Please join the UCLA Lewis Center and Urban Planning Department for hors d'oeuvres and refreshments to welcome Professor Emeritus Martin Wachs back to UCLA  Martin Wachs was a professor of civil and environmental engineering and professor of city and regional planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also served as director of the […]

“Emergent Austerity: What Will This Mean for the Field of Planning?”presented by Amy K. Glasmeier,  Department Head, Urban Studies and Planning at MIT Dr. Glasmeier holds a professional masters and PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. In spring 2009, she became the Department Head of Urban Studies and Planning at […]

IRLE Colloquium: "Seeking Spatial Justice: Labor-Community Coalition Building in Los Angeles, 1965 - 2010" Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:30 - 2:00 pm Haines 352 Presented by:Edward Soja, UCLA Department of […]

“Avoiding the abyss: Making Planning relevant”presented by Daniel Rodriguez, Director of the Carolina Transportation Program; Associate Professor in City and Regional Planning at UNC; and Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDr. Rodríguez's research focuses on the reciprocal relationship between the built environment and behavior.  He is the author of […]

Anticipating and Evaluating the Impacts of Changes to Highway Networks and their Operations Prof. Kara Kockelman, Professor of Transportation Engineering, University of Texas, AustinAbstract Transportation investments are nearing $1,000 per capita annually in the U.S., and the Highway Trust Fund has been depleted. Such significant investments and budget-constrained contexts demand careful decision-making and thoughtful cost-benefit […]