Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Transportation Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 1820 (1) ◽  
pp. i-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Cartwright ◽  
Larry Cottrill ◽  
Gary Hamrick ◽  
Michael Leue ◽  
Larry Nye
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Traffic Engineering ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Port Area ◽  
Future System ◽  
Intermodal Logistics ◽  
System Access

In 2001, 9.65 million 20-ft-equivalent units of containerized cargo moved through the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The ports are ranked third in the world in relation to containerized cargo, and first in the United States. Their existing throughput is expected to triple in the next 20 years. To adequately address the continued robust growth in international trade and corresponding cargo throughput, the ports have jointly prepared a transportation study. The study is the first comprehensive areawide analysis of the ports since the early 1980s and the first study that includes an integrated intermodal logistics analysis. In addition to logistics, the disciplines of transportation planning, traffic engineering, and civil engineering have been employed in the study. The ports transportation study includes detailed analyses of transportation system access in and immediately adjacent to the port area and a regional transportation system access analysis. The basic objectives of the study include the following: ( a) determine port and nonport truck traffic growth, ( b) develop transportation planning tools to address port growth, ( c) identify existing and future transportation system deficiencies in and around the ports, and ( d) recommend physical and operational improvements to mitigate future system deficiencies.

scholarly journals Racial Disparities in Pre-tax Wages and Salaries in Largest Metropolitan Areas in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Achintya Ray
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
The Usa

The article deals with racial disparities in the distribution of pre-tax wages and salaries for employed individuals in the USA between the ages of 18-65. This study is done for the ten largest metropolitan areas of the USA using the 2019 American Community Survey data. The metropolitan areas included in the study are Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, New York-Newark-Jersey City, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria. Employing well over a quarter of the total employed labour force in the USA, these ten metropolitan areas are also some of the largest industrial worlds. Average pre-tax wages and salaries, the standard deviation of the mean and Gini coefficient by major racial categories are presented for each of these ten metropolitan areas. For each metropolitan area, black employed individuals earned less in pre-tax wages and salaries than white employed individuals. The Gini coefficient of black pre-tax wages and wages is also found to be smaller for each of the metropolitan areas compared to the white counterparts. It suggests a much tighter distribution in pre-tax wages and salaries for blacks compared to whites. Furthermore, employed workers from other races earned less in pre-tax wages and salaries than their white counterparts for each major metro. Except for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area, black employed workers also earned less pre-tax wages and salaries than members of the other races. The Gini coefficients of pre-tax wages and salaries for various metropolitan areas for different races are found to be broadly comparable and often larger than that of the whites. Together, these results point to the fact that the pre-tax wages and salaries of black workers are lower compared to both whites and other races and more tightly distributed. Lastly, the relative inequality between whites and blacks and others and blacks often point to the relatively broader dispersion in the later group compared to the former.

Los Angeles Harbor Department Technical Comments on the Proposed Federal Implementation Plan Marine/Vessel/Ports Regulation

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (03) ◽  
pp. 186-192
Author(s):  
Barbara Dykman
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Economic Incentive ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Engine Emissions ◽  
Implementation Plan ◽  
San Pedro ◽  
Port Area ◽  
Marine Vessels ◽  
Port Infrastructure

A critical analysis is offered of the EPA's proposed Federal Implementation Plan strategy to control engine emissions from ships, trains and trucks in greater Los Angeles—including the area officially known as the San Pedro Bay Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The author argues that the severe restrictions imposed by the Plan would improve the air quality only by driving trade and commerce elsewhere, with serious economic penalties for the LA area. Alternative ship emission control measures are proposed, including international NOx emission standards for marine vessels, imposition of a 25-mile offshore shipping lane, reduction of ship cruising speeds in the port area, an economic incentive program to assist shipowners reduce engine emissions, and port infrastructure improvements.

The Accessibility Shift

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Jonathan Levine ◽  
Joe Grengs ◽  
Louis A. Merlin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Physical Form ◽  
The World ◽  
Transportation Accessibility ◽  
System Access

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the shift from mobility to accessibility as the basis for transportation and land-use planning. Reliance on mobility as a guiding planning principle is evidenced in current policy and in the physical form of the built environment in metropolitan areas in the United States and many other countries around the world. When evaluating the performance of a transportation system, the fundamental criterion for success has long been faster vehicle-operating speed. This focus on mobility stands in contrast to a cornerstone of modern transportation planning: the notion that the demand for transportation is largely derived from the demand to reach destinations. If the goal that drives current transportation planning—mobility—differs from the service that people seek from transportation—accessibility—the planning process would tend to overprovide the former and underprovide the latter. Thus, aligning the logic of transportation planning with the core purpose of transportation is about ensuring that people get more of what they want out of the system: access to destinations.

scholarly journals Refurbishing earthquake risk buildings in U.S.A.

