UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies This position is located in Los Angeles, California Position Overview We seek a dynamic communications professional to serve as Communications Manager for a passionate group of professors, staff, and students dedicated to cutting-edge research and education on travel and transportation. The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies is a community of [...]
Category: Communications and PR
Climate CoLab Competition
Tell the world your ideas for what to do about climate change--and maybe win $10,000! At MIT’s Climate CoLab you can work with people from all over the world to develop ideas for what we can actually do about climate change. If you submit one of the winning ideas, you’ll be able to present it to the media, government officials, business [...]
A Blockbuster YPT Mentor Interview! – Randy Iwasaki, Executive Director of the CCTA, Talks To YPT about Star Trek, Goats, and Innovation
This week we have the distinct pleasure of bringing our loyal YPT readers a conversation with Randell "Randy" Iwasaki, the Executive Director of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA). Iwasaki was appointed by the CCTA Board on April 16, 2010. CCTA administers a one-half percent sales tax program. The 1988 "Measure C" program consists of [...]
YPT Mentor Interviews – Debra Johnson, Deputy COO of LA Metro, Talks to YPT
YPT National is pleased to present another installment in our YPT Mentor Interview series. This week we talk to Debra A. Johnson, Deputy COO for the LA Metro. Debra has more than 20 years of diverse experience in the transportation industry. Ms. Johnson began her unconventional transportation career as a public participation specialist working in [...]