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The Future of Transportation Panel, co-hosted by BEACN, BERCU, and Cal ITE, is taking place on  Thursday, Nov. 21 . We would like to get the words out in the CED blog post so folks can hear from industry speakers and academics, including our very own Dr. Susan Shaheen! Here're the event details: Come and join BEACN, BERCU, and Cal ITE in a conversation about the path to cleaner transportation. At a time where we constantly hear the promising effects of clean technology many years from now, our speakers will share their experiences with the present difficulties in transitioning to that future. This panel will explore the interactions between private companies and public transit organizations, as well as the role that governments and researchers play in accelerating this transition. Topics will range from transportation electrification and clean technology to policy development, so be sure to come out for a great conversation about the Future of Transportation! Sche...

ARCHITECTURE PANEL DISCUSSION BAY AREA PLANNING DIRECTORS WITH CED STUDENT MODERATORS WEDNESDAY, November 6th @ 6:30pm Wurster Auditorium The environmental challenges of changing ecologies, societies, economies and technologies inform and are formed by architecture and its design. The Department of Architecture invites the planning leaders of small and large cities in the Bay Area to pose questions that the next generation of architects should be addressing.  ABOUT  THE PANELISTS TIMOTHY BURROUGHS Director, Department of Planning & Development, City of Berkeley JOHN RAHAIM Planning Director, City and County of San Francsico WILLIAM A. GILCHRIST Director of Planning and Building, City of Oakland FAIA NIROOP SRIVATSA City Manager, City of Lafayette STUDENT MODERATORS TYA ABE ELLIOT KWON SARAH FITZGERALD IVANA ROSAS