@JacobLWasserman

Transpo. research @ucla_its 🚌 • @UCLALuskin alum 🐻 • V. Chair @santamonicacity Planning Commission 🎡 • fmr. @sfmta_muni 🌉 & @NewHavenDOT 🍕 • he/him • views mine

 Santa Monica, California
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Transit ambassadors are a valuable new tool for agencies to provide eyes on the system, handle customer care, and provide a first-line response to more serious issues. Read more in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety: doi.org/10.4337/978103536206… @ElgarPublishing

11.6: Transit ambassadors

A number of U.S. (public transport agencies (particularly rail systems) launched transit ambassador programmes in the 2010s and 2020s. Unarmed transit ambassadors serve as “eyes and ears” on transit...

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Read further @ucla_its on @metrolosangeles transit ambassadors: its.ucla.edu/project/explori… @Maddz4planning @7Hieb

Exploring Los Angeles' Transit Ambassador Program

U.S. transit agencies deploy ambassadors for customer service and safety. LA Metro's program offers wayfinding, fare support, crisis response, and system presence to enhance rider experience.

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Lacking other options, many take shelter on public transit. Transit agencies face challenges, especially as unhoused people on systems are more likely chronically unhoused. Read more in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety: doi.org/10.4337/978103536206… @ElgarPublishing

5.4: Homelessness in transit settings

Many in homelessness seek shelter on transit vehicles, at transit stations, and in transit facilities. Surveys find that homelessness is prevalent on public transport, with especially high concentr...

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Read further @ucla_its research on homelessness in transit: its.ucla.edu/project/homeles…

Homelessness in Transit Environments

Investigating the intersections of the pandemic, transit, and homelessness; the scale of homelessness on transit; and how transit agencies are responding to the problem.

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Thrilled that the Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety—edited by the indefatigable Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and @cambvace—is out!: doi.org/10.4337/978103536206… @ElgarPublishing

Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety

"Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety" published on 22 Sep 2026 by Edward Elgar Publishing.

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Transit ambassadors are a valuable new tool for agencies to provide eyes on the system, handle customer care, and provide a first-line response to more serious issues. Read more in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety: doi.org/10.4337/978103536206… @ElgarPublishing

11.6: Transit ambassadors

A number of U.S. (public transport agencies (particularly rail systems) launched transit ambassador programmes in the 2010s and 2020s. Unarmed transit ambassadors serve as “eyes and ears” on transit...

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Lacking other options, many take shelter on public transit. Transit agencies face challenges, especially as unhoused people on systems are more likely chronically unhoused. Read more in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety: doi.org/10.4337/978103536206… @ElgarPublishing

5.4: Homelessness in transit settings

Many in homelessness seek shelter on transit vehicles, at transit stations, and in transit facilities. Surveys find that homelessness is prevalent on public transport, with especially high concentr...

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Community Impact Statement from @OfficialNWWNC: asking @LADOTofficial to convert flimsy plastic bollards to concrete dividers that actually protect people using bike lanes: cityclerk.lacity.org/onlined… @ConnorWebby @LADOTlivable @LADOTBikeProg @streetsforall
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.@OfficialNWWNC endorsed this project to bring much-needed housing—with modular construction and options for carless residents—to the North Village: drive.google.com/file/d/1Gtn…

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Urbanize LA@UrbanizeLAOct 13
The 12-story building would rise near the UCLA campus la.urbanize.city/post/new-lo…

New look for Westwood housing complex at 11027 W. Strathmore Dr.

A pending presentation to the Westwood Design Review Board offers a look at an updated design for a proposed mid-rise housing complex near the UCLA campus.

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LADOT@LADOTofficialOct 15
Phase 2 of the Westwood Safety and Mobility Project is here! You asked for safer biking, walking, and better connections. The updated design includes protected bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes and safer pedestrians' crossings. Let us know what you think: ow.ly/AQw750ZXlzF
Pedestrians crossing a sunny urban intersection with a bus and traffic signs under a clear blue sky.