1981 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
D. B. Leadbeater
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Testing Procedures

The paper reviews current ordinances and standards in use and under discussion on the western seaboard of the United States with particular reference to the cities of Seattle, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Long Beach, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Details of various upgrading methods and testing procedures are included. In New Zealand, both the objective and standards required to achieve that objective appear far more clear. Some personal thoughts are given on a more systematic approach to the upgrading of high earthquake risk buildings in this country.

The First Decade of Effort: Progress Toward a Hospital Information System at the UCLA Hospital, Los Angeles, California

1970 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
B. G. Lamson ◽  
W. S. Russell ◽  
J. Fullmore ◽  
W. E. Nix
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Record Management ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Accrual Accounting ◽  
Medical Specialties

Total information and communication systems within hospitals have been designed, but successful complete implementation, to date, has not been achieved. Limited applications with both patient medical data, notably in the clinical laboratories, and in the hospital accounting offices have been numerous. Although total programs are not yet a reality, it is apparent that the computer will serve ultimately many communication requirements, both medical and financial, within the hospital.Sound hospital management requires that costs of all component operations be known in order that value judgments concerning worth and efficiency may be made. Accrual accounting systems which match revenue and expense over the same time period are a prerequisite. Cash and modified cash hospital accounting cannot provide current reliable data for sound decision making.Costs of hospital operations cannot be evaluated unless related to the characteristics of the patient service load. Average per diem costs mean little except when large similar populations of patients are being compared. A modern hospital accrual accounting system should be able to provide information concerning the costs of caring for specific diseases in patients with known age and sex and disease severity characteristics. Without information of this type, it will not be possible to objectively evaluate alternative systems of financing and organizing patient care.Medical record management offers the promise of prospective use of patient disease information in the planning and scheduling of facilities. The prose content of medical record summaries, such as diagnostic statements in tissue pathology, radiology, and admission and discharge diagnoses, may be susceptible to non-coded, full prose input into computer controlled diagnostic files. Thesauri in the several medical specialties will be necessary for this achievement.There is little immediate prospect for complete hospital communication systems that can be made available as a package to any hospital without substantial local alteration. Pilot projects in teaching centers should be viewed for the time being as opportunities to define objectives, evaluate feasibility, and determine degree of risk and expense.A brief survey of applications in the United States which have been successfully implemented or which appear suitable for successful implementation is recorded.Eleven general principles which have been associated with successful implementation of computer applications within the UCLA Hospital are enumerated.

Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC)

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Kristine Brown ◽  
James Sturges
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Integrated Services ◽  
The United States ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Federal Grant

With the continued influx of Mexican immigrants to the United States, especially to Southern California, health concerns and needs have increased among this population over the last several years. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) obtained a federal grant that provided resources to establish the Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC). COPC consists of comprehensive efforts to improve the overall well-being of the Angela Chanslor area within the City of Pomona in East Los Angeles. Focus areas of the project include 1) Education and Integrated Services, 2) Community Planning and Capacity Building for Neighborhood Revitalization and Safety, and 3) Job Development and Training. The focus of this paper is health promotion activities within Education and Integrated Services. The primary objective of this portion of the program was to provide residents with physical examinations and health screenings, health education, and medical and social service referrals. Topics discussed are the target community, general overview of COPC, Family Services Information and Referral Program (i.e. health promotion program within Education and Integrated Services), program impact and results, and suggestions for continued implementation and future efforts. / Con la influencia continua de inmigrantes Mexicanos a los Estados Unidos, especialmente al sur de California, ciertas necesidades con respecto a la salud han incrementado en esta poblacion en los ultimos anos. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Obtuvo ayuda Federal para establecer El Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC). El centro COPC consiste de esfuerzos conprensivos para mejorar el bienestar del area Angela Chanslor que esta ubicado en la Ciudad de Pomona en la parte Este de Los Angeles. Las partes enfocadas del proyecto incluyen, 1) Educacion y servicios Integrados, 2) Plan para la Comunidad y un Edificio de Capacitacion para la comunidad que dara revitalizacion y seguridad, 3) Y habrira trabajos y entrenamientos. El enfoque de este proyecto es de actividades en Promocion de Salud aliadas con educacion y Servicios Integrados. El objetivo principal de esta porcion del programa era de proveer a los residentes con examinaciones fisicas, educacion para la salud, y eran referidas a servicios medicos y sociales. Los topicos que son tratados son: La comunidad que sera ayudada, El enfoque general de COPC, informacion del programa para referir a servicios familiares, el impacto del programa y resultados, y sugerencias para implementar futuros esfuerzos.

