Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Friday, November 3, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be joined by policy experts to discuss infrastructure innovation in American cities. Axios will host the event in Los Angeles.
While Washington is paralyzed by dysfunction and has failed to deliver promised infrastructure overhauls, mayors have taken the lead to leverage improvements to create jobs, promote lasting resilience, and boost regional economies through transportation upgrades and water management in a quickly changing climate.
WHO:
New Orleans (LA) Mayor Mitch Landrieu, USCM President
Los Angeles (CA) Mayor Eric Garcetti, USCM Infrastructure Task Force Chair
Dr. Mory Gharib, Director of the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies at California Institute of Technology
Dan Katz, Director of Global Policy and North America Projects at Hyperloop One
Mike Allen, Executive Editor, Axios
WHAT:
Conversation on the collision of infrastructure and innovation in cities of the future, hosted by Axios
WHEN:
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
8:00 am PT
WHERE:
Ticket Concourse
Los Angeles Union Station
800 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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