Luevano, Mara

Mara Luevano is a civil engineer and project manager for City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works. For the past 7 years she has worked on projects to improve equitable mobility, sustainability, and the cultural identity of all Angelenos.

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Description: Making a Positive Difference: Planning for Climate-resilient One Infrastructure...

Making a Positive Difference: Planning for Climate-resilient One Infrastructure Projects in Vulnerable LA Communities

Abstract

The impacts of climate change are expected to disproportionately affect vulnerable communities and pose an increasing threat to urban infrastructure. It is essential that the City of Los Angeles plan and build climate-resilient, multi-benefit street projects that integrate “grey” (streets/sidewalks), “green” (landscaping/biodiversity), and “blue” (stormwater/water quality) infrastructure strategies to respond to climate change impacts and build resilient infrastructure and communities. StreetsLA is charged with the design, construction, and maintenance of street infrastructure within the public right-of-way to make safe and complete streets for the community. By considering the grey, green, and blue infrastructure as “One Infrastructure,” StreetsLA is engaging in early planning with partner agencies to create streets that are safe, sustainable, and equitable, and prioritize the needs and character of each community.

Climate change impacts are an increasing threat to urban infrastructure and are expected to disproportionately affect vulnerable communities. The City of Los Angeles' Department of Public Works Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) is collaborating with partner agencies and the community to apply a One Infrastructure approach to proactively plan safe, sustainable, and equitable streets that prioritize the needs and character of each community.

SpeakerLuevano, Mara

Presentation time

14:30:00

15:00:00

Session time

13:30:00

15:00:00

SessionCreating Resilience with Stormwater Projects

Session locationRoom S502 - Level 5

TopicDiversity, Equity & Inclusion, Intermediate Level, Resilience, Disaster Planning and Recovery, Stormwater and Green Infrastructure, Sustainability and Climate Change

Author(s)

Luevano, Mara

Author(s)M. Luevano 1; M. Luevano 1 ; G. Liang 2; R. Jencks 3; T. Sprague 3;

Author affiliation(s)City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services 1; City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services 1 ; City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services 2; Brown and Caldwell 3; Brown and Caldwell 3;

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Oct 2023

DOI10.2175/193864718825159218

Volume / Issue

Content sourceWEFTEC

Word count15