 10:00 AM Pacific Time

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UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies @uclaits.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Happy 100th birthday to transportation research at UCLA! 100 years ago today, the UC regents voted to establish the nation's first research center dedicated to street traffic issues. Learn more about our century-long tradition of transportation research www.its.ucla.edu/100...

Black-and-white newspaper clipping from the Los Angeles Times in 1925 with the headline “Research in Traffic for University: Studebaker Grant Gives Southern Branch First Bureau in Country.” The article announces the establishment of the first university-based street traffic research bureau at the Southern Branch of the University of California (now UCLA). A small portrait photo of Miller McClintock, the bureau’s first director, appears in the lower half of the article.

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to have contributed through an interview with @iftf.org to @sfmta.bsky.social's National Transit Adaptation Strategy!: www.sfmta.com/projects/nat...

Read the reports here: www.sfmta.com/phase-i-nati...

The National Transit Adaptation Strategy

Project home page for the National Transit Adaptation Strategy (NTAS).

www.sfmta.com

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UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies @uclaits.bsky.social · 10d

West of the railroad tracks, Fresno's immigrant communities & communities of color established bustling ethnic enclaves in the late 1800s & early 1900s. Then highway engineers and downtown businesses wanted to build a highway right through them. More here arcg.is/1qaKX1

Dividing Lines: The Legacies of Fresno's Freeways

How Route 99 Reshaped Fresno’s Immigrant Communities and Communities of Color

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 12d

. @cityofsantamonica.bsky.social City Council removed the cap on the Off-site Affordable Housing Program, as recommended by the Planning Commission. This will unlock stalled, much-needed affordable housing, plus allowing for economies of scale in affordable developments:
@santamonicanext.bsky.social

Council Approves Neighborhood Association Reforms, Extends Off-Site Affordable Housing Program - Santa Monica Next

Last night, the Santa Monica City Council approved two controversial measures: reforms to how the city funds neighborhood groups and an extension of the Off-Site Affordable Housing Program first launc...

santamonicanext.org

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 16d

Naming contest for a new bike-powered street sweeper for Hollywood Boulevard!:

Hollywood Blvd. Bike Lane Sweeper Naming Competition

Streets Are For Everyone (known as SAFE) is teaming up with Council District 13 to keep the brand-new protected bike lane on Hollywood Blvd. sparkling clean. Twice a month, we’ll be rolling through wi...

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 16d

Hey a bill I helped draft is now law! SB 707 extends the ability of Neighborhood Councils to meet virtually, allows NCs to opt in with a simple majority, and allows members to participate virtually regardless of how many other members are in person:

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov

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Unrig LA @unrigla.bsky.social · 17d

Please take a minute to sign and share @cacommoncause.bsky.social’s petition asking the Charter Reform Commission to provide remote public comment at *all* meetings moving forward:
bit.ly/108crc

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 17d

This is part of a series of research projects @uclaits.bsky.social, the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, and the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies have conducted:

Freeway Siting in California - UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

www.its.ucla.edu

Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 17d

Explore the full history, maps, and images: www.its.ucla.edu/portfolio-it...

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 17d

Instead of running through a commercial corridor along the tracks or bypassing downtown, SR-99 cut through diverse residential areas of West Fresno, leading to displacement, divestment, and white flight. Learn more about the legacy of freeways in Fresno in this new @uclaits.bsky.social storymap:

Dividing Lines: The Legacies of Fresno's Freeways

How Route 99 Reshaped Fresno’s Immigrant Communities and Communities of Color

storymaps.arcgis.com

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Streets For All @streetsforall.org · 18d

New from our Data/Dev team: a simple tool for exploring the last 16 years of LA Metro Ridership

data.streetsforall.org/blog/ridersh...

It’s hard to use LA Metro’s ridership dashboard. We built a new one.

Visualize, filter, and download LA Metro ridership data with our new dashboard. We made it easy see how bus and rail lines have changed over time - a significant improvement over Metro's antiquated do...

data.streetsforall.org

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UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies @uclaits.bsky.social · 17d

Known as the "Golden State Highway," state Route 99 stretches through almost the entirety of CA's Central Valley.

It also bulldozed through many communities of color in the mid–20th century. Learn more about Route 99’s history and impacts in Fresno here

Dividing Lines: The Legacies of Fresno's Freeways

How Route 99 Reshaped Fresno’s Immigrant Communities and Communities of Color

arcg.is

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 20d

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed this Community Impact Statement I drafted on a package of housing streamlining permitting reforms, including facilitating "one-stop" permitting and reforming @ladwp.com transformer requirements (that create unsafe disruptions on the street):

cityclerk.lacity.org

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 22d

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a Community Impact Statement pushing back on federal anti-trans policies in healthcare and housing:

cityclerk.lacity.org

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Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 26d

Yes On My Block: "64% [of Angelenos] support apartments on streets that primarily have single-family houses, which means most streets in Los Angeles. A clear majority, 59%, said yes to apartments in their own neighborhood." www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Not so NIMBY, Angelenos want more housing in their neighborhoods

The mayor said she was pulling back on development to respect constituents' wishes. But survey data say residents want more homes everywhere.

www.latimes.com

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 25d

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council backs a proposal to allow ADUs to be sold like condos, expanding ownership opportunities:

cityclerk.lacity.org

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 27d

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a Community Impact Statement in support of our undocumented communities and backing ways the city and state can push back against ICE raids, including by reigning in LAPD assistance for them:

cityclerk.lacity.org

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Jacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 28d

Thrilled that the North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed the motion I drafted, quoting and informed by the late, great Donald Shoup, backing @cd4losangeles.bsky.social's plan to end off-street parking requirements in Los Angeles:

cityclerk.lacity.org

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UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies @uclaits.bsky.social · Sep 19

Transportation research and education at UCLA turns 100 this year. Since 1925, faculty, researchers and students have shaped the field of transportation.

🎉Please join us in celebrating 100 years of industry-leading research and education! #UCLATransportation100
www.its.ucla.edu/100

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UCLA Lewis Center @uclalewiscenter.bsky.social · Sep 19

Auto debt is the U.S. second largest source of consumer debt. Lewis Center research suggests women and communities of color disproportionately burdened, and the pandemic exacerbated racial inequities.

Read more below: