Jacob Wasserman

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Transportation research @uclaits.bsky.social 🚌 • UCLA Luskin alum 🐻 • Planning Commissioner @cityofsantamonica.bsky.social 🎡 • formerly @sfmta.com 🌉 and @newhavendot.bsky.social 🍕 • he/him/his • views my own its.ucla.edu/jacob-wasserman

Tweet from @ErikYesayan: "To meet the parking exemption requirement for a SB 9 unit in LA City, the owner registered his own car on Turo, and showed that to the City as being within 1/2 mile from a "rideshare". It worked, parking was exempted!"
A stacked area chart of inflation-adjusted California transit funding, Fiscal Years 2015-2024, broken down between local subsidy, state subsidy, federal subsidy, and fares and other revenue
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS EMPOWERLA.ORG North Westwood Neighborhood Council 2025 EmpowerLA Awards West Los Angeles Region Winner In Recognition of Outstanding Service and Commitment to Empowering the Community Thank you for your dedication!
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT 651 Bannon Street Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 263-2911 / FAX (916) 263-7453 www.hcd.ca.gov June 25, 2026 Kome Ajise, Executive Director Southern California Association of Governments 900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1700 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Dear Kome Ajise: RE: SB 79 Advisory Clarification on Definitions of Transit-Oriented Development Stop and Locally Preferred Alternatives
Attachment 2: SCAG Region SB 79 map corrections # Location Correction 1 City of Los Angeles Add bus stop at Sepulveda Bl/Saticoy St (Stop ID 6160 and 14541) 2 City of Santa Monica Add bus stop at Santa Monica Blvd / 4th Street (Stop ID 227 & 14360) 3 City of Santa Monica Remove Lincoln Blvd/Pico Blvd (Lincoln is peak hour only) 4 City of Santa Monica Add Santa Monica Blvd / 3rd Street - (Stop ID 3104) 5 City of Santa Monica Add Broadway / Ocean Avenue (Stop ID 14361)
SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT ZONE BEGINNING ON AND AFTER TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025 NO PERSON SHALL SIT, LIE, SLEEP OR ALLOW ITEMS TO REMAIN IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN 500 FEET OF 1400 WESTWOOD BLVD ITEMS PLACED IN THE ENFORCEMENT ZONE WILL BE REMOVED BY THE CITY AND STORED FOR 90 DAYS BEFORE BEING DISCARDED. OWNERS MAY RETRIEVE ITEMS COLLECTED BY THE CITY BY CALLING 311 MONDAY - SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. Signage posted on July 8, 2025 Resolution available using search term “21-4118” at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/
BEFORE AFTER SIDEWALK REPAIRS ON GAYLEY AVENUE
REPAINTED CROSSWALK AT WESTWOOD PARK
Project Summary Report BSS—Package 63 (SP160)
UCLA Campus Bike Advisory Committee letter on Proposed UCLA Policy 813, page 1
Please stay tuned for additional communications on the above, and please contact us at sb79@scag.ca.gov with additional questions.
The methodology and approach will be discussed and considered by the Community, Economic, and Human Development (CEHD) Policy Committee at their June 4 meeting and go before the Regional Council at their regular meeting on July 2.
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS POINT section of SCAG's SB 79 Mapping Approach and Methodology memo
Commuter Rail Service Frequency section of SCAG's SB 79 Mapping Approach and Methodology memo
PLANNED TRANSIT PROJECTS section of SCAG's SB 79 Mapping Approach and Methodology memo
Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) Project Information Report Athletes' Village Venue Approach Project
Neighborhood Council Elections The City Clerk’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget request includes no funds for Neighborhood Council elections. This would save $915,000, which the City Clerk proposes to reallocate to other uses. The request would postpone the 2027 Neighborhood Council elections until 2029. The City Clerk is prioritizing resource realignment and strategic investments necessary to maintain mandated services, ensure administrative support for elected offices, and uphold the mission of providing equitable access to City government. Equitable access to City government must include Neighborhood Council elections each two years given the Neighborhood Councils are the most local elected boards in the City Charter. While saving $915,000 will help balance the budget, canceling Neighborhood Council elections seems short-sighted. The Neighborhood Councils need to work with the City Clerk and DONE to f ind a way to move forward with the 2027 Neighborhood Council elections even if the City Clerk does not participate.
Professor Shoup's slide showing sidewalk repairs from 7/1/2017-7/1/2024
Map of sidewalk improvements planned in Package 86
To ensure these locations remain accessible, functional, and safe for their intended use, a designating resolution is required for this location to be effective for a period of one year. Sincerely, KATY YAROSLAVSKY Councilwoman, Fifth District
Marked-up image from Mayor Bass' post with a textbox covering tunneling alignments
"YIELD RIGHT OF WAY" sign on the back of a Big Blue Bus, taken from another Big Blue Bus
A map of maximal and minimal losses in half-mile buffers, 2014-2025, around Atherton Station
A map of maximal half-mile buffers in Orange County
A table titled "Sampling of MPO Peak Morning and Afternoon Peak Commute Periods (2024)" for the MPO regions of the Monterey Bay Area, Butte County, Fresno County, Kern County, San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento Area, San Diego County, Santa Barbara County, Greater Los Angeles, Tahoe Basin, and Tulare County
A map of minimal and maximal half-mile buffers around Irvine Station and its station parcels
CICLAVIA WEST LA Sunday, April 26, 2026 domingo 26 de abril 2026 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee February 18, 2026 Gloria Roberts, Director Caltrans District 7 100 S. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 RE: Support for Immediate Implementation of EA 38750 ("Ohio to Ohio" Bike Link) in Coordination with EA 33360 (Santa Monica Blvd Multimodal Project) Dear Director Roberts, I am writing on behalf of the UCLA Campus Bicycle Advisory Committee (CBAC), a body of students, faculty, staff, and administrators convened to advance the university’s goals for active transportation, sustainability, and campus connectivity. We strongly urge Caltrans to integrate the "Ohio to Ohio" protected bike lane project (EA 38750) with the upcoming Santa Monica Boulevard pavement rehabilitation (EA 33360). Delaying this critical gap closure until a future funding cycle—potentially decades away—is a missed opportunity that places thousands of members of the UCLA community at continued risk. Critical Connectivity for Health and Housing The proposed "Ohio to Ohio" link is not merely a local improvement; it is a vital artery for the UCLA Health system and our residential community. As identified in the UCLA Health Bicycle Corridor Plan, this segment is essential for connecting key medical facilities, including the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, the Rape Treatment Center, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and dozens of UCLA Health clinics throughout the corridor. Furthermore, this project would directly serve five major residential buildings along Santa Monica Boulevard that house UCLA students and medical residents. Currently, these residents are stranded on an "island" with no safe, continuous north-south or east-west bikeways to reach campus or essential services.
