Design and Architecture
Light Rail, Hyperloop, High School Shop Returns as Career Tech
The long-awaited Expo Line extension to Santa Monica opens this weekend. What does it mean for mobility in the Southland? Meanwhile, some transit dreamers are working on a vehicle that would leave light rail in the dust: Hyperloop. In this week’s “Modern Trades” we visit a lighting factory in the City of Industry and a school in Van Nuys to find out how high schoolers are being prepared for high-tech manufacturing jobs.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenPhoto: David Avalos, a student at Van Nuys High School. (Avishay Artsy)
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2 storiesExpo Line and Hyperloop
The long-awaited Expo Line extension to Santa Monica opens this weekend. It's the culmination of 20 years of work by activists, legislators and transportation planners and engineers, and promises a 45-minute ride between downtown LA and downtown Santa Monica. But what's the next step once you get to station?
Read the story14 minHigh School Shop Is Back as Career Tech
Remember Shop class? For many years it was dropped from high schools and has now returned in a variant called Career Technical Education. And it may be a route to work in high tech manufacturing and other vocations that won’t leave kids drowning in student debt.
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