The Next L.A. / Reinventing Our Future : Resources : WHERE TO GO FROM HERE

Where can I find out about carpooling?

Will telecommuting work for me?

How do I learn more about getting involved in my community?

From transportation to education to the economy, a myriad of agencies, experts and publications are available to answer questions and help residents become more involved in solving the region’s pressing problems. Here is a guide to some of those resouces.

I. TRANSPORTATION

Contacts:

Caltrans. 120 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. General information: 213-897-3656.

Team Rideshare. Caltrans-funded organization that helps companies set up car-pool programs. 1-800-286-7433. Carpools, vanpools: 1-800-286-RIDE

Telecommuting: Employee/Employer Assistance: 1-800-6-INFO-HWY.

Metrolink: 1-800-371-LINK for commuter train information.

Hoverclub of America. An Alabama-based group dedicated to promoting the recreational and commerical use of Hovercrafts. PO Box 908, Foley, AL 96536-0908. 205-943-3279.

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Publications:

“Electric Vehicle Committee, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles.” Society of Automotive Engineers, 1981. Society or Automotive Engineers. 400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA, 15096-0001. 412-776-4841.

“GM and the Juicemobile,” by Marla Cone. Los Angeles Times Magazine. June 21, 1992.

“Transportation Demand Management: Promise or Panacea?” by Genevieve Giuliano. Journal of the American Planning Assn. Summer, 1992, pages 327-35.

“Management vs. Political Perspectives on Transit Policymaking,” by Martin Wachs. Journal of Planning Education and Research. April, 1985, pages 139-47.

“The State of the Commute Report, 1993.” by Commuter Transportation Services, a nonprofit company that works to promote carpooling and other mass transit alternatives.

“Regional Urban Form Study: Impacts on Mobility and Air Quality.” Prepared by Urban Innovations Group and Sedway Cooke Associates. August, 1993.

“The 30-Year Integrated Transportation Plan.” Prepared by Los Angeles County Transportation Commission. Adopted April, 1992.

“Transportation Efficiency: Tackling Southern California’s Air Pollution and Congestion.” Prepared by Michael Cameron for the Environmental Defense Fund and the Regional Institute of Southern California. March, 1991.

II. EDUCATION

Contacts:

EdSOURCE. Menlo Park, CA. 415-323-8376. EdSOURCE specializes in public education finance.

California Department of Education. 916-657-2451.

Los Angeles County Office of Education. 310-922-6660.

Los Angeles Unified School District. 213-625-6766.

Accessing the information highway: Prodigy. White Plains, New York. 1-800-PRODIGY.

CompuServe. Columbus, Ohio. 1-800-848-8199.

Delphi. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1-800-695-4005.

“Want to Give Internet a Look-See? Here Are Some Starting Points.” by Carla Lazzareschi. Los Angeles Times, August 22,1993.

The Edison Project, 529 5th Ave., 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017. 212-309-1600.

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Publications:

“The Plug-In School.” by David Pesanell. The Futurist. September-October 1993, pg. 29-32. The author is a planner and conceptual designer who develops communications, environments, and products.

Visionary Leadership In Schools: Successful Strategies for Developing and Implementing an Educational Vision. by Edward W. Chance. Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 1992.

The Unfinished Journey: Restructuring Schools in a Diverse Society. California Tomorrow, San Francisco.

III. HEALTH CARE

Contacts:

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. 213-250-8055.

California Department of Health Services. 916-657-3064.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Health Information Center. 1-800-336-4797.

Hospital Council of Southern California. 201 N. Figueroa. Los Angeles. 213-250-5600.

American College of Emergency Physicians. 900 17th St. N.W., Suite 1250. Washington, DC 20006. 202-728-0610.

American Medical Association. Chicago. 312-464-4818.

Calfornia Medical Association. San Francisco. 415-882-5112.

American Hospital Association. Chicago. 312-280-6000.

California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. Sacramento. 916-443-7401.

Health Access Of California. San Francisco. 415-431-3430.

