Evelyn Blumenberg - UC Institute of Transportation Studies

Evelyn Blumenberg

Director (Lewis Center); Professor, UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies; Department of Urban Planning, UCLA

Areas of Expertise

Public Transit, Shared Mobility, & Active Transportation Safety, Public Health, & Mobility Justice Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment

Contact

Email:

eblumenb@ucla.edu

UC Campus Profile

Google Scholar Profile

Recent Projects

Transportation and Urban Wildfire Evacuation – Lessons from the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires

Research Team:

Hao Ding (lead), Evelyn Blumenberg

UC Campus(es):

UCLA

Closing the urban-suburban activity participation gap among low-income travelers

Research Team:

Evelyn Blumenberg (lead), Sang-O Kim, Madeline Brozen

UC Campus(es):

UCLA

Complement or Substitute? Understanding How a Mobility Wallet Interacts with Transit Discount Programs in Los Angeles

Research Team:

Madeline Brozen (lead), Evelyn Blumenberg, Brian Harold, Caroline Rodier

UC Campus(es):

UCLA

Recent Publications

policy brief

Early Results on Individual Life Outcomes from the L.A. Mobility Wallet Phase I Pilot Program

policy brief

Debt Burden from Automobile Loans Exacerbates Racial Inequality in California’s Communities

policy brief

Automobile Debt Increased Substantially during the Pandemic