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San Francisco: Wastewater Treatment Plant Tours

Monday, October 14th, 2013

Last month we celebrated with our first ever birthday group! Come find out why our tours have been so popular! It’s a great chance to come with a group of friends and learn exactly how the “City UNDER the City” works. Do you care about what happens to your waste water after you see it go down the drain? Does it matter to you, that we are finding the best ways to recycle water and recover renewable energy in the process? Taking poop, and turning it into power?! Come find out how we do it!
-SFPUCcommunications on YouTube

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At a Crossing: California High Speed Rail

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

California is one of the largest states in the US. It’s resident to more than 38 million people and as time forges ahead, it will continue to get bigger. Transport in California is already strained and with a growing population, the state faces a crisis in the coming decades. How can this transportation crisis within California be addressed? And how does High Speed Rail fit into this large, complex, equation? This documentary helps answers those questions and show how important High Speed Rail is to the future of California.

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San Francisco, CA: Bay Bridge in 1936 vs. 2013

Friday, September 20th, 2013

The recent opening of the new and iconic east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was a monumental achievement for Caltrans, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the California Transportation Commission, but let’s not forget those who paved the way for us in the 1930s as they built the original Bay Bridge — an engineering marvel in its own right. Check out this split-screen comparison that celebrates both spans!
-CaltransVideo on YouTube

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Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration

Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Figure ES-2 The LACDA Project Under Construction, Downsteam of Arroyo Seco Confluence 1940

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
The Los Angeles River is the 51-milelong backbone of an 870 square mile watershed. It once anchored a vast system of riparian foothill, riverine and freshwater marsh habitat that carried seasonal rains and subterranean flows across the coastal plain to the Pacific Ocean. Over the last 150 years, the River has been degraded by a cycle of increasing urban development in the floodplain, flooding, and channelization, culminating in the mid-20th century with the construction of the Federal flood risk management project known as Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA).

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November 5-7, Los Angeles: High Speed Rail Conference

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
HSR Conference 2013

Business and political leaders will come together with the world’s top experts to bring high speed rail to America. Construction is about to get underway on the first phase of the state-wide, 800-mile state-of-the-art transportation system set to revolutionize mobility. This new rail system will carry more than 100 million people each year once built out – saving time, money, energy, and lives daily for decades. Don’t miss it!

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Biodiesel in California: Companies Fueling Positive Change

Monday, September 9th, 2013
BioDiesel Facilities in California

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (E2)
Biodiesel is a renewable alternative to traditional diesel. It is made from feedstocks (raw materials) such as oils and recycled cooking grease, rather than fossil fuels. Biodiesel is commonly blended with traditional diesel, but is also sold in its pure form. It has considerably fewer emissions than its traditional counterpart and because much of the feedstock used in California is from the state, it reduces dependence on foreign sources. Successful growth of the companies profiled here demonstrates that the industry is creating jobs inCalifornia and growing the economy. EDF profiled one company to represent each step of the value chain:research and development, feedstock, collection, production, blending, and retail and distribution.

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Oakland, CA: First Night on New Bay Bridge

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

Across and back on the SF Oakland Bay Bridge. Westbound first, then eastbound. Within the first few hundred cars each way.

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How to Build a Better California Around High Speed Rail

Thursday, August 29th, 2013
A High Speed Foundation

UC BERKLEY: CENTER FOR LAW, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
UCLA: EMMETT CENTER ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
High speed rail could offer numerous benefits to California. According to proponents, the system can reduce the need for costly new highway and airport expansions in California’s congested short-haul air markets and crowded intercity freeways, which are some of the busiest and most delay-prone in the nation – potentially saving $170 billion over 20 years. High speed rail could also help the state’s economy by supporting more convenient and efficient travel as well as increasing traveler productivity.

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California Household Travel Survey

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013
CHTS Average Trip Rates by Demographic

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The 2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey (CHTS) was a unique statewide, collaborative effort to gather travel information needed for regional and statewide travel and environmental models using the same instrument and methods across the state.

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Los Angeles, CA: Bradley International Terminal Video Installation

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

Digital Kitchen worked in collaboration with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), Mike Rubin of MRA International, Marcela Sardi of Sardi Design, Moment Factory, Daktronics, Electrosonic, and Smart Monkeys, Inc.
-DIGITAL KITCHEN on Vimeo

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