University of California, San Francisco. Institute for Health Policy Studies. 1388 Sutter St., 11th Floor. San Francisco, CA 94109. 415-476-0535.

Duke University. Center for Health Policy Research and Education. 125 Old Chemistry Bldg. Durham, NC 27706. 919-684-3023.

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Publications:

Access to Health Care: States Respond to Growing Crisis. by The United States General Accounting Office. 1992.

This report reviews states initiatives to expand access to health insurance and control rising costs.

Health Security: The President’s Report to the American People. by The White House Domestic Policy Council. 1993

The Reform of Health Care: A Comparative Analysis of Seven OECD Countries. by The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. 1992.

“Clinton’s Health Plan: Health Plan: A User’s Guide.” by Sara Fritz. Los Angeles Times, Special Section, September 26, 1993.

“The Clinton Plan: Pro and Con.” Health Affairs. Spring 1994.

Health Affairs is a quarterly journal devoted to publishing the leading edge in health policy thought and research.

IV. WORKPLACE

Contacts:

NTL Institute. A private, non-profit educational institution offering a wide variety of workshops for those seeking diversity training and management skills. On-site workshops may be arranged. 1-800-777-5227, 703-548-1500.

Managing Diversity. A monthly newsletter that acts as a clearinghouse for information on workforce diversity and provides referrals to consultants. Free samples of the newsletter are available upon request. Contact: Leo Patterson 716-665-3654.

Catalyst. New York based organization that advocates flexible work arrangements that benefit employees and their families, and helps companies recruit, develop and retain women employees. 250 Park Ave. South. New York, NY 10003. Information center: 212-777-8900.

Reason Foundation Privatization Center. Research into the benefits of free-market, private-sector alternatives to government bureaucracies and monopolies. Contact: Direct William Eggers 310-391-2245.

Labor Community Strategy Center. Labor, community and environmental activists campaigning to make the local economy responsive to the interests of workers and the poor. 213-387-2800.

Human Resources Round Table. Top workplace researchers and executives of progressive companies exchange ideas about invigorating the workplace. Contact: Pres. Karen A. Stephenson, professor of human resources at UCLA’a Anderson Graduate School of Management 310-825-0307. Institute for the Future. Assists organizations, businesses and government in conducting long-term futures research. 2744 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025. 415-854-6322.

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Publications:

Working From Home: Everything You Need to Know About Living and Working Under the Same Roof. by Paul Edwards and Sarah Edwards. Putnam. 1994.

“Work and Family: Companies Are Starting to Respond to Workers’ Needs--And Gain From It.” by Michele Galen. Business Week, July 28, 1993. pg. 80-84.

Telecity: Information Techonology and Its Impact On City Form. by Tarik A. Fathy. Praeger, 1991.

Thinking for a Living: Work, Skills, and the Future of the American Economy. by Ray Marshall and Marc Tucker. Basic Books, 1992.

The Living Organization: Transforming Teams into Workplace Communities. by John Nirenberg. Business One Irwin, 1993.

“Idea Whose Time Has Come: Home, Suite Home.” by Patricia Biederman. Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1994.

Work In America. James O’Toole. MIT Press, 1973.

V. HABITAT

Contacts:

Project Global 2000. Project Global 2000 is designed to rethink sovereignty and security within the context of global economic and ecological interdependence. Global Education Associates. 475 Riverside Dr., Suite 456. New York, NY 10115. 212-870-3290.

Global Tomorrow Coalition. The coalition works to broaden public awareness in the U.S. about worldwide issues of population growth, environmental deterioration and resource consumption. 1325 G St., Suite 1010. Washington, DC 2005-3104. 202-628-4016.

The American Institute of Architects. Los Angeles Office. 3780 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor. Los Angeles, CA 90010. 213-380-6692. Executive Director Ann Stacy. (Washington Office, 202-626-7300)

American Planning Association. Washington, D.C. 202-872-0611.

Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing. Los Angeles. 213-480-1249.

California Fair Plan Association. Los Angeles. 213-939-7991.

Western Insurance Information Service. 1-800-397-1679.

Treepeople, Inc. Treepeople is a non-profit organization whose mission is to challenge the citizens of Los Angeles to participate in the planting and care of trees. 12601 Mulholland Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90210. 818-753-4600.

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Publications:

“Home of the Future: Sanctuary, Showcase, or Fortress, the Home is a Reflection of Human Values and Lifestyles. Here is a Danish Vision of Tomorrow’s Dream Homes.” The Futurist. January-February 1993. pg. 29-32.

Preparing for the Twenty-First Century. by Paul Kennedy. Random House, 1993.

Building Sustainable Communities: An Environmental Guide for Local Government, Transportation: Efficiency and Alternatives. by Center for the Study of Law and Politics. Center for the Study of Law, 1991.

“Super Projects: New Wonders of the Worlds.” by Conway McKinley. The Futurist. March-April 1993. pg. 25-28.

The Futurist. The Futurist is a journal of forecasts, trends and ideas about the future. World Future Society. 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 450. Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies. by Reyner Banham. Viking Penguin, 1970.

Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan. by Southern California Association of Governments, December 1993.

Downtown Strategic Plan. by Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency

VI. PREPARDNESS

Contacts:

Red Cross. 2700 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. General information: 213-239-5200.

Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management. Provides disaster preparedness information. 213-974-1166.

United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, 119 National Center, Reston, VA 22092. 703-648-4460.

Southern California Earthquake Center, USC. Civil Engineering Dept., Kaprielian Hall, Rm. 210, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531.

California Institute of Technology, Seismological Laboratory, 1201 E California Bl., Pasadena 91125. 818-356-6914.

California Seismic Safety Commission, 1900 K St., Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95814. 916-322-4917.

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Publications:

Assembling California. by John McPhee. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993.

Earthquakes and Geological Discovery. by Bruce A. Bolt. Scientific American Library, 1993.

Competing Against Time: Report to Governor George Deukmejian. by The Governor’s Board of Inquiry on the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. 1990.

“Unique Geology Key to Quake’s Uneven Impact.” by Robert Lee Hotz. Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1994.

“Waiting for the Quake.” Los Angeles Times Special Report. November 5, 1989.

Violent Forces of Nature. by Robert H. Maybury (ed). Lomond Publications, 1986. A collection of academic papers intended to help policy makers, planners, scientists and citizens, treat and minimize damage from natural disasters.

When Disaster Strikes: How individuals and Communities Cope with Catastrophe. by Beverly Rapahel. Basic Books, 1986. An examination of how people cope with disaster.

VII. THE COMMUNITY

Contacts:

2000 Regional Partnership. c/o Bank of America. 555 S. Flower St., Suite 9417. Los Angeles, CA. 213-228-2001.

California Community Foundation. 213-413-4042.

Community Partners. 213-448-8470

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Publications:

Future Shock. by Alvin Toffler. Bantam Books. 1971.

What You Can Do for Your Country. by The Commission on National and Community Service, January 1993.

Annual Report of the bipartisan Commission on National and Community Serviice, which Congress set up in 1990. The report provides a survey of the national and community service programs already in existence and recommends steps to implement a federally guided program of national service. “Alternatives to Sprawl: Shaping Tomorrow’s Cities” by Marcia D. Lowe. The Futurist. July-August 1992. pg. 28-34. Land use planning is proposed as a form of transportation strategy.

“A Museum of Futures” by Frank P. Davidson. The Futurist. November-December 1991. pg. 32. A conceptual rendering of a museum, as a preparedness tool, that shows people what the their habitat may be like in the future.

Los Angeles: Capital of the Third World. by David Rieff. Simon & Schuster, 1991. A social profile of Los Angeles.

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles. by Mike Davis. Verso, 1990. A major study that examines the broad range of problems in Los Angeles.

Creating Community Anywhere. by Carolyn R. Shaffer and Kristin Anundsen. Tarcher, 1993.

