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Paavo Monkkonen

Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy, UCLA

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Travel Behavior, Land Use, & the Built Environment

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State Preemption vs. Local Planning in Communities Near Transit: Evaluating Housing Capacity and Equity Under SB 79 and Housing Elements

Research Team:

Paavo Monkkonen (lead), Aaron Barrall

UC Campus(es):

UCLA

By Transit, By-Right: How Housing Development Approval Processes Can Support Higher Transit-Friendly Density

Research Team:

Paavo Monkkonen (lead), Shane Phillips, Michael Manville, Nolan Gray

UC Campus(es):

UCLA

Recent Publications

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Does Discretion Delay Development?

November 15, 2022

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By Transit, By-Right: Impacts of Housing Development Approval Processes on Transit-Supportive Density

January 1, 2022

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