Category: Transportation
UK and Los Angeles collaboration on climate action creates opportunity: WTCLA event recap
EV charging companies talk future, jobs, equity at e4 Council meeting
Opportunities in Global Commerce: Middle Skill Jobs at LA Basin Air and Sea Ports
Center for a Competitive Workforce, has a new report about jobs in the seaport and airport industry in the Los Angeles Basin, to help community…
Clean Transportation Equity, Jobs, and Economic Recovery: LAEDC speaks at CEC Workshop
LAEDC report: California and SoCal EV Industry is growing, giving region global competitive advantage
Ocean Economy report released by LAEDC and Altasea
LA’s “Blue Economy” Represents a Major Jobs, Wage and Tax Revenue Driver Rarely Tracked, LAEDC Says: “Blue Industry Jobs Projected to Grow to 126,000 by…
VERDEXCHANGE is about to happen: Greentech and Cleantech leaders will be there
January 27-28, 2020 in Los Angeles, entrepreneurs, policy makers, utilities, investors and other leaders in green and clean tech will convene to gain the latest…
LAEDC study quantifies jobs from Metrolink plan to improve & extend commuter rail
LAEDC Study says Metrolink’s Plan to Rebuild SoCal’s Rail System Expected to Create 1.3 Million Jobs by 2050 SCORE to increase gross regional product by…
LA leads innovation in “heavy” transport, from drayage to garbage
An article decries a lack of electric garbage trucks, but they forgot about LA. New systems for organizing freight and drayage? Yeah that’s LA too.…
Meet Phil Washington at the LAEDC Eddy Awards
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) will host its annual Eddy Awards on November 7, 2019, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority…
Select LA Investment Summit recap: Record attendance and hot topics
Global trade tensions didn’t dampen investor interest; in fact California’s pro-trade and pro-foreign investment environment were highlighted in contrast to federal policies at the 2019…
LAEDC testifies about advanced transportation policy in Sacramento
Job creation in our advanced transportation sector was the focus as LAEDC’s Judy Kruger spoke to DMV rulemakers in Sacramento May 30th, on the topic…
SCE new $356M charging program will enable electric trucks, buses and other large vehicles
LAEDC’s e4 Mobility Alliance has for years supported the development of the local EV industry, so we are pleased to congratulate Southern California Edison (SCE)…
LAEDC supports SB 59 (Allen) to help CA lead autonomous vehicle development (2019 Legis. Session)
Autonomous vehicles are coming, but will California be merely a consumer of those technologies, or will we develop them, building an industry with living wage…
Recap: e4 Mobility Alliance Meeting on New Modes of Vehicle Usage
On May 9th, LAEDC’s e4 Mobility Alliance convened leaders from Canoo, HopSkipDrive, BlueLA, Spin, Borrow, and HyreCar for a dynamic conversation around new modes of…
ACT clean transportation expo supports e4 goals
As LAEDC’s e4 Mobility Alliance continues to foster growth of the new mobility industry and related jobs in LA, we are pleased to welcome back…
LAEDC e4 Mobility Alliance Gains Two New Co-Chairs, John Rossant and Justine Johnson
LA’s advanced transportation sector got another boost this week as the e4 Mobility Alliance industry council dedicated to growing the region’s electric and autonomous vehicle…
Recap: e4 Mobility Alliance Meeting with EV Charging Leaders
On January 24th, LAEDC’s e4 Mobility Alliance convened leaders from Southern California Edison (SCE), EVgo, EV Connect, Greenlots, ChargePoint, and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC)…
LA’s advanced transportation industry cluster profiled in Site Selection Mag
Site Selection Magazine has published an article highlighting some of the reasons that the advanced transportation industry cluster is doing so well in Los Angeles. …
LAEDC opposes AB 2853 because it will discourage logistics projects that create jobs
Assembly Bill (AB) 2853 would force local agencies to issue redundant and excessive reports, with highly sensitive disclosures in some cases, for an economic development subsidy for…
Judy’s Advanced Transportation Journey
Our Director of Advanced Transportation, Aerospace & Defense Industry Cluster Development, recently purchased a new Urb-e electric scooter. The Urb-e, which is designed and made…
American Airlines to be Honored by LAEDC at 2018 Eddy Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 9, 2018) – The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) announced today that American Airlines will be recognized at the…
Next Wave of Ridesharing Platforms, Related Business, Explored by e4 Mobility Alliance
LAEDC’s e4 Mobility Alliance brought together businesses with agencies involved in advanced transportation, to explore project and procurement opportunities in LA’s fast evolving ridesharing category. …