Jacob Wasserman
@jacoblwasserman.bsky.social
Transportation research @uclaits.bsky.social 🚌 • UCLA Luskin alum 🐻 • Planning Commissioner @cityofsantamonica.bsky.social 🎡 • formerly @sfgov.sf.gov SFMTA 🌉 and New Haven DOT 🍕 • he/him/his • views my own
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🎉 Please join us in welcoming Ellen Schwartz MURP ‘22 back to UCLA — this time as the inaugural manager of the new UCLA Center for Parking Policy! Learn more about Ellen's parking reform journey and the work she's leading at the new center here www.its.ucla.edu/2025/12/10/m...
Meet the manager of UCLA’s new Center for Parking Policy - UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
Three years after earning her master’s degree, Ellen Schwartz has returned to UCLA, where she'll provide technical assistance to local and state officials throughout the policymaking process — from ev...
www.its.ucla.edu
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
🎉 Please join us in welcoming Ellen Schwartz MURP ‘22 back to UCLA — this time as the inaugural manager of the new UCLA Center for Parking Policy! Learn more about Ellen's parking reform journey and the work she's leading at the new center here www.its.ucla.edu/2025/12/10/m...
"The more destructive route was chosen in Fresno....We found evidence of chambers of commerce and a (former) Congressman that was advocating for bypass routes that bypassed downtown Fresno and West Fresno altogether. But those voices were not heard."
fresnoland.org/2025/12/10/t...
fresnoland.org/2025/12/10/t...
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"The more destructive route was chosen in Fresno....We found evidence of chambers of commerce and a (former) Congressman that was advocating for bypass routes that bypassed downtown Fresno and West Fresno altogether. But those voices were not heard."
fresnoland.org/2025/12/10/t...
fresnoland.org/2025/12/10/t...
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‘Those were all houses.’ New report quantifies 99 freeway’s path of destruction in West Fresno
Kathy Omachi used to wonder why there was no D Street in Fresno’s Chinatown. The street names otherwise went in order from A to G in the West Fresno neighborhood, then continued through the alphabet in…
Kathy Omachi used to wonder why there was no D Street in Fresno’s Chinatown. The street names otherwise went in order from A to G in the West Fresno neighborhood, then continued through the alphabet in…
‘Those were all houses.’ New report quantifies 99 freeway’s path of destruction in West Fresno
Kathy Omachi used to wonder why there was no D Street in Fresno’s Chinatown. The street names otherwise went in order from A to G in the West Fresno neighborhood, then continued through the alphabet in downtown proper. Omachi later learned that there indeed used to be a D Street — but that was all before State Route 99 came along.
fresnoland.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘Those were all houses.’ New report quantifies 99 freeway’s path of destruction in West Fresno
Kathy Omachi used to wonder why there was no D Street in Fresno’s Chinatown. The street names otherwise went in order from A to G in the West Fresno neighborhood, then continued through the alphabet in…
Kathy Omachi used to wonder why there was no D Street in Fresno’s Chinatown. The street names otherwise went in order from A to G in the West Fresno neighborhood, then continued through the alphabet in…
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The city also very conveniently claims large asphalt repair doesn't trigger HLA, so Mobility Plan implementation is basically on hold until the city drops this charade and starts repaving streets again.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The city also very conveniently claims large asphalt repair doesn't trigger HLA, so Mobility Plan implementation is basically on hold until the city drops this charade and starts repaving streets again.
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Instead, the city made up a new kind way of fixing streets - "large asphalt repair", which is just a big patch. The feds consider repairs maintenance, which - guess what - doesn't trigger ADA requirements. Here's an LAR the city did on Spring St. in September. Photo by @lintonjoe.bsky.social.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Instead, the city made up a new kind way of fixing streets - "large asphalt repair", which is just a big patch. The feds consider repairs maintenance, which - guess what - doesn't trigger ADA requirements. Here's an LAR the city did on Spring St. in September. Photo by @lintonjoe.bsky.social.
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LA quietly stopped repaving all streets last July to avoid fulfilling its ADA obligations. The federal govt says when you repave a street, you have to update all the curb ramps. LA has tons of out of date curb ramps, so the rule makes repaving much more expensive. The city's solution: stop repaving!
LA has stopped repaving our streets
The reason why is probably illegal
futureis.la
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
LA quietly stopped repaving all streets last July to avoid fulfilling its ADA obligations. The federal govt says when you repave a street, you have to update all the curb ramps. LA has tons of out of date curb ramps, so the rule makes repaving much more expensive. The city's solution: stop repaving!
