2024-05-04T10:16:30-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150230627/mayor-garcetti-nominates-la-urbanist-and-landscape-designer-mia-lehrer-to-ladwp-board-of-commissioners Katherine Guimapang 2020-09-28T18:39:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c5/c523becc868ffb29bd946a5c26c0fd89.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150186707/a-conversation-with-mia-lehrer-on-her-origins-civil-service-and-design-leadership" target="_blank">Mia Lehrer</a> has been nominated as the L.A. Department of Water and Power Commissioner by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Her extensive expertise, spanning nearly four decades, will help the city in its plans towards sustainability, planning, and resiliency efforts.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a97ec9de9948b19849a9877fe9aa6ff6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a97ec9de9948b19849a9877fe9aa6ff6.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>A photo of Mia Lehrer's stunning studio, from <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150186737/studio-visits-studio-mla" target="_blank">Archinect's Studio Visits: Studio-MLA</a>. Photo by Amanda Ortland &copy; Archinect</figcaption></figure><p>The Mayor shared in a press statement: "When Mia takes her seat on the Board, we will make history for our city and mark a critical moment of progress on the road to true equity &mdash; all while deepening the department's commitment to safeguarding our environment, combating climate change, and creating good-paying jobs."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/de/de01405938fa4c6f8df416a8540f0b54.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/de/de01405938fa4c6f8df416a8540f0b54.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>"<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150186707/a-conversation-with-mia-lehrer-on-her-origins-civil-service-and-design-leadership" target="_blank">A Conversation with Mia Lehrer on Her Origins, Civil Service, and Design Leadership.</a>" First and Broadway Park (FAB Park). Image via Studio-MLA</figcaption></figure><p>While the decision awaits confirmation from City Council, Mia's appointment will set the department for its first-ever all-female Board. With her lo...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/140537095/this-town-s-free-public-wi-fi-is-faster-than-yours Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-11-06T13:25:00-05:00 >2015-11-17T21:37:12-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/297e508ab9a4f4c942d2842debd787dd?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Virgin Media has joined forces with Chiltern District Council in the U.K. to blanket Chesham&rsquo;s high street with super-fast Wi-Fi. The unlimited service is available to all 21,000 residents and businesses in the town as well as visitors [...] The Smart Pavement enables those in the area to &lsquo;streetsurf&rsquo; with speeds of up to 166Mbps, which is seven times the average U.K. broadband speed.</p></em><br /><br /><p>More on the internet and civic infrastrucutre:</p><ul><li><a title="China's New Weapon to Censor the Internet" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/125209648/china-s-new-weapon-to-censor-the-internet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China's New Weapon to Censor the Internet</a></li><li><a title="'Internet Slowdown' Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of Threats to Net Neutrality" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/108635809/internet-slowdown-campaign-aims-to-raise-awareness-of-threats-to-net-neutrality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Internet Slowdown' Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of Threats to Net Neutrality</a></li><li><a title="Map Plots the World's Internet Devices" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/108031005/map-plots-the-world-s-internet-devices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Map Plots the World's Internet Devices</a></li><li><a title="Infrastructural Tourism" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/76303946/infrastructural-tourism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infrastructural Tourism</a></li></ul>