Past Projects

Fall 2024

Foothill Transit bus stop improvement funding – Alvarez	Digital divide in three LA county cities – Avila
Climate change impact on crop yields – Yang	Bike lanes in Long Beach – Zhou
Wildfire risk and social vulnerability – Du and Lee	Where to live in DC – Borges
Vehicle ownership around transit – Wang	Urban heat island effect in LA – Zeng and Huang
Mass mobilizations in Sri Lanka – Pilapitiya	LA tree canopy coverage and environmental justice – Marchak
Housing affordability – Alyahyan	Green gentrification – Vu

Spring 2024

Mitigating flood risk with strategic tree planting-Duzy	Impact of distance on Los Angeles Metro travel times-Park
Food insecurity and public health-Park	Analyzing pretextual traffic stops-Bender
Speed related collisions in West Hollywood-Velasquez	Urban tree canopies-Tao
Tsunami risks to San Diego-Hadiutama	Redlining and environmental justice-Ding
Rail access near Los Angeles Unified schools-Mayer	Oregon child care crisis-Wang
Opportunity zones for transit-oriented development-Gonzalez	Spatial inequality of park space-Gao

Fall 2023

Health impacts of urban oil drilling in Los Angeles County – Halliday	Mapping Economic Path Dependency-Zavala
Greenspace accessibility in West Hollywood-Lee	Freeway extension-Rodriguez
Bicycle safety in Santa Monica-Castellana	West Hollywood vacancy growth near cultural resources-Min
Shopping mall site location by USC-Zhang	Drought and population – Borras-Arevalo

Spring 2023

Groundwater – Miau	Entertainment and pollution – Munoz
FDI in Africa – O’Guinn	Fire risks – Mendoza
California demographic changes – Gulzhan	Healthcare access – Zhuong
LA housing prices – Zuo	Micromobility – Owens and Sullivan
Open space and Wi-Fi comparison – Rios	Racism and superfund sites – Siguenza
Risk to historic sites – Turner	Urban heat in Milan – Zhao
Walkability – Verrado

Fall 2022

Metro Bike Expansion – Wibowo	Hazardous Sites and Rentals – Eng
Head Start – Sidorova	Historic overlay zones – Burks
LA County Walkability – Nakao	LAUSD – Oralbayv and Baltabayeva
EV Charging Stations – Agarwal	Rising rents in Inglewood- Robertson
Socioeconomic Accessibility via Public Transportation in LA – Emery	Water Quality – Bhosale

Spring 2020

Alcohol Policy – Wang	Banking Desert – Chen
Chinese Migration – H Wang & Z Min	Crime Analysis – Mukashev-Tauipbayev
Disability Factors – Yao	Fast Food – Ussenov-Baktygali
Housing & Agricultural Land – Pineda	Liquifaction Hazard Zones in California – Kamash-Zhumadilov
Metro Equity – Hwang-Kim	Metro Line Prioritization – Coari
Pasadena Livability-Runxiao Jiang-Ying Mao	Selecting a University in California – Qin

Fall 2019

Brownfields – Tan	Commuter Dependency on Transit – Hwang	Gizem-Ezgi-Cinar-Final-Project-Report-v02
Graduation Rates – Greenberg	Housing Affordability – Jeffrey	Impact of AirBnB on Rental Housing – Chen
LA Multifamily Housing – Mendoza	New School Location in San Gabriel Area – Yao	Opportunity Zones – Neeley
Opportunity Zones in LA County – Zhang	Panda Express Site Selection LA – Wang	Recycling Center Site Selection – Qi
Redlining in Los Angeles – Hansen	Risk of Displacement – Urenia	Stormwater Infiltration Projects – Vidal

Spring 2019

Alameda Traffic Collisions – Blair	Climate Change – Mei	Westside Community Plan – Wilhite
Hospital Locations – K Liu	Huntington Park Walkability – Franke	LA County Property Crime – Y Liu
Electric Scooters in Koreatown – Xia	Transit Related Zoning – Flynn	500 Year Storm – Calkins
Asthma and Air Pollution – Rao	Bikeshare Program – Rakhimbekov and Abdykalikov	Chinese Bakery – Gao
Earthquake Impacts – Alexander	El Pueblo Planning Study – Rivas Acuna	Housing and Commute Times – Du
K-12 enrollment of Asian students – Wu	LA Family Services – Fernandez	LA Metro Rail – Bauman
LA Public Transit – Zhao	Light Rail Accessibility – Varekova	Los Angeles County Housing – Liu
Neighborhood Influence, Pasadena- Lovato	Opportunity Zones and Housing – Pettener	Pedestrian Collisions – Iyer & Wang
Real Estate Investment – Chen	Redlining in Los Angeles – Loop	School Funding in Bexar County – Triulzi
Student Transit Programs – Bendifallah	Terrorist Attacks in Relation to Attacker Residence – Llewellyn	Where To Get a Job – Li
Woolsey Fire Aftermath, Mudslide Susceptibility – Sou