The “Japanese Turn” in Fine Dining in the United States, 1980–2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
Samuel H. Yamashita
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Century ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Wide Acceptance

In the 1970s, Japanese cooks began to appear in the kitchens of nouvelle cuisine chefs in France for further training, with scores more arriving in the next decades. Paul Bocuse, Alain Chapel, Joël Robuchon, and other leading French chefs started visiting Japan to teach, cook, and sample Japanese cuisine, and ten of them eventually opened restaurants there. In the 1980s and 1990s, these chefs' frequent visits to Japan and the steady flow of Japanese stagiaires to French restaurants in Europe and the United States encouraged a series of changes that I am calling the “Japanese turn,” which found chefs at fine-dining establishments in Los Angeles, New York City, and later the San Francisco Bay Area using an ever-widening array of Japanese ingredients, employing Japanese culinary techniques, and adding Japanese dishes to their menus. By the second decade of the twenty-first century, the wide acceptance of not only Japanese ingredients and techniques but also concepts like umami (savory tastiness) and shun (seasonality) suggest that Japanese cuisine is now well known to many American chefs.

scholarly journals Examining the Economic and Environmental Impacts of COVID-19 Using Earth Observation Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
William Straka ◽  
Shobha Kondragunta ◽  
Zigang Wei ◽  
Hai Zhang ◽  
Steven D. Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Earth Observation Data

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected almost 73 million people and is responsible for over 1.63 million fatalities worldwide since early December 2019, when it was first reported in Wuhan, China. In the early stages of the pandemic, social distancing measures, such as lockdown restrictions, were applied in a non-uniform way across the world to reduce the spread of the virus. While such restrictions contributed to flattening the curve in places like Italy, Germany, and South Korea, it plunged the economy in the United States to a level of recession not seen since WWII, while also improving air quality due to the reduced mobility. Using daily Earth observation data (Day/Night Band (DNB) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Suomi-NPP and NO2 measurements from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument TROPOMI) along with monthly averaged cell phone derived mobility data, we examined the economic and environmental impacts of lockdowns in Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Washington DC from February to April 2020—encompassing the most profound shutdown measures taken in the U.S. The preliminary analysis revealed that the reduction in mobility involved two major observable impacts: (i) improved air quality (a reduction in NO2 and PM2.5 concentration), but (ii) reduced economic activity (a decrease in energy consumption as measured by the radiance from the DNB data) that impacted on gross domestic product, poverty levels, and the unemployment rate. With the continuing rise of COVID-19 cases and declining economic conditions, such knowledge can be combined with unemployment and demographic data to develop policies and strategies for the safe reopening of the economy while preserving our environment and protecting vulnerable populations susceptible to COVID-19 infection.

scholarly journals 696. Bartonella quintana Endocarditis, A Case Series

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S400-S400
Author(s):  
Thomas D Dieringer ◽  
Glen Huang ◽  
Paul R Allyn ◽  
Jeffrey Klausner
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Case Series ◽  
The United States ◽  
Aortic Insufficiency ◽  
Homeless Population ◽  
Bartonella Quintana

Abstract Background Homelessness has been a growing issue in the United States and worldwide. Bartonella quintana, the causative agent of “Trench fever”, is a well known illness among homeless populations in urban centers. While many cases of B. quintana are self limited, the disease can have advanced presentations including endocarditis. We present a short case series of three cases of B. quintana infective endocarditis (IE) in homeless individuals in Los Angeles and review the literature of cases of B. quintana IE in the homeless population. Methods Here we report three cases of B. quintana IE encountered in homeless individuals at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) hospital system. A literature review was also conducted. PubMed was searched for published cases of human IE secondary to B. quintana in homeless individuals. Results All three patients were male with ages ranging from 39 to 57 years old with a history of homelessness and alcohol use. Presentations were subacute to chronic in nature consisting of constitutional symptoms as well as a range of symptoms corresponding with heart and renal failure. Each patient was found to have varying degrees of aortic insufficiency with either identified aortic valve vegetation or valvular thickening. Diagnosis was made with a combination of Bartonella serologies and whole genome sequencing PCR. All three patient’s courses were complicated by renal failure at varying points limiting the use of gentamicin for the full treatment course. Two patients ultimately underwent aortic valve replacement due to severe aortic insufficiency and completed therapy with doxycycline and rifampin. A single patient was discharged with plan to complete doxycycline and rifampin therapy however was lost to follow up. A literature review of 10 manuscripts describing 13 cases of B. quintana IE were identified. All the patients were male and the median age was 45. Six of the cases were in Europe and eight were in North America. All cases had left sided valve involvement (10 aortic, 6 mitral, 3 both valves). No cases of right sided IE were identified. Conclusion B. quintana IE should be considered in homeless patients with a clinical presentation concerning for IE. A combination of serology and PCR testing can be useful in diagnosis of this uncommon cause of infective endocarditis. Disclosures Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH, Nothing to disclose

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