Select Committee on Reconnecting Communities

Come join me for the inaugural Select Committee meeting on Reconnecting Communities. This meeting will focus on the impact of freeway construction on local communities, particularly low-income and minority neighborhoods, and will explore potential solutions to reconnect affected areas. I hope to see you there.

 

Agenda

 

1. Welcome Remarks
   1. Assemblymember David Alvarez
      Chair
      Select Committee on Reconnecting Communities

 

2. Impacts of Freeways on Communities of Color and Ethnic Minorities
   1. Paul Ong, PhD

Director

UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
 

Chhandara Pech

Deputy Director

UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge

 

3. Community-led initiatives to reconnect
   1. Scott Bonjukian

Co-Chair

Lid I-5 Campaign, Seattle, WA
 

1. 2. Roger Lewis

Board President

San Diego Commons

Johanna Mall

Board Member

San Diego Commons

 

 

4. Status on programs at the local and state government
   1. Zachary Rivera
      Program Analyst, Specialized Transportation Division
      San Diego Association of Governments

 

Elizabeth Havey

Regional Planner

San Diego Association of Governments
 

1. 2. Gustavo Dallarda
      Director, District 11
      California Department of Transportation
       

Marlon Flournoy
Chief, Division of Transportation Planning
California Department of Transportation
 

5. Public Comment

This hearing will be livestreamed on Assembly TV. Online link will be made available day of hearing at

https://www.assembly.ca.gov/schedules-publications/todays-events