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This is a great post from Oren, and I hope our local news media take notice.
LA quietly stopped repaving all streets last July to avoid fulfilling its ADA obligations. The federal govt says when you repave a street, you have to update all the curb ramps. LA has tons of out of date curb ramps, so the rule makes repaving much more expensive. The city's solution: stop repaving!
LA has stopped repaving our streets
The reason why is probably illegal
futureis.la
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is a great post from Oren, and I hope our local news media take notice.
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Please read and share this @futureis.la exposé on the L.A. City #LargeAsphaltRepair scandal futureis.la/p/la-has-sto...
LA has stopped repaving our streets
The reason why is probably illegal
futureis.la
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Please read and share this @futureis.la exposé on the L.A. City #LargeAsphaltRepair scandal futureis.la/p/la-has-sto...
I* am on** TikTok***!: www.tiktok.com/@streetsblog...
* my research project at @uclaits.bsky.social on the history of freeway siting in California
** had my research covered by @streetsblogca.bsky.social
*** and wherever else you get your short videos
* my research project at @uclaits.bsky.social on the history of freeway siting in California
** had my research covered by @streetsblogca.bsky.social
*** and wherever else you get your short videos
California's Freeways Were Built to Harm, not Connect, Minority Communities. #TransportationJustice #UrbanPlanning #EnvironmentalJustice #MobilityJustice #UCLAReport
TikTok video by Streetsblog California
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December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I* am on** TikTok***!: www.tiktok.com/@streetsblog...
* my research project at @uclaits.bsky.social on the history of freeway siting in California
** had my research covered by @streetsblogca.bsky.social
*** and wherever else you get your short videos
* my research project at @uclaits.bsky.social on the history of freeway siting in California
** had my research covered by @streetsblogca.bsky.social
*** and wherever else you get your short videos
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Excited to share this year's My Metro Budget activity: mybudget.metro.net
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social wants to hear your thoughts on topics ranging from amenities in stations, code of conduct enforcement, joint development policy, and more!
Be entered to win a TAP or gift card 💳
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social wants to hear your thoughts on topics ranging from amenities in stations, code of conduct enforcement, joint development policy, and more!
Be entered to win a TAP or gift card 💳
December 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Excited to share this year's My Metro Budget activity: mybudget.metro.net
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social wants to hear your thoughts on topics ranging from amenities in stations, code of conduct enforcement, joint development policy, and more!
Be entered to win a TAP or gift card 💳
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social wants to hear your thoughts on topics ranging from amenities in stations, code of conduct enforcement, joint development policy, and more!
Be entered to win a TAP or gift card 💳
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This UCLA CA freeway project devastation study is very clear and informative... and the harms are very deep and awful. Worth at least a few minutes of your time.
An amazing amount of work went into this bsky.app/profile/ucla... study/report/infomaps, etc on the damaging legacy of racist highway construction in communities and cities up and down the state.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/u...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/u...
UCLA Report Shows How Freeway Construction Last Century Was Used to Destroy and Divide Communities of Color. - Streetsblog California
“Understanding the history of racism in freeway development can inform restorative justice in these areas.”
cal.streetsblog.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This UCLA CA freeway project devastation study is very clear and informative... and the harms are very deep and awful. Worth at least a few minutes of your time.
The legacy of freeway construction in neighborhoods of color continues to today, even in smaller cities and suburbs. Thanks @streetsblogca.bsky.social for the piece on @uclaits.bsky.social's interactive work on freeway siting in California:
UCLA Report Shows How Freeway Construction Last Century Was Used to Destroy and Divide Communities of Color - Streetsblog California
“Understanding the history of racism in freeway development can inform restorative justice in these areas.”
cal.streetsblog.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The legacy of freeway construction in neighborhoods of color continues to today, even in smaller cities and suburbs. Thanks @streetsblogca.bsky.social for the piece on @uclaits.bsky.social's interactive work on freeway siting in California:
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An amazing amount of work went into this bsky.app/profile/ucla... study/report/infomaps, etc on the damaging legacy of racist highway construction in communities and cities up and down the state.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/u...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/u...
UCLA Report Shows How Freeway Construction Last Century Was Used to Destroy and Divide Communities of Color. - Streetsblog California
“Understanding the history of racism in freeway development can inform restorative justice in these areas.”
cal.streetsblog.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
An amazing amount of work went into this bsky.app/profile/ucla... study/report/infomaps, etc on the damaging legacy of racist highway construction in communities and cities up and down the state.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/u...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/u...
