When the Plans Align

On June 12th , the goals for zero-emissions (ZE) goods movement in the Los Angeles Sustainable City pLAn, City of Long Beach Sustainability Action Plan and the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan were all aligned to create a path for action in partnership with labor, business, environmentalists, and community. The Mayors of Los Angeles and … Read more

Fuel Technology Competing to Clean the Air

The San Pedro Bay Ports comprise the largest port complex in the United States, the third largest port complex, and continue to be the number one single source of air pollution in the South Coast Basin. This is mainly due to the number of diesel powered trucks and cargo equipment that move in and out … Read more

NEW VS IMPROVED Clean Air Plan 3.0

The year was 2006. While the rest of the world was paying attention to the hit song “Crazy” by St. Elsewhere, the World Cup, and the world’s first 6,000-container capacity ship (the Regina Maersk), we were celebrating something big in the air quality world. The San Pedro Bay Ports – the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – … Read more

Sustainable Freight Action Plan: A Step in the Right Direction

I recall that my childhood was scattered with days of not playing outside because the school declared the air unhealthy and like “snow days” of the east coast “smog days” became a day of indoor play here in Southern California. This was due largely because of the goods movement industry. Every day, several times a … Read more

Metro has considered completion of critical goods movement projects

In case you missed it just last week on Thursday June 23rd, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board, voted to place a very transformative transportation plan measure that puts a half cent sales tax, with no sunset clause, on the November ballot. In 2015, Metro’s staff conducted several public opinion surveys outlining … Read more