Juan Matute

Juan Matute

Deputy Director, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies; Lecturer in Urban Planning

Education:

M.B.A, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. in Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
B.A. in International Relations, Pomona College

Areas of Interest:

Environmental Assessment, New Mobility, Public Transit, Transportation Planning and Policy

Phone:

562-546-2831

Email:

jmatute@ucla.edu

Office Location:

3320D, Public Affairs

Juan researches public transit, transportation finance and governance, new mobility, and parking. He led UCLA’s work on two strategic transit plans for the State of California and long-range climate action plans for two Southern California communities. Juan has worked with research teams to quantify the number of parking spaces in Los Angeles County, assess life-cycle environmental impacts of the Los Angeles Metro system, and examine the cost-effectiveness of GHG reductions from California’s High Speed Rail.

As a Lecturer in Urban Planning, Juan teaches graduate classes related to Transportation Policy and Planning and Environmental Assessment for Urban Systems. As Deputy Director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, Juan manages the Center’s operations, external relations, research, and student programs.

Juan holds an MBA and Urban Planning MA from UCLA and a BA from Pomona College.