StreetsLA, under the leadership of General Manager Adel Hagekhalil has made its mission to enhance quality of life for all by making LA’s street network safe, mobile, and sustainable through a culture of innovation, integration, and inclusion. TPR nterviewed Adel to elaborate on how StreetsLA leveraged resources and partnerships in a year of budget scarcity to continue its work to transform LA’s streets into urban oases that provide shade, stormwater capture, active transportation, urban cooling and more for communities across the City. Adel—who hosted the VX 2021 "One Infrastructure" Webinar on Jan 26, highlights the recent $31 million award by the California Transportation Commission for the Canoga Park Active Transportation Plan as an exemplar of multi-benefit, inclusive, and functionally integrated “One Infrastructure” investment that can serve as a national model for “building back better.”
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