Transportation team takes top prize from government group.

Sustainability Winners

Photo courtesy LADOT

Shirin Sadrpour, Environmental Affairs Officer (center), accepts the award for LADOT. Also pictured, from left: event host Christina Pascucci; Vanessa Bulkacz, Management Analyst, UBM Group; Shirin Sadrpour, Chief Sustainability Officer; Rubina Ghazarian, Supervising Transportation Planner II, Planning and Land Use Review; and Tomas Carranza, Assistant General Manager and Chief Technology Officer.

The LADOT won the 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability, the most prestigious award from the Southern California Association of Governments. The event, covering a six-county region, took place May 2 in Palm Springs.

LADOT’s top award was one of seven handed out at the event. These projects are integral to accomplishing the goals of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and promoting a more mobile, sustainable and prosperous region.

The LADOT team was honored for its Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) Pilot Program in South Los Angeles. The UBM Pilot Program brings innovation to South Los Angeles and demonstrates a future where transportation is equitable, accessible and sustainable for all by encompassing a variety of components designed to connect diverse and sustainable transportation options with the community. These include transportation subsidies, e-bike libraries, electric vehicle car-sharing programs, increased mobile payment options on all modes of transportation and workforce development training that empowers residents with skills for the emerging green economy. 

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