LA.StreetsBlog.org featured a conversation with Urban Planning Professor Donald Shoup about downtown L.A.s'  new ExpressPark system.

The mental health care is a profession increasingly dominated by women, giving rise to concern that some men in need of help may go without. The New York Times recently covered this issue, addressing therapy concerns for men as the field tends to be dominated by what researchers call "feminization." More about psychology and these trends can be read here.

A post from Waiyi Tse, Executive Project Manager, UCLA Luskin:

The Aspen Institute defines structural racism as “the system in which public policies, institutional practices, cultural representations and other norms often work in reinforcing ways to perpetuate racial group inequities in every key opportunity area, from health, to education, to employment to income and wealth.”

A post from Waiyi Tse, Executive Project Manager, UCLA Luskin:

Greetings from Asheville, North Carolina. I’m at the “America Healing: Building the Field and Connecting the Leaders” conference representing UCLA Luskin. “America Healing” is the racial equity initiative of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which is a generous supporter of the School’s Social Justice Initiative.

"It does sort of invite this corruption and is a disservice to other motorists" - Michael Manville

Predicting climate changes in our near future can be a difficult task, considering all the data and the numbers there maybe to crunch, the socio-economic impacts to go over, and fluctuations in weather to monitor. Noting that “cities adapt or they go away," the New York Times recently looked into the changes that we will be feeling in the near future. The article highlighted how cities like Chicago will now experience subtropical climate in the coming century, and will undergo new modeling changes to adapt towards these challenges.

Urban Planning student Alek Bartrosouf was recently published in the Los Angeles Times for promoting the use of sustainable gardens in Glendale. Bartrosouf's efforts in creating the nonprofit Coalition for a Green Glendale and working with the City of Glendale, has sparked many positive reactions. Moreover, the garden has been deemed "water certified" by Glendale Water and Power. More about Bartrosouf's efforts can be read in the article here.

Professor Daniel J.B. Mitchell recently published an opinion article in the Daily Bruin regarding Governor Jerry Brown's move to end talks with Republican legislators over a tax increase. This move provokes Mitchell, and others to ask what can the University of California ask from Brown and politicians among budget woes? Read the article here or below.

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Among the many incentives to take public transportation like rising gas prices, NexTrip is a new app being displayed to Metro users throughout Los Angeles. It shows projected times for bus arrivals and travel times. Read more about what being deemed a "big time saver" here.