July 7, 2016—The city of Los Angeles has selected HDR to serve as program manager for the next three years for its robust Sidewalk Repair Program. The 30-year, $1.4 billion program aims to repair sidewalks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Los Angeles Breaks Ground on Underground Water Treatment Facility
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Councilmember Mike Bonin and the Los Angeles Board of Public Works to break ground today on a new underground…
Evercar Expands Environmentally-Friendly Fleet In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2016—Evercar, a service that provides vehicles and support for on-demand drivers (Uber, Lyft, Postmates), placed its one hundredth…
Evercar Model for Shared Electric Vehicles Growing Quickly in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2016—Evercar, a provider of shared electric vehicles for on-demand drivers (like Uber and Lyft), is growing quickly in Los Angeles, and for good reason. By applying innovations in electric vehicles and car-sharing technology, the company…
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Opens Building Practice in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization, has expanded its buildings practice by establishing an office in Los Angeles, California. Dan Delisle, an associate with the firm’s building enclosures…
UCI Maps Methane Leaks Across Los Angeles Basin
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 24, 2016 – Hundreds of methane-emitting hot spots have been identified across the Los Angeles Basin, including a “clean ports” truck refueling facility near the Port of Long Beach, power plants, water treatment facilities, and cattle…
Mayor Garcetti and Esri Launch Innovative Platform That Puts Open Data To Work
Mayor Eric Garcetti and Esri President Jack Dangermond today unveiled the City of Los Angeles’ new GeoHub — one of the nation’s most complete collections of urban map data. The GeoHub builds on Mayor Garcetti’s third Executive Directive, which created…
ModTruss Inc. Announces Partnership With Los Angeles-based SenovvA
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23, 2015— ModTruss, Inc. today announced a new partnership with Los Angeles-based SenovvA, Inc. Founded in 2005, SenovvA is a production and design firm with locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Toronto. Primarily focused…
Paper on Earthquake Probability Near Los Angeles Generates Controversy
A research paper from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, recently published in AGU's online journal Earth and Space Sciences, predicts a 99.9 percent likelihood of a major earthquake near Los Angeles within the next three years. This conclusion was inferred…
Los Angeles Mandates Seismic Retrofits to Reduce Earthquake Hazards
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 9 to approve an ordinance that requires mandatory earthquake retrofitting for wood-frame and non-ductile concrete buildings. This ruling is a follow-up to the publication of "Resilience by Design," a report…
