How to get involved in creating healthier neighborhoods
A transformation is underway in Los Angeles. People are lifting their voices in support of healthy neighborhoods. These voices are shaping land use decisions, influencing infrastructure investments,...
View ArticleWhat’s Neat About Open Streets?
Between the honks, screeching brakes, and sea of headlights, anyone walking around Los Angeles can tell its streets are dominated by car travel. Some residents may not even realize there is an...
View ArticleBEWell Policy Corner: Street Vending in LA
From fresh fruit, tacos, and even Tupperware, all kinds of items are sold by 50,000 street vendors around Los Angeles. Until recently however, most of this activity was considered illegal. On September...
View ArticleBike Recycling Day 2019
If you’ve ever wanted a bike, here’s a chance you can get it for free! On October 27, 2019, UCLA Transportation hosted Bike Recycling Day where the UCLA community had the opportunity to receive a used...
View ArticleRefresher on the Botanical Garden
There are so many resources on the UCLA campus, but the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is by far the most intriguing and lively to explore. If you’ve never visited the garden, here’s everything...
View ArticleA Closer Look on Utility Box Art
More and more utility boxes are being transformed into colorful displays of art on our streets. Southern California has become a hotspot for utility box mural programs with districts like Pasadena,...
View ArticleChanges to Our Public Space
Even with all the uncertainties in the world right now, we know one thing for sure: public spaces are now more important than ever. We all have a notion of public space in our minds; we might picture a...
View ArticlePay It Forward: Advocating for a Subway Station at UCLA
As students and members of the UCLA community, we must powerfully advocate for a new subway stop on campus. While a station on the LA Metro Sepulveda Transit Corridor would bring quicker, easier, and...
View ArticleHow UCLA’s Landscape Plan Affects Your Health
How UCLA’s Landscape Plan Affects Your Health UCLA’s vibrant campus is known to draw crowds of students, who gather on sunny days to enjoy picnics, engage in sports, or simply unwind by Tongva steps....
View ArticleWhy UCLA’s Okanagan Charter Adoption & Cultivating a Community of Care Matters
A Peer Health Educators’ Perspective: Why UCLA’s Okanagan Charter Adoption & Cultivating a Community of Care Matters The Okanagan Charter calls on post-secondary schools to embed health into all...
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