Brian D. Taylor

Brian D. Taylor is professor of urban planning and public policy in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UCLA. He studies travel behavior and transportation equity, finance, history, and politics. His recent research examines the role of public finance in shaping transportation systems and travel outcomes, the socioeconomic dimensions of travel behavior, the effects of traffic congestion on regional economies and housing production,...See more

Brian D. Taylor is professor of urban planning and public policy in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UCLA. He studies travel behavior and transportation equity, finance, history, and politics. His recent research examines the role of public finance in shaping transportation systems and travel outcomes, the socioeconomic dimensions of travel behavior, the effects of traffic congestion on regional economies and housing production, and public transit use and finance prior to and during the Covid-19 pandemic. See less