After a year of learning urban planning and transportation safety concepts, taking to the streets to conduct walk audits, and surveying their classmates for their observations on conditions on five East L.A. corridors, Ms. Tenorio's 11th grade class will be showcasing their proposed enhancements to...
All jokes aside, on Monday, April 1, 2019, Public Matters welcomed a new cohort of three Urban Futures Lab Fellows! Ashley Ajayi, Brisa Aviles and Sabrina Im leaped into Public Matters' creative civic engagement practice, including a Week 1 tour with former Fellow Shirley Ramirez in...
The Call for Fellows is now closed. Thanks to all who applied! ****** Public Matters is seeking Fellows for its Urban Futures Lab Program. The Lab is a two-year paid fellowship training and mentorship program geared towards young adults of color ages 18-26 from under-resourced communities in...
On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, members of the Urban Futures Lab family gathered to celebrate the end the fellowship for Andy Alvarez, Christopher Barahona, Shirley Ramirez and Omar Vargas. Honoring their two years of hard work, a short program took place. It included the screening...
A small selection of images of Urban Futures Lab Fellows Andy Alvarez, Chris Barahona, Shirley Ramirez, and Omar Vargas during the fellowship – participating in learning modules, facilitating Supper Clubs, and and leading project-based work for Greetings from East L.A., Hidden Hi Fi, Pedal2Parks, and...
August, September and October were busy months for our second round of Vision Zero LA activations along Temple Street. The Slow Jams criss-crossed the corridor, drawing particular attention to the traffic safety conditions at local schools. Community conversations highlighted the concerns of parents, students, teachers...
On the night of September 27, 2018, Public Matters and the Los Angeles River State Park Partners (LARSPP) presented a welcome party for Bike!Bike! LA and celebrated the launch of pedal2parks – a bilingual app that features “chillways,” locally known, relatively safe workarounds for getting...
Many thanks to all who submitted materials. We are no longer accepting applications. ***** Program Coordinator (Part-time) Los Angeles, CA July 31, 2018 Overview Public Matters is seeking a part-time, Program Coordinator. We are looking for someone who wants to infuse creativity into equity-driven civic engagement projects, while supporting the growth...
At the 38th Annual Lotus Festival, we launched a second round of Vision Zero LA activations with Temple Street Slow Jams (version 2.0). The project is back for another round of partnerships, participatory spectacles, and installations that communicate the message of “slow” to those moving...
Check out this information on property ownership from Love and Loss in Hi Fi, Chapter 2. "How Do You Find Home?" Many thanks to Río (jill contreras), Realtor® for increasing our shared understanding and spreading this information in their presentation. > PRESENTATION: Rio-Owning Land As Resilience?! ...