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Advancing research, education and civic engagement on the many pressing transportation issues facing our cities, state, nation and world today.
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The UCLA Center for Parking Policy is now on LinkedIn! Follow linkedin.com/showcas... for the latest in parking reform policy and research — straight to your feed.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Did you know...in 1929, UCLA students used more cars to get to campus than any other university in the US? A survey (featured in the yearbook) found 2,384 cars parked near campus! Fords were very popular back then 🚗
#UCLATransportation100 Explore more www.its.ucla.edu/100...
Digitized 1929 issue of Southern Campus yearbook showing a two-page spread with ornate drop caps, decorative borders, and multiple columns of text. "University student body uses more automobiles than any other institution in the country, according to statistics compiled by Alpha Delta Sigma, national advertising fraternity, on the number and make of automobiles parked adjacent the campus Wednesday. Wednesday A.M. at 10 o'clock, when the survey was taken, there were 2,384 automobiles parked along the street near the campus and in the parking allotments. Of this number, 349 were touring cars, 589 were roadsters, 648 were sedans, and 798 were coupes. The survey further determined that 978 of the vehicles were Fords — 50 per cent were new models — 352 were Chevrolets, 148 were Buicks, 116 were Dodges, there were 106 Studebakers, 94 Chryslers were included, and 86 were of Essex make." Image - archive.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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There is still time to register for our parking mini-symposium on 11/18! Whether your city has embraced parking reforms or is still in the early stages, hear from experts share their success stories from across the U.S.

More here ucla.zoom.us/meeting... #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
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Had the 1958 CA Freeway System Plan been fully implemented, LA would have nearly double the number of freeways today. Learn more about how early efforts to fight traffic have shaped our region from Brian Taylor here www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100 @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social
Slide showing a 1958 “Master Plan of Freeways and Expressways” map for Southern California, with text on the right reading “Plan #6: You get a freeway! You get a freeway!” during a UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies presentation.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Connect with experts. Get your questions answered. Share ideas.

We are less than two weeks away from our parking mini-symposium on Nov. 18! Participants can claim up to 2.25 AICP CM credits. Learn more and register www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100 #ParkingReform #Shoupista
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
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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What can eliminating parking minimums do for housing and local businesses? Hear experts share their first-hand accounts of how parking reforms transformed their cities. Join the conversation on Nov. 18 ucla.zoom.us/meeting... #UCLATransportation100
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Teralta Park, California's first freeway cap park and a hard fought win by community activists.
Aerial image of Teralta Park, a freeway cap park above the 15 freeway, surrounded by homes and businesses in the adjacent neighborhood. Photo credit - City Heights Community Development Corporation
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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An artist rendering of City Heights Community Development Corporation's Visions Project.
Sketch rendering of a proposed freeway cap park and community center, showing a pedestrian bridge, cars on the freeway below, and surrounding buildings and palm trees. Photo credit - San Diego Free Press
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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One of the hundreds of homes purchased by Caltrans that sat empty for decades during the 20-year interim in construction.
Black-and-white photo of a small, vacant house with peeling paint, boarded-up windows, and an overgrown yard. Photo credit - Mid-City Press Collection, San Diego History Center
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Your city has eliminated parking minimums. Now what? Hear from planners and community leaders from across the U.S. share their experiences navigating next steps after major parking reforms. Join the conversation on Nov. 18 ucla.zoom.us/meeting... #UCLATransportation100
Graphic promoting a panel discussion titled “Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements: Stories from Cities Across the Country.” It features photos of three speakers: Daniel B. Hess, Professor at University at Buffalo; Evan Manvel, Former Planner at the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development; and Tony Jordan, President of the Parking Reform Network.
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Don't miss Adonia Lugo this afternoon as she discusses how Indigenous transportation knowledge can shape the future of LA's transportation systems. Join us live here www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Adonia Lugo. Event text reads: "Indigenous Transportation Knowledge with Adonia Lugo." On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Tuesday, October 28th, 12:30–2 pm PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark.
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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After Anchorage, AK, Hartford, CT & Sandpoint, ID eliminated parking minimums, new housing and small businesses followed. Hear from city leaders on why they embraced these major reforms and the benefits they have seen since. Join us on 11/18 ucla.zoom.us/meeting... #UCLATransportation100
Map of the United States highlighting three locations—Anchorage, Alaska; Sandpoint, Idaho; and Hartford, Connecticut—with yellow markers. The map includes the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” emblem in the lower right corner.
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Closing out our fall lecture series, Brian Taylor will discuss how efforts in the 1920s and '40s to manage LA's burgeoning traffic issue fell short — and why LA is worse for it today. See you live on Nov 4 here www.youtube.com/live...