Fall 2018

Charter and Magnet School Access – Arisyanto	Congestion Relief Impacts of Public Transport – Alfawzan	Crime Factors – Liang
Education and the Economy – Huang Chen	Expo Line Impact on Auto Ownership – Dongyang Lin	Gentrification – Xinyue Zhou and Xue Bai
Heat Vulnerabilities – Victoria Kim	Homeless Housing – Choi and Dyussetayev	Housing Affordability – Smith
Housing Values in LA and OC – Wang	Incomes in Historic LA Core – Viso	La Crescenta Economy – Dowse
LA Housing Prices – You Chen	LA Libraries – Daeeun Kim	LAPD Language Study – Kil
Lead Abatement in LA – Ressler	Libraries in Santa Monica – Qiaoyan Xu	Livability in Westchester- Huang
Lung cancer Assessment – Sun and Song	Marijuana Dispensary Impact – Chy	Murder in LA – Jingyi Lu
Nav App for Ped Safety – Zhaolun Li	Purple Line Ext Demographics – Lin (Bob) Shi	Real Estate Investment – Yang and Luo
Recreation Access -Sturdevant	Redevelopment in Little Tokyo – Zhang	Seongmoon Cho-Final
Site Selection – Xinyue Chen	Story Map on Asthma – San	Telecommuting – Dabade
Terrorism in Europe – Herrera	Transit in LA vs NY – Xuanye Zuo	Transit Locations and Housing Values – Xiaohan Lu
Villalpando Fall 2018 GIS Project	Wang Heng PPD631 Wildfire Project Updated Final	Wildfire Impact on Air Quality – Yicheng Jiang

Spring 2018

Air Pollution – Roth	LA Home Ownership – Hu	Pharmacy Locations – Hao
Puerto Rico Disaster Response – Avila	Vets Job Fair – Falkow	Water Crisis – Gu

Spring 2017

Cohn – Outreach Program Locations	Guo – Officer Involved Shootings	I Lee – Daycare Center Shortage
J Lee – DMV Locations	Ke – Hospital Needs for the Elderly	Kim – Home Ownership in Orange County
Kloepper – Health and Economic Indicators	LI – At-Risk Youth	Liao – Ethnic Diversity in Schools
Sizemore-Smale – Ellis Act Evictions	Von Klan – Neighborhood Vulnerability	Yan – Cigarette Tax

Spring 2016

Potential Impact of the USACE Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan – Alvarado	Proposition D – Medical Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Implementation in Los Angeles – Carcel	Groundwater Pollution from Oil/Gas Wells and Pesticide Use in Kern County – Chan
Housing Affordability in Los Angeles – Chung	LAUSD Science Scores and Vegetation – De Larios	Analysis for Improvement of the Public library’s Program – Kim
Demographic Analysis of the City of Pico Rivera – Lan	Where should the City of Los Angeles Set Up a Business Supporting Center for Home-Based Workers? – Lee	Analysis on the Selection of the Site for Social Service in the LA City – Lee
A Point-Based Methodology for Integrity Analysis of Historic Districts – Locke	LIHTC-funded Projects in Los Angeles: Are They Concentrated in High-Poverty Census Tracts? – McNaughton	Measuring the Effectiveness of Needle Exchange Programs in Los Angeles County – Mulqueen
Income Levels Near Los Angeles Metro Rail Stations: An Analysis Using ArcMap Tools – Nguyen	Los Angeles County High School Achievement – Ortiz	Site Suggestions for New Police Stations – Park
Land Use Zoning and Crime Relationship: Unincorporated Area within Los Angeles County – Zavala	Los Angeles County’s Foreign Born of Residents and Violent Crime and Income Levels – Sims	Comparing Fire Station Locations in City of Fresno and City of Los Angeles – Sun
Preliminary Analysis On Long Beach Economic Development Plan – Wang	GIS Project _San Pedro Bay Area Quality Analysis – Yao	–

Fall 2015

Implications for Solar Energy Expansion – Nguyen	Comparing Old and New Response Time Standards for the Encinitas Fire Department – Stratakis	An Analysis of Factors that Influence Suicide – Zhao
Current and Proposed Vanpool Routes for UCLA Employees – Pelayo	Analyzing Access to Emergency Services Within Vulnerable Communities – Corral	Syrian Refugee Placement – Berrios
The Demographics of LDS Meetinghouses in Los Angeles County – Hawes	PPD 631 Final Project – Truong	Limited Access to Driver’s License Offices and Voter ID in Alabama: A GIS Analysis – Hubbard
Bicycle Infrastructure in L.A.: Where is it? Who uses it? And where is it needed? – Bezanson	The Socioeconomic Placement of Hospitals within Major Metropolitan Areas in Texas – Zubiate	Starbucks Site Selection Analysis Based on GIS Method – Dai
Analyzing the Association of Low-Income States and Obesity – Ortega	An Energy Efficiency Analysis – Park	California Emergency Conservation Regulation Evaluation with GIS – Hai
Analysis on Site Selection of Farmers’ Market in City of Los Angeles – Hu	Does the New Chinese Neighborhood Provide Efficient Public Facilities to Meet the Residents’ Requirement? – Shu	Impact of Chinese Immigrants in San Gabriel City – Ge
Relationship Between Schools Distribution and Demographics in LAUSD – Zhang	–	–

