Driving Mobility: The Role of Automobiles and Public Transit Evelyn Blumenberg, University of California, Los Angeles
Evelyn Blumenberg is a Professor and Chair of Urban Planning
at the University of California, Los Angeles. Blumenberg’s
research examines the effects of urban structure–the spatial
location of residents, employment, and services–on economic
outcomes for low-wage workers, and on the role of planning and
policy in shaping the spatial structure of cities.
In November 2014, the Center hosted the conference “Poverty and
Place,” which focused on the implications of geography and
population density have for poverty. This conference brought
together a unique mix of researchers, policy professionals and
industry leaders to discuss their work studying the people,
geography, and the safety net as it relates to persistent
poverty.