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Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Brian Taylor. Event text reads: "Fighting Traffic Congestion 100 Years Ago with Brian Taylor." On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Tuesday, November 4th, 12:30–2 pm PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark.
October 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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See you at 12:30 PDT TODAY! Don't miss Nick Patsaouras chronicle the making of LA's bus, subway, and light rail systems. Join us live here www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
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October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Daniel Hess was one of Donald Shoup's graduate students in the 1990s. More than 20 years later, Hess had the opportunity to work with his former mentor on one of his final publications.

Learn more about 'The Shoup Doctrine' here www.its.ucla.edu/202...
Contributing authors smile and pose for a group photo. A few people in the front and back row hold up copies of The Shoup Doctrine book. A man hands a glass plaque to a seated woman during an indoor event as others nearby applaud. Four people stand next two each other and smile for a group photo. A woman in the middle holds up a hat that reads "Parking Reform Network."
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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At #ACSP2025? Don’t miss the roundtable “Celebrating the Legacy of Donald Shoup (1938–2025)” — a tribute to the UCLA scholar whose parking research transformed cities.
📅 Fri, Oct 24 | 🕜 1:30–2:45 PM | 📍 Orchestra A, Hilton Minneapolis
Graphic for the ACSP 2025 Annual Conference in Minneapolis, October 23–25 at the Hilton Minneapolis. It promotes a session titled “Celebrating the Legacy of Donald Shoup 1938–2025 and Next Directions in Parking Research,” scheduled for Friday, October 24 at 1:30 p.m. in Orchestra A. The design includes a city skyline background and a photo of Donald Shoup smiling outdoors.
October 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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What does an abundance agenda for accessibility & mobility justice look like? Peter Chesney offers 3 principles, pulling from LA's transportation history and the experiences of Peter Gallegos, a blind Native American man. Watch here www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
A screenshot of a Zoom meeting showing two historic transit photos: on the left, a person cleans an old streetcar numbered 1432, and on the right, a vintage city bus is parked along a street lined with historic buildings. A livestream of Peter Chesney presenting at a podium is featured in the top righthand corner. A black-and-white photo of Peter Gallegos and a young girl sitting at a workbench assembling model trains, with Gallegos's seeing eye dog sitting beside them. A livestream of Peter Chesney presenting at a podium is featured in the top righthand corner.
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Local Indigenous groups have shaped the Los Angeles region's landscape and mobility for over 10,000 years. Join us live on Oct 28 as Adonia Lugo dives into how this knowledge can shape the future of LA’s transportation systems www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
Graphic promoting event. On the left is a headshot of Adonia Lugo. Event text reads: "Indigenous Transportation Knowledge with Adonia Lugo." On the right, a yellow box lists the date and time: “Tuesday, October 28th, 12:30–2 pm PT.” At the bottom are the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies logo and a “100 Years in Motion” centennial mark.
October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🎉 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.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A Mexican Independence Day celebration (1921)
A black-and-white photo of a decorated horse-drawn carriage surrounded by people in traditional dress taking part in a Mexican Independence Day celebration.
October 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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A Volga German community wedding celebration (n.d.)
Black-and-white photo of a large Volga German community gathering, with families, children, and musicians posing together outside a building.
October 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Hatayama family photo (c. 1924)
Black-and-white photo of the Hatayama Family sitting and posing on their front porch in formal attire.
October 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Cubs baseball team at Frank Smith Playground (1914)
Black-and-white photo of a group of men wearing their Cubs baseball team uniform pose for a picture with their baseball gloves and bats.
October 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Hear from former LA Metro and Southern California Rapid Transit District board member Nick Patsaouras on Oct 21 as he unpacks how LA modernized its bus and rail systems. Join live here www.youtube.com/live... #UCLATransportation100
Promotional flyer for a UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies event titled “The Making of Modern Los Angeles with Nick Patsaouras,” scheduled for Tuesday, October 21st from 12:30–2 pm PT, featuring a photo of Nick Patsaouras.
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM