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
its.ucla.edu/jacob-wasserman
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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
storymaps.arcgis.com
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:
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New: As South Bay transit officials work to bring the long-awaited BART extension through downtown San José to life, they’re also scrambling to form a “Plan B” for how to keep the project moving if President Donald Trump derails a massive chunk of federal funding.
www.kqed.org/news/1206302...
www.kqed.org/news/1206302...
South Bay Transit Officials Working on Plan B in Case Trump Cuts BART Funding | KQED
Officials working on the BART extension through downtown San José are creating a backup plan in case federal funding is delayed or cut off.
www.kqed.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New: As South Bay transit officials work to bring the long-awaited BART extension through downtown San José to life, they’re also scrambling to form a “Plan B” for how to keep the project moving if President Donald Trump derails a massive chunk of federal funding.
www.kqed.org/news/1206302...
www.kqed.org/news/1206302...
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
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 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The project corridor would connect Westwood, Sawtelle, and Santa Monica
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
One of the hundreds of homes purchased by Caltrans that sat empty for decades during the 20-year interim in construction.
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
One of the hundreds of homes purchased by Caltrans that sat empty for decades during the 20-year interim in construction.
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
An artist rendering of City Heights Community Development Corporation's Visions Project.
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
An artist rendering of City Heights Community Development Corporation's Visions Project.
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
Teralta Park, California's first freeway cap park and a hard fought win by community activists.
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Teralta Park, California's first freeway cap park and a hard fought win by community activists.
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After being impacted by nearly 50 years of construction, City Heights residents pushed for a comprehensive, 8-block cover over Route 15. While the full vision is yet to be realized, they've made major gains with lasting legacies along the way. More here arcg.is/WKSbb0
The Fight for Teralta Park
The history behind state Route 15 and California’s first freeway cap
arcg.is
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
After being impacted by nearly 50 years of construction, City Heights residents pushed for a comprehensive, 8-block cover over Route 15. While the full vision is yet to be realized, they've made major gains with lasting legacies along the way. More here arcg.is/WKSbb0
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
San Diego's Teralta Park made history in 2001 as California’s first freeway cap park. Since then, two more have been completed and six others have been proposed. Discover the grassroots activism that paved the way for communities long divided by freeways.
The Fight for Teralta Park
The history behind state Route 15 and California’s first freeway cap
arcg.is
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
San Diego's Teralta Park made history in 2001 as California’s first freeway cap park. Since then, two more have been completed and six others have been proposed. Discover the grassroots activism that paved the way for communities long divided by freeways.
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
LADOT is working on adding protected bike lanes on Ohio between Westgate and Westwood, and traffic calming on other surrounding streets, providing a safe way to cycle between Westwood and areas West of the 405.
Learn more and take their survey:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
Learn more and take their survey:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
LADOT is working on adding protected bike lanes on Ohio between Westgate and Westwood, and traffic calming on other surrounding streets, providing a safe way to cycle between Westwood and areas West of the 405.
Learn more and take their survey:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
Learn more and take their survey:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
Next July, LA City Council @lacity.bsky.social will be required to take remote public comment, under SB 707:
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Next July, LA City Council @lacity.bsky.social will be required to take remote public comment, under SB 707:
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
Task Force calls for more funding, but rushed final meeting produces few specific reccomendations.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/s...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/s...
State Transit Transformation Task Force Concludes Its Work with Unsatisfying Final Meeting - Streetsblog California
Task Force members were disappointed in the scope of the final recommendations, but hope they serve as a starting point for greater reform.
cal.streetsblog.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Task Force calls for more funding, but rushed final meeting produces few specific reccomendations.
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/s...
cal.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/s...
Reposted by Jacob Wasserman
LADOT is planning for bike lanes, pedestrian improvements, and transit improvements along Westwood Bl.
Take their survey and ask for protected bike lanes, and that the project be extended to National Bl, to connect with existing bike lanes!
Details:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
Take their survey and ask for protected bike lanes, and that the project be extended to National Bl, to connect with existing bike lanes!
Details:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
LADOT is planning for bike lanes, pedestrian improvements, and transit improvements along Westwood Bl.
Take their survey and ask for protected bike lanes, and that the project be extended to National Bl, to connect with existing bike lanes!
Details:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
Take their survey and ask for protected bike lanes, and that the project be extended to National Bl, to connect with existing bike lanes!
Details:
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
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Senate Bill 79 makes it easier to build homes near major public transit stops.
For opponents of rezoning, the only way to stop the prospect of apartments is to battle the bus.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
For opponents of rezoning, the only way to stop the prospect of apartments is to battle the bus.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
A new law makes it easier to build homes near buses. Guess what housing opponents are doing now
After Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops, opponents of new housing have a new reason to battle the bus.
calmatters.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Senate Bill 79 makes it easier to build homes near major public transit stops.
For opponents of rezoning, the only way to stop the prospect of apartments is to battle the bus.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
For opponents of rezoning, the only way to stop the prospect of apartments is to battle the bus.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...