ALT Pedestrians crossing a sunny urban intersection with a bus and traffic signs under a clear blue sky.

Map showing Westwood Blvd Metro line from Westwood/VA Hospital to Westwood/Rancho Park with key stops and nearby landmarks in Los Angeles.

ALT Map showing Westwood Blvd Metro line from Westwood/VA Hospital to Westwood/Rancho Park with key stops and nearby landmarks in Los Angeles.

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Opt-in surveys delenda est. "Wasserman also took aim at the survey. 'We have to stop doing opt-in surveys,' he said. 'They are pseudoscience.'" smdp.com/santa-monica-planne…

Santa Monica planners preserve Clover Park and Airport Park in massive airport conversion

Santa Monica Planning Commission votes to keep Clover Park and Airport Park in place during conversion of the 192-acre airport into a public park by 2029.

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Inside the U.S. Olympic pipeline: How universities create world-class athletes — and more UCLA media

Writing in the California Post, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk highlighted the critical role universities play in developing U.S. Olympic athletes and called for preserving a system that pairs elite...

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New Book Serves as Authoritative Reference on Transit Crime Around the World - UCLA Luskin

A new book co-edited by UCLA Luskin Dean Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris provides a comprehensive overview of crime on transit systems around the world, highlighting safety as a key component of transit...

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I never thought I would ever put together an #encyclopaedia… but here it is #Elgar encyclopaedia of transit crime and transit safety - goo.gl/scholar/cfw24V #ScholarAlerts
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Oakland Tribune@OakTribNewsOct 2
Taxes, not fares, keep most US transit systems running. BART, Muni and Caltrain were outliers, but their model no longer works. eastbaytimes.com/2026/10/01/…

Opinion: Bay Area transit became a victim of its success. A new funding model could restore it.

Taxes, not fares, keep most US transit systems running. BART, Muni and Caltrain were outliers, but their model no longer works.

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UCLA ITS@ucla_itsOct 9
Our October newsletter is out now! mailchi.mp/its/are-parking-p…

October 2026: Are parking policies masking religious bias?

In this month's research roundup, learn about research examining parking disputes over mosque development. We also have news from engineering and urban planning transportation scholars, including a...

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The @santamonicacity Planning Commission denied the appeal and approved findings for the proposal on Wednesday.
CalHDF 🌇⚖️@housingdefenseOct 7
HAA letter to @santamonicacity CA for tonight's planning commission meeting re proposed 3205 Ocean Park Boulevard drive.google.com/file/d/16-j…
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The death penalty can't admit its mistakes: yaledailynews.com/articles/d…

WASSERMAN: Dismantle the machinery of death

How can our nation have written into its laws that the appropriate response to one killing is another?

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Innocence Project
@innocenceOct 8
“We have learned through painful experience that innocent people are wrongfully convicted of murder, wrongfully sentenced to death, and wrongfully executed," said Christina Swarns, executive director of the Innocence Project. In 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, predicting "guided discretion" laws would prevent arbitrariness. Decades later, the system is still deeply unreliable. innocenceproject.org/news/it…

It’s Time to ‘Stop Tinkering With the Machinery of Death’

Case after case has exposed the continued unreliability of our capital punishment system, writes Innocence Project Executive Director Christina Swarns.

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East Bay Times@EastBayTimesOct 2
Taxes, not fares, keep most US transit systems running. BART, Muni and Caltrain were outliers, but their model no longer works. eastbaytimes.com/2026/10/01/…

Opinion: Bay Area transit became a victim of its success. A new funding model could restore it.

Taxes, not fares, keep most US transit systems running. BART, Muni and Caltrain were outliers, but their model no longer works.

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Streets For All@streetsforallOct 7
Help get protected bike lanes and dedicated bus lanes on Westwood Bl between UCLA and the E Line! Take @LADOTofficial’s survey: ladot.typeform.com/to/ve40Zi…
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