Last Thursday evening AD team members Michele Baird and Vance Breshears attended the opening event of the railLA exhibit – ‘LA Beyond Cars’.  As event sponsors, it allowed our team the opportunity to support the efforts of this group of collaborators. railLA is a collaboration between the Los Angeles Chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|LA) and American Planning Association (APA), which have joined forces to effect change and build public awareness of the benefits of next-generation bullet trains in California. The group develops creative and practical solutions to address the issues surrounding the construction of high-speed rail and the modern transit-focused developments that it will service – together expected to be the largest construction project in the nations’ history. railLA has quickly become a growing partnership of architects, city and regional planners, and engineers working with business and community leaders as one voice to guarantee that the promise of high-speed rail becomes a reality.

The exhibit is a multi-media experience showcasing concepts, ideas, and musings from around the world on the future of Los Angeles – a future beyond just cars!  Located at the Jewel Box/ City National Bank, 525 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, the exhibit runs through August 28.  Admission is free, 10 am – 7 pm daily. You can check out more about railLA at www.railla.org.

Shown in picture left to right: Jonathon Louis, Program Director – railLA; Bob Vanech, Treasurer – railLA; Michele Baird, Business Development Manager – Acoustic Dimensions; Becky Johnson, Director Corporate Communications - Siemens