Redlining continues to be related to avifaunal community patterns, their habitat, and the people who experience them.
Static Decal YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO BUS
Table 3: Comment Submissions Expressing Support by Alternative and Rail Mode Alternative,Number,Percent Alternative 1,"96 / 8,074",1.2% Alternative 3,"2,230 / 8,074",27.6% Alternative 4,"2,273 / 8,074",28.2% Alternative 5,"1,149 / 8,074",14.2% Alternative 6,"267 / 8,074",3.3% Getty Center Station*,"1,129 / 8,074",14.0% Monorail,"108 / 8,074",1.3% Heavy Rail,"729 / 8,074",9.0% Overall Project,"816 / 8,074",10.1% *Comment submissions that indicated support for transit to the Getty Center, but did not specify an alternative or mode. The total number of comments expressing support (7,308) is less than the sum of comments expressing support for each alternative and mode because some comments expressed support for more than one alternative or mode.
Mean distance between major failures in miles San Francisco (BART): 422,694 DC, MD, VA (WMATA): 237,651 New York City (MTA): 196,815 NY/NJ (PATH): 169,282 Los Angeles (LACMTA): 105,832 Chicago (CTA): 104,776 Miami (MDT): 71,010 Boston (MBTA): 70,005 Philadelphia (SEPTA): 52,230 Atlanta (MARTA): 24,086 The Federal Transit Administration defines a major mechanical failure as one that prevents a vehicle from completing or starting a trip because of hampered movement or safety concerns. The Globe selected the 10 American heavy rail services with the highest ridership levels for comparison purposes. Chart: KIRKLAND AN/GLOBE STAFF Source: National Transit Database
Hilgard Terminal with old-style buses and an then-undeveloped section of Westwood and campus
(b) (1) In addition to any other applicable requirements of this chapter, a meeting held by a eligible legislative body pursuant to this chapter shall comply with both of the following requirements: (A) (i) (I) (ia) All open and public meetings shall include an opportunity for members of the public to attend via a two-way telephonic service or a two-way audiovisual platform, except if adequate telephonic or internet service is not operational at the meeting location. If adequate telephonic or internet service is operational at the meeting location during only a portion of the meeting, the legislative body shall include an opportunity for members of the public to attend via a two-way telephonic service or a two-way audiovisual platform during that portion of the meeting.
Daily Bruin headline: National guard troops station in Westwood after Trump administration deployment
Map of Colton by share of people of color, 1950, with freeways, streets, rivers, parks, and railroads
Images of the main freeway interchange area in Pasadena before, nearing, and during construction
Table of displacement statistics from urban renewal projects near the 710 stub
Graph of share of non-Hispanic white residents by tract in 1950 and 1980
Map of 41.18 zones in North Westwood and Westwood Village
STREETS FOR ALL ENDORSEMENTS FOR North Westwood NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL Lauren Wagner Patrick Edward Babajanian Connor Webb Jacob Wasserman Elsa Duval David Kan Benjamin Passino Region 11 • Request ballot by March 10 • Vote by March 18
Aerial map of City Heights, San Diego in 1974, with canyons, freeways, neighborhoods, and the incomplete segment marked
Aerial map of Fresno, with alternate freeway routes and train tracks overlaid
Map of share of people of color across Colton, with streets, freeways, train tracks, rivers, and parks marked
NORTH WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (NWWNC) GENERAL BALLOT
41.18 sign at Westwood Park
Animated slider of the Laurel Drive-in Theater before the construction of SR-118 and the SR-118 freeway after
Vote in NWWNC Elections! Anyone who lives, works, attends school, or is in a community org. can vote, regardless of citizenship/ Your normal voter registration does not apply! You will need to register separately. northwestwoodneighborhoodcouncil.org/vote
Vote in NWWNC Elections! Have your say in who represents our neighborhood! Request a ballot and learn more here: northwestwoodneighborhoodcouncil.org/vote
Map of aggregate automobile debt to aggregate income in California
Santa Monica Forward yard sign for Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell, and Natalya Zernitskaya
A newly painted bike lane
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies BOOK TALK WITH JARRETT WALKER Thursday, April 18 noon-1:30 P.M. Public Affairs Building Room 2355 RSVP: bit.ly/april18-booktalk Human Transit Revised Edition: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives Jarrett Walker
Line graph of median annual operator wages, inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars, on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), Long Beach Transit (LBT), Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT), City of Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (BBB), and San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)
Map of study area, with census blocks shaded by share of households of color, with census tracts, orange chosen route, pink alternative route, Chinatown, and Little Manila demarcated, atop street map of central Stockton