The Institute of Transportation Studies, Irvine would like to congratulate TRIP alumni, Casey Chung, for her published research on community spaces. As a UCLA Lewis Center 2025 fellow, Casey Chung evaluated equity and freeway redress across reconnecting communities projects in Pasadena and San Diego. Her capstone report highlights the importance of restorative justice in transportation planning and the need to ensure grant-funded efforts produce equitable outcomes.
Casey’s research stems from her earlier work as an undergraduate researcher at UC Irvine and the Institute of Transportation Studies where she analyzed bikeway infrastructure and the impact of COVID-19 on housing affordability. Her continual research efforts contribute to a UC-wide study on restorative justice that will inform policy interventions ensuring mobility justice and transportation equity.
You can read more about the work Casey is doing to advance the future of transportation here.
Author Erin Boshers is a recent graduate of Urban Studies and Literary Journalism at UC Irvine. She has conducted transportation and housing research through roles at Caltrans, the Kennedy Commission, Jamboree Housing, and the Institute of Transportation Studies.
Each summer, the ITS-Irvine Transportation Research Immersion Program (TRIP) and the Pre-college Research Immersion Program pairs undergraduate and high school student researchers with faculty to contribute meaningfully to ongoing transportation research projects. To learn more about these programs, contact ITS-Irvine Assistant Director for Programs and Engagement Dr. Victoria Deguzman at vvdeguzm@uci.edu.