Sustainable Cities: Concepts and Strategies for Eco-City Development. Edited by Bob Walter, Lois Arkin, and Richard Crenshaw. Eco-Home Media, 1992.

The Spirit of Community. by Amitai Etzioni. Crown, 1993.

War and Anti-War, Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century. by Alvin Toffler and Heidi Toffler. Little, Brown and Company, 1993.

Museums and Communities: The Politics of Public Culture. Edited by Ivan Karp, Christine Mullen Kreamer, and Steven D. Lavine. Smithsonian, 1992.

101 Things You Can Do For Our Children’s Future. by Richard Louv. Anchor Books, 1994.

VIII. THE ECONOMY

Contacts:

Dr. Roger Selbert, an economist and futures consultant, who also publishes a weekly newsletter, FutureScan, that tracks social, economic and cultural trends in California.

2210 Wilshire Blvd, 826. Santa Monica, CA, 90403. 310-451-2990.

Adopt-A-School Program, L.A. Unified School District. 213-625-6989.

California Manufacturers Association. 916-441-5420.

California Office of Competitive Technology. 818-568-9437.

California Trade and Commerce Agency. 916-322-1394.

Coalition for Women’s Economic Development. 213-489-4995.

Entertainment Industry Liaison Office, City of L.A. 213-847-2948.

Export Small Business Development Center. 213-892-1111.

Latin Business Association. 213-721-4000.

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. 213-629-0602. Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. 213-462-5111.

Los Angeles Venture Network. 213-740-0647.

(San Fernando) Valley Economic Development Center. 818-989-4377.

Los Angeles Volunteerism Project. 213-256-1171.

USC Entrepreneur Program. 213-740-0641.

UCLA Entrepreneurial Studies Center. 310-825-2985.

UCLA Business Forecasting Project. 310-825-1623.

Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy. 610 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301. 415-321-8550.

Weekly newsletter, FutureScan, that tracks social, economic and cultural trends in California. 2210 Wilshire Blvd, No. 826 Santa Monica, CA, 90403. 310-451-2990.

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Publications:

Technopolis: High-Technology Industry and Regional Development in Southern California. by Allen J. Scott. University of California Press, 1993. A study of how Southern California’s high technology industry and regional development have interacted in the past and might interact in the future.

California in the Year Two Thousand: A Look into the Future of the Golden State as it Approaches the Millenium. by Charles F. Adams. Pacific Books, 1992. A social and statistical analysis of the future of California.

Tribes: How Race, Religion and Identity Determine Success in the New Global Economy. by Joel Kotkin. Random, 1993.

For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future. Herman E. Daly and John B. Cobb Jr. Beacon Press, 1989. The authors propose a new economic model that gives moral authority to a national and regional community.

IX. GOVERNING

Contacts:

Southern California Association of Governments. A metropolitan planning organization that includes elected officials from Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. 818 W. 7th St., 12th Floor. Los Angeles, CA 90017. 213-236-1800.

National Committee on Innovations in State and Local Government. Sponsors Innovations in State and Local Government Awards Program which recognizes creative initiatives by state and local governments that are especially effective in addressing vital public needs. Taubman Center for State and Local Government. John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. 79 JFK Street. Cambridge, MA 02138. 617-495-0558.

Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, 201 N. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles Mall, Suite 2. 213-237-0310

Publications:

“The Urban Jungle: As Businness Bogs Down, Can L.A. City Hall Clear a Path Through the Red Tape?” by Karl Schoenberger, Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1993, pg. D1. An overview of and problems involved in Los Angeles’ economic development superstructure.

“Cities in the Year 2000: The Forces of Change.” by Roger L. Kemp. The Futurist. September-October 1990. pg. 13-15.

Governing: The Magazine of States and Localities. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 2300 N St., NW., Suite 760. Washington, DC 20037. 202-862-0032.

LA 2000: Final Report of the Los Angeles 2000 Committee. Los Angeles 2000 Committee, 1988.

The New California: Facing the Twenty-First Century. by Dan Walters. California Journal, 1986.