Spring 2015

Gentrification in Philadelphia – Angst	Traffic Collisions in the City of Long Beach – Chen	The Politics of Transportation Funding: A Spatial Analysis of L.A. County’s Measure R – Junken
Status of Population With Disability in Los Angeles County – Lalani	Availability of Senior Services in the City of Chicago – Ma	An Analysis of the Self-Reported Health Impacts of the Allenco Oil Well On Our Residents in the University Park Neighborhood – Hawkins
Mapping the Future of the Peak Program in Southern California – Myhre	Impact of Public Transportation on Community Characteristics – Nah	Have Public Libraries Been Established in The “Right” Place? – Qin
Uber Drunk & Needing A Lyft An Evaluation of the Effect of Rideshare Services on Alcohol Related Traffic Incidents – Shenkman	GIS Analysis of Crenshaw/LAX Line – Zhao	–

Fall 2014

BART’s Impact on Regional Economic Development – Ben	Los Angeles Metro Rail – Gold Line 2015 – Chen	Heeding the Call: California’s Response to Drought – Coffey
Countywide Bike Share System for Commuters in Los Angeles GIS Study on Proposed Stations – Cogreve	Race and History in Baltimore’s Vacants to Value Program – Devereux	Is Northeast Los Angeles a good place to develop multi-unit? – Li
Cigarette & Electronic Cigarette – An Overview Status and Trend – Liang	Who and Where?: Single Mothers in Los Angeles County Using Census Tract Census Data – Sun	Where to live in LA? – Wang
Demographic study of EXPO line phase 1 and prediction of phase 2 – Xie	Allocation Strategy for Tesla’s Charging Stations in Beijing CBD – Zhang

Spring 2013

Commuting by Public Transportation Trends in Los Angeles County, 2000 – 2010 – Amissah	A Descriptive Analysis of Farmers’ Market Neighborhoods and Who They Serve – Bilow	Ridership and Residential Density within the Gold Line Stations – Chan
Correlation of Parks with Obesity Rates in Los Angeles – Cho	When, Not If, The ‘Big One’ Rocks The City Of Angels: An Analysis of the Potential Effects of a Catastrophic Earthquake in the City Of Los Angeles – Cotton	Using GIS to Visualize Health Disparities: HIV Rates and Abstinence-Only Sexuality Education – Elliott
Using GIS to Understand the USC University Park Campus Historic District – Hencier	GIS-Based Analysis of the Commuting Behavior and the Relationship between Commuting and Urban Form – Hu	JLLA & Its Services: Are They Where They Need to Be? – Hunter
GIS Analysis: Demographic Baseline Study for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) – Markovitz	Gold Line Eastside Extension Phase 2: Identifying Disadvantaged Populations Around Light Rail Alignment Alternatives – Montana	The Increase of Burglary in the City of Santa Clarita 2011-2012 – Papazian
Obesity, Car Accidents, Parks, and Transportation: A Web of Health Impacts – Preciado	Where to Build in East LA? Affordable Housing Opportunities along the Gold Line Phase Two Extension – Sanchez-Lopez	Los Angeles County Transit Access – Stephenson
Hollywood Boulevard Liquor Licenses – Wall	–	–

Fall 2012

Mapping the Western Snowy Plover – Barrero	Why is Koreatown a Nice Place to Live? – Berman	Creating a Pavement Management System Using GIS – Castruita
Higher Income Households Enjoy Close Proximity to Green Open Spaces: A Case Study of City of Los Angeles – Chan	Movie Theaters & Redbox Kiosks v. Income in LA County – Chen	Little Tokyo Business Type and Location – Enzminger
Socioeconomic Change Along the Red Line Shifting Demographic Patterns From 1990 Through 2010 – Jorgensen	Final Project-PPD 631 – Lee	PPD 631 GIS Project – Li
Santa Monica Bike-Share Station Locations Research and Recommendations – Mao	Heritage Square – Origins and Significance – Pena	GIS as Tools to Analyze the Orange Line BRT Stations in Relation with Surrounding Neighborhood and Bus Feeder System – Shabrina
Using GIS to Identify the Potential of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in City of Santa Monica – Tan	USC Civic Engagement: Educational Attainment in the Community – Ung	The Relationship Between New Housing Developments and Crime Locations Los Angeles County – Vo
GIS-Based Potential Site Suitability Analysis – Locating Future Store for Whole Foods Market in City of Santa Monica – Wang (Yue)	Is It Safer Than Before? An analysis of Neighborhood Around UPC, Based on Demographical Data and Student Housing Rents – Wang (Zhan)	Children in Risk: Potential Highway-Related Health Risks and Its Socioeconomic and Ethnic Disparities in Los Angeles County – Xu (Cheryl)
Examining the Accessibility of Active Los Angeles Civic Art Projects from a GIS Perspective – Xu (Mandy)	Market-Rate Housing Development in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and Its Ramifications on Local Demographics – Zhang	Site selection for Starbucks by using GIS – Zhou
Research on Retail Properties and Investment Opportunities – Zhu	–	–