Watch the UC GIS Week talk here on how @uclaits.bsky.social is interactively communicating freeway history: youtu.be/42_JH3GqPaA?...
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Watch the UC GIS Week talk here on how @uclaits.bsky.social is interactively communicating freeway history: youtu.be/42_JH3GqPaA?...
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The project corridor would connect Westwood, Sawtelle, and Santa Monica
Protected bike lanes coming to 1.3 miles of Ohio Ave.
Protected bike lanes are coming to an east-west corridor connecting the Westwood and Sawtelle neighborhoods under new plans being developed by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).
la.urbanize.city
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The project corridor would connect Westwood, Sawtelle, and Santa Monica
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LAX traffic planners still haven't figured out "induced demand," critics say: www.latimes.com/california/s...
LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won’t work
Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioners this week approved the final $1-billion phase of spending for its new roadway improvement plan around LAX. It's set to be complete just two mo...
www.latimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
LAX traffic planners still haven't figured out "induced demand," critics say: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won't work.
LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won’t work.
Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioners this week approved the final $1 billion phase of spending for its new roadway improvement plan around LAX. It's set to be complete just two months before the world arrives for the Olympics in 2028.
www.latimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won't work.
"Wasserman, who manages research at @uclaits.bsky.social, warns the traffic nirvana won't last.
'Initially, these changes could alleviate traffic in the area,...but it's going to fill up again,'
Wasserman called the skyway remodel a 'zombie project...still moving forward on its own inertia.'"
'Initially, these changes could alleviate traffic in the area,...but it's going to fill up again,'
Wasserman called the skyway remodel a 'zombie project...still moving forward on its own inertia.'"
LAX approved $1.5 billion to relieve traffic. Opponents say it won’t work
Los Angeles World Airports Board of Airport Commissioners this week approved the final $1-billion phase of spending for its new roadway improvement plan around LAX. It's set to be complete just two mo...
www.latimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Wasserman, who manages research at @uclaits.bsky.social, warns the traffic nirvana won't last.
'Initially, these changes could alleviate traffic in the area,...but it's going to fill up again,'
Wasserman called the skyway remodel a 'zombie project...still moving forward on its own inertia.'"
'Initially, these changes could alleviate traffic in the area,...but it's going to fill up again,'
Wasserman called the skyway remodel a 'zombie project...still moving forward on its own inertia.'"
Good news: last year, USDOT FHWA released a thoughtful report on how state DOTs can respond to homelessness in proactive, not punitive ways, relying on data, not victim-blaming, citing @uclaits.bsky.social research.
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
highways.dot.gov
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Good news: last year, USDOT FHWA released a thoughtful report on how state DOTs can respond to homelessness in proactive, not punitive ways, relying on data, not victim-blaming, citing @uclaits.bsky.social research.
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
Bad news: the document is now marked with a big ol' "RESCINDED" watermark...
On Wednesday 11/19, learn more about how @uclaits.bsky.social is sharing the legacy of freeway construction in California in interactive ways as part of UC GIS Week!:
teamup.com/event/show/i... and community-ucgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/uc-gis...
teamup.com/event/show/i... and community-ucgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/uc-gis...
Environmental Management and Cultural Geography Lightning Talks
Wed Nov 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Time zone: Pacific Time US & Ca)
teamup.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
On Wednesday 11/19, learn more about how @uclaits.bsky.social is sharing the legacy of freeway construction in California in interactive ways as part of UC GIS Week!:
teamup.com/event/show/i... and community-ucgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/uc-gis...
teamup.com/event/show/i... and community-ucgis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/uc-gis...
What happens when a freeway takes four decades to complete? SR-15 in San Diego's City Heights showcases two eras—one unresponsive to community input, one when the state's first freeway cap was negotiated—and the consequences of the pause between them.
Learn more in @uclaits.bsky.social's storymap:
Learn more in @uclaits.bsky.social's storymap:
The Fight for Teralta Park
The history behind state Route 15 and California’s first freeway cap
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November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
What happens when a freeway takes four decades to complete? SR-15 in San Diego's City Heights showcases two eras—one unresponsive to community input, one when the state's first freeway cap was negotiated—and the consequences of the pause between them.
Learn more in @uclaits.bsky.social's storymap:
Learn more in @uclaits.bsky.social's storymap: