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Ep. 118: Road Scholars on Microtransit with Michael Hyland
Jun 24, 2026
1h 11m 55s
Ep. 117: Road Scholars on Density, Displacement, and Driving with Dan Chatman
Jun 10, 2026
54m 22s
Ep. 116: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 3 with Yoni Appelbaum
Jun 1, 2026
1h 50m 02s
Ep. 115: Road Scholars on Major Transit Stops with Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall
May 27, 2026
52m 15s
Ep. 114: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 2 with Giselle Hale
May 18, 2026
1h 37m 56s
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| 6/24/26 | Ep. 118: Road Scholars on Microtransit with Michael Hyland | Transit agencies are using microtransit services to increase the reach and access of their overall service. We talk with Mike Hyland about how agencies can think about pricing and fleet sizing to balance cost and service. Also, how should agencies measure the overall success of their microtransit services? Show notes: Hyland, M., Saha, R., & Hu, S. (2026). Peak Pricing and Transfer Discounts Can Make Microtransit More Efficient. UC Office of the President: University of California Institu... | 1h 11m 55s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 |  Ep. 117: Road Scholars on Density, Displacement, and Driving with Dan Chatman | Does building housing near rail stations reduce driving, even if it prices out lower-income residents? Dan Chatman's research suggests the answer hinges not on who lives there, but on how much housing gets built. Chatman, D. G., Xu, R., Park, J., & Spevack, A. (2019). Does Transit-Oriented Gentrification Increase Driving? Journal of Planning Education and Research, 39(4), 482-495. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0739456X19872255Chatman, Dan (2015) Does Transit-Oriented ... | 54m 22s | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | Ep. 116: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 3 with Yoni Appelbaum | Part 3 of our book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck', covering chapters 9–10. Appelbaum himself joins us to wrap up the series. Show notes: Appelbaum, Y. (2025). Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. Penguin Random House.UCLA Housing Voice episode 112: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 1 with Attorney General Rob Bonta.UCLA Housing Voice episode 114: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 2 with Giselle Hale.Sahn, A. (2025). Racial diversity and exclusionary zo... | 1h 50m 02s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 |  Ep. 115: Road Scholars on Major Transit Stops with Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall | California created a definition for major transit stops in state code and ties this definition to a lot of housing policies. Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall explore the different ways this definition could be interpreted and how different approaches could mean more or less land available for increased development. Show notes: Wasserman, J.L., Barrall, A., Millard-Ball, A., and Lee, A. (2026) “Stop” and Think about it: How the Different Interpretations of What Counts as a “Major Transi... | 52m 15s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | Ep. 114: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 2 with Giselle Hale | No description provided. | 1h 37m 56s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 |  Ep. 113: Road Scholars on Parking Requirements with UC(LA)'s Amy Lee | California passed a landmark law in 2022 prohibiting cities from mandating minimum parking requirements near major transit stops. Amy Lee explores how cities and developers have responded. Show Notes Lee, A., Millard-Ball, A., & Manville, M. (2025). State Preemption in Theory and Practice: The Case of Parking Requirements. Urban Affairs Review, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874251385240Abstract: In U.S. law, states can override actions of local governments that contravene state inter... | 54m 56s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | Ep. 112: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 1 with Attorney General Rob Bonta | We're doing a three-part book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.' This is episode one, covering chapters 1 through 4. In the second half of the show, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins us to talk about connections between the book's themes and his work enforcing housing and immigration law. Find the Lewis Center at lewis.ucla.edu and chat with the hosts and fellow listeners at our Substack, ucl... | 2h 22m 11s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | Ep. 111: Land Value Tax Would Fix This with Lars Doucet (Incentives Series pt. 11) | We close out the Incentives Series with Lars Doucet offering a primer on land value taxes, the ultimate incentive-aligned housing policy. This is part 11 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Doucet, L. (2025). Land value return is needed, pragmatic, and achievable. Progress and Poverty [Substack]. Doucet, L. (2025). Enacting Land Value Return in Your Hometown. Progress and Poverty [Substack].Doucet, L. (2025). So You Want to Abolish Property Taxes. Progress an... | 1h 27m 58s | ||||||
| 4/1/26 | Ep. 110: The Measure ULA Episode with Jason Ward and Mott Smith (Incentives Series pt. 10) | We're joined by our co-authors to discuss a few Lewis Center studies on Measure ULA, a transfer tax in the city of Los Angeles, that made a big splash. This is part 10 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Manville, M., & Smith, M. (2025). The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.Ward, J., & Phillips, S. (2025). Taxing Tomorrow: Measure ULA's Impact on Multifamily Housing Production and Potential Reforms.... | 1h 30m 37s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | Ep. 109: The Renter Wealth Creation Fund with Chris Herrmann | Enterprise Community Partners has been running a renter wealth-building program since 2022. How’s it going? And what comes next? Show notes: Enterprise Community Partners’ Renter Wealth Creation Fund website.The Renter Wealth Creation Fund term sheet.UCLA Housing Voice episode 108: Building Wealth by Renting with Shane Phillips and Bob Simpson.Phillips, S. (2025). Building Renter Wealth: An Evaluation of Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing Program Design and Feasibility. UCLA Lewis Center ... | 1h 07m 25s | ||||||
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| 3/5/26 | Ep. 108: Building Wealth by Renting with Shane Phillips and Bob Simpson | Joined by a 20-year veteran of Fannie Mae, Shane shares findings from his work on a proposed new model for building renter wealth: shared prosperity rental housing. Show notes: Phillips, S. (2025). Building Renter Wealth: An Evaluation of Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing Program Design and Feasibility. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.Executive summary for the SPR report.Shane’s 2021 article in The Atlantic, “Renting is Terrible, Owning is Worse.”Shane’s blog posts precedin... | 1h 18m 27s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | Ep. 107: A Better Mortgage with Kevin Erdmann (Incentives Series pt. 9) | Fixed-rate mortgages are expensive, but adjustable-rate mortgages are volatile — but do they have to be? Kevin Erdmann pitches an alternative that captures the best qualities of both. This is part 9 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Erdmann, K. (2021). A Suggested Mortgage Amortization Structure: Fixed Amortization, Adjustable Principal. Mercatus Center.UCLA Housing Voice episode 106: Mortgage Lending Standards with Kevin Erdmann. | 45m 48s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Highlights: Ep. 106. Mortgage Lending Standards with Kevin Erdmann | This is the shortened "highlights" version of episode 106. You can listen to the full interview here. Was the housing market really oversupplied in the mid-2000s? Kevin Erdmann says no, and he explains how this misunderstanding is at the root of present-day affordability problems. This is part 8 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Erdmann, K. (2018). Housing Was Undersupplied during the Great Housing Bubble. Mercatus Center.Erdmann, K. (2024). Getting Corpora... | 23m 51s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Ep. 106: Mortgage Lending Standards with Kevin Erdmann (Incentives Series pt. 8) | Was the housing market really oversupplied in the mid-2000s? Kevin Erdmann says no, and he explains how this misunderstanding is at the root of present-day affordability problems. This is part 8 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Erdmann, K. (2018). Housing Was Undersupplied during the Great Housing Bubble. Mercatus Center.Erdmann, K. (2024). Getting Corporate Money Out of Single-Family Homes Won’t Help the Housing Affordability Crisis. Mercatus Center.Erdma... | 1h 08m 33s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | Ep. 105: Shane Talks Housing on Lusk Perspectives | Shane makes a guest appearance on USC's Lusk Perspectives to talk state housing law, barriers to missing middle housing and condos, managing transportation systems in densifying cities, building wealth for tenants, and more. Show notes: Overview of 40 years of California ADU reform by the California Housing Defense Fund.State of Los Angeles County Housing and Neighborhoods. Neighborhood Data for Social Change.Shane’s 2021 article in The Atlantic, “Renting is Terrible, Owning is Worse.”Shane’s... | 1h 01m 46s | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | Ep. 104: Why We Don't Build Condos with Muhammad Alameldin (Incentives Series pt. 7) | Why do many U.S. states build so few condos? Muhammad Alameldin explains the role of construction defect liability laws — and how to fix them. This is part 7 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Alameldin, M., & Karlinsky, S. (2024). Construction Defect Liability in California: How Reform Could Increase Affordable Homeownership Opportunities. UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation.Economic & Planning Systems. (2025). The Financial Impacts of ... | 1h 07m 48s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | Ep 103: Fire Safety in Multifamily Housing with Alex Horowitz (Incentives Series pt. 6) | In which types of homes are people safest from fires? Alex Horowitz shares research showing that multifamily is safer than single-family housing, newer homes are much safer than older homes, and that a single stairwell’s just as good as two. This is part 6 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Rodnyansky, S., Horowitz, A., Clifford, L., Su, D., Smith, S., & Trivedi, S. (2025). Small Single-Stairway Apartment Buildings Have Strong Safety Record. Pew Charitab... | 59m 24s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | Ep 102: Minimum Standards vs. Affordability with Benjamin Schneider (Incentives Series pt. 5) | We’ve been grappling with trade-offs between stricter building codes and declining affordability for over 100 years. Benjamin Schneider helps us trace the history. This is part 5 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Schneider, B. (2025). The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution. Island Press.Schneider, B. (2025 September 22). 106 Years Ago She Predicted Today’s Housing Crisis. What if we’d Listened? Planetizen. Wood, E. E. (1919). ... | 55m 33s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | Ep 101: Beyond Zoning with John Zeanah and Andre D. Jones (Incentives Series pt. 4) | Your city just legalized “missing middle” housing in its zoning code… now what? With Memphis, Tennessee, as a case study, John Zeanah and Andre D. Jones discuss the hidden non-zoning barriers to developing small apartment buildings — and how to lower them. This is part 4 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Zeanah, J. (2025). Beyond Zoning: Hidden Code Barriers to Middle-Scale Housing. Center for Building in North America.Garcia, D., Carlton, I., Patterson, L.... | 1h 10m 15s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 | Ep 100: The Big 100!! Listener Questions, (Re-)Meet the Hosts, and Book Club | The hosts gather to celebrate the 100th episode of UCLA Housing Voice. We also answer listener questions and announce the first book for our book club. Show notes: Appelbaum, Y. (2025). Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. Penguin Random House.Appelbaum, Y. (2025 February 10). How Progressives Froze the American Dream. The Atlantic.Phillips, S. (2020). The Affordable City: Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping it There). Isl... | 1h 28m 19s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | Ep 99: The ‘International’ Code Council with Jesse Zwick (Incentives Series pt. 3) | North American buildings are built different — literally. Councilmember Jesse Zwick explains how the organization behind our unusual standards is built to fail, and he makes the case for a new approach. This is part 3 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Zwick, J. (2025). Out of Code: The Hidden Costs of US Building Standards.Episode 78 of UCLA Housing Voice, on the relationship between building height and construction costs (in the US).Wikipedia article... | 43m 54s | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | Ep 98: Elevators with Stephen Smith (Incentives Series pt. 2) | Elevators in the U.S. and Canada cost 3–5 times as much as elevators in other high-income countries. Stephen Smith explains why and how our well-intentioned elevator standards make cities less safe and accessible. This is part two of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Smith, S. (2024). Elevators. Center for Building in North America.Part 1 of the Incentives Series, Single-Stair Buildings and Eco-Districts with Michael Eliason.Abstract: Americans make over 20 bi... | 1h 15m 24s | ||||||
| 9/10/25 | Ep 97: Single-Stair Buildings and Eco-Districts with Michael Eliason (Incentives Series pt. 1) | This is the first episode of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Michael Eliason shares insights from his book, Building for People, on building code reforms and eco-district redevelopment projects throughout Europe. Show notes: Eliason, M. (2024). Building for People: Designing Livable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Communities. Island Press.Youtube video of Vauban, an eco-district in Freiburg, Germany.City of Paris website on the Clichy-Batignolles eco-district, with photos.Epis... | 1h 23m 25s | ||||||
| 8/27/25 | Ep 96: Direct-to-Tenant Rent Assistance with Vincent Reina | Housing vouchers provide critical assistance to low-income renters, but roughly 40% of vouchers go unused, in part due to difficulty finding landlords to accept them. Vincent Reina shares findings from a pilot program that instead gives cash assistance directly to tenants. Abstract: This article examines a new rental assistance program in Philadelphia, called PHLHousing+, that disburses unconditional cash payments directly to tenants to eliminate their housing cost burden. The program i... | 1h 10m 08s | ||||||
| 8/18/25 | A few announcements! | Our next interview will be out soon. In the meantime, we're asking for listener questions for a special recording celebrating our 100th episode)(!!), and ideas for a UCLA Housing Voice book club. Send 'em to shanephillips@ucla.edu. | 3m 07s | ||||||
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