ThereturnoftheIDEASCommittee
Ourwebsiterevampedintoaresourcehub.
Innovationeventsconnectinguswithother districts,vendors,&potentialcollaborators.
D7partneringwithCalAcademyand upskillingthroughInnovateUS.
Contactless IT Assistanc byAyeshaSyed IT | IDEAS Committee
InformationTechnologyrequires dailyhumancontactwhendeploying equipmentortroubleshooting hardware,whichisacommonjobin ourfield.Wemightnotneedto interactdirectlywithpeopleasmuch, butthehardwarethatneeds assistancemightneedtotradehands betweendifferentpeople
However,afterCOVID-19hit,getting closetootherstotroubleshootor deployhardwarebecameharder.The needtobeintheofficebecamea necessityforITemployeeseven duringsuchdangeroustimest receivetheexpensiveequipme directlysothatassetsareprop managed.
Assuch,ourdivisiondecidedto implementLuxerOnelockers,w allowedustominimizetheexp betweenITstaffandotherCalt employees Theselockersare connectedtoahigh-speedne whichallowsforthelockersto informationinrealtime
OnceanITstaffhasfinishedw onahardware,theclientcanc overtothelocker,locatethe touchscreen,andusethestaff toallowforlog-inandselectio lockersizetheyneedforthe equipment.Oncetheyaredon staffwillreceiveanemailwith informationtopickuptheitem theycanforwardtotheirclient
Thebestpart Itisnotone-w dropoffequip byusingthe touchscreenp done,theIT emailnotif equipmentb read
SoCalInnovationFairHighlights
Executiveleadershipandinter-districtcollaborationarethecornerstones ofbuildingadynamicandinnovativecommunitywithinCaltrans Byfosteringacultureofmutuallearningandsupport,wecandrive forwardgroundbreakinginitiativesandachievenewlevelsofexcellence.
D11 TMC x Commsignia Demo virtual roadside sign using TMS application in the Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) system.
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WTI’s Revolutionary Sidewinder Camera features 360° pan & tilt rotation
Armada partners with Starlink to bring high-speed internet to the most remote & underserved areas.
Everett Townsend
D11 Acting Director
Laurie Berman Former Caltrans Director
Lan Zhou, D12 Director
OutsideCaltransEvents
VerizonLabTour|Oct8
NeutronEdge,Verizon,Cisco,&Q-Fr presented 4 Goals to ma permanent regional improvemen before&after#LA28: MultimodalConnectivity 1. Sustainability 2. ReducedTrafficthroughPolicies 3. UsingExistingInfrastructure 4.
CoMotionLA
|Nov13-14
LegionAITour|Sep19
AI-powered workforce management roundtable.First,howdowedefineAI? A machine is AI “if it automates a process that would otherwise require human judgment or intelligence.” Types of AI that drive automation: Computer Vision; Machine Learning; ExpertSystems;andGenerativeAI/ NaturalLanguageProcessing.
VerizonLabDemo
Detection&pre-emption technologyforpedestrianand trafficsafety.
The IDEAS Committee explored multimodal mobility--from testriding Waymo’s self-driving car (on display) to attending panels on flying cars and aerial gondolas, and more
LAPL’s Octavia Lab: Impactful Hub
byCharlesLeong
Construction | IDEAS Committee
Howhasthe OctaviaLab helpedyouorsomeoneyouknow?
My son got to design and get his creation 3D printed For work, I have gained access to other resources the Department currently lacks or cannot fund.
Themostimpactful/wide-reachingforthisaudience isaccesstoAdobeStock.Thelabhasa robustmonthlycreditallowance,allowingme toaccessanddownload Thesephotos usedfor PowerPoin presentatio webpage, etc.
From a savings metric:
The Adobe Stock subscription is anywhere from $2999-$24999/month On-demand images are $8-$999/image The Extended License is $7999
The TM byF Enviro
WehadthepleasureofvisitingandtouringD7LosAngelesRegional TrafficManagementCenter(TMC)inGlendale.Itwasafantastic experience,andIgainedvaluableinsightsfromthededicatedteam workingtheretoensurethesafetyandefficiencyofourfreewayand highwaysystems.
AspecialshoutouttoReneeDeLaHay,theFacilityPointofContact, whotooktimeoutofherbusyscheduletoleadusthroughthe facilities Herabilitytobringinexpertstosharetheirknowledge madethevisitevenmoreinformative.
LARTMC Tour | 12 10 2024
NotableEntries InnovationExchange
BackSaverforDeck Drains
byJuventinoRosas| Maintenance
CaltransHQwrites, Ratherthanseekingoutnew uipmentorcomplexsolutions, uventinolookedatwhatwas rightinfrontofhim--oldand discardeddolliesthatwere eadedforthetrash.Withsome minorweldingandadashof reativity,herepurposedthese olliesintothe“BackSaver,”a toolthathascompletely revolutionizedthewaydeck rainsarehandledinDistrict7.”
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SolarLighting
byJacquelineTan Maintenance
Asolarlightwasrecen installedatamaintenance alongRte.2northofRte.1 [tocombat] tremendouswirethefta vandalismthroughoutDist
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REPOSTS
ThisbusySouthern Californiafreewayisabout togetalotsmoother
byMarcSternfield|KTLA
Medinasaysworkbeganthisweekto permanentlysmooththe101Freeway usingamachinedevelopedby Skidabrader...READMORE
byFrancisAppiah| EnvironmentalPlanning
CaltransDistrict7hadanamazing daywiththeUCLAEcologyClassat LibertyCanyon READMORE
byCharlesLeong|Construc
Anenjoyabletrainingexercisew CaltransdemonstratestheirsUA whileshowcasingthebeautyof L.A.s’bridges...READMORE
How to Innovate Using Quick Parts byElizabethPryor
Right of Way | IDEAS Committee
YoucanuseQuickPartsinOutlooktoinsertreusablecontentinto emails,suchasfrequentlyusedphrasesorblocksoftext.
Benefits:
1.Savetimebyavoidingrepetitivetypingofthesameinformation.
2.Create&storecontentlikeasignatureorparagraph(s),&insertit intoyouremailswithasingleclick
STEP1:OpenaNeworreplyemail.
STEP2:WhenyouareusingOutlookandhavefinishedtypingthe paragraphs,blocks,ortextthatyouwanttousefrequently,selectall thecontent.Clickonthe"Insert"tab,choose"QuickParts,"andselect "SaveSelectiontoQuickPartGallery,"whichcanbefoundatthe bottomofthewindow.
STEP3:Awindowwillappeartitled "CreateNewBuildingBlock"Name yourblock,selectacategory,writea description,andclickOK
STEP4:Youcaninsertnewbuilding blocksfromQuickParts.Selectwhere youwouldliketoplaceitinyouremail, click"Insert,"openQuickParts,and choosetheblock.
STEP5: Right-clickyourmouseoverthe blocktoseeanewwindowthat offersoptionstoinsert,delete,or renametheblock.
STEP6:Reviewyouremailwith theblocksfromquickparts beforesendingitout.
