Ten Across Resilience member Marta Segura, Chief Heat Officer for the City of Los Angeles shared her thoughts about the importance of interdepartmental collaboration within cites and the need for advocating for new and innovative approaches while also engaging other city and community leaders to find needed solutions to addressing extreme heat in cities. https://lnkd.in/dEJtPBWE
About us
The Interstate 10 corridor may provide the most compelling window on the future of the U.S., one which presents the challenges of the 21st century in the highest relief. This singular transect strings together the most pressing societal, economic, political, urban, and environmental issues of our time. As such, it offers a living observatory for understanding the present condition and the creation of new narratives for the future. Ten Across (10X) frames the “emergent” and most rapidly expanding portion of the nation, a uniquely American landscape shaped by 20th century technologies (particularly the automobile), demographic change, and delicate ecosystems profoundly transformed by human intervention. The project is knowingly situated in time between one of the most frequently-cited demonstrations of long-range federal investment (the National Interstate and Defensive Highways Act of 1956) and a period of narrowing consensus and optimism. 10X spans the three most populous states (CA, TX, FL) and three of the five largest cities. It intersects with critical ports, energy infrastructure, immigrant populations, and the site of the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina. This singular east-west axis demonstrates in living detail the most urgent American and global issues of the 21st century: water, energy, climate change, income disparity, public health, border security, and globalization, among others. 10X is a platform for reviewing past decision-making, unstable present conditions, and the “course corrections” required to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive society. By bringing this region into sharp focus through close readings of physical, social, economic, and cultural constructs, 10X will serve as a forum for lessons and changes leading to a more sustainable and inclusive future.
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http://www.10across.com
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- Higher Education
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- 2-10 employees
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- Tempe, AZ
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PO Box 7705
Tempe, AZ 85287-7705, US
Employees at Ten Across
Updates
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Extreme heat impacts are felt most prominently in the Ten Across region. In this recent The New York Times article featuring Ladd Keith, an associate professor in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the Arizona State University, the focus is on the impacts of extreme heat on surfaces and people. “Heat deaths are climbing faster than any of our investments to prevent them,” he said. And human-caused global warming keeps increasing the frequency and intensity of dangerous heat waves. “We’re chasing a moving target very slowly,” he said. https://lnkd.in/eB-wX6db
We Mapped Heat in 3 U.S. Cities. Some Sidewalks Were Over 130 Degrees.
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“We need to go where the photons are.” —Duke Reiter on seizing opportunities to support the necessary energy transition in the US I-10 10X region. 10X Executive Director Wellington Reiter, FAIA and CEO of The Ray Allie Kelly participating in a live streamed interview with media on the future of the energy transition in the #10X region at the Esri UC and why #GIS is a critical tool to help identify where impactful opportunities exist. #scienceofwhere #theresponsibilityofknowing
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We had insightful discussions at the inaugural meeting of our 10X Private Sector Network today where we discussed critical issues impacting sector portfolios and how we can begin to identify intersections and work together to find solutions to address regional and national challenges. A big thanks to Marshall Davert from Stantec for adeptly facilitating our horizon casting discussions. Discussion insights will be used to inform future 10X content and collective problem solving including our upcoming 10X Jacksonville Summit in March 2025. Stay tuned!
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Honored to have our executive director Wellington Reiter, FAIA open the Esri User Conference Business Leadership Summit sharing the power of geospatial data and visual mapping for critical decision making through the perspective of the Ten Across region. #ScienceOfWhere #ResponsibityOfKnowing
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Ten Across Executive Director Wellington Reiter, FAIA shared an inspiring presentation about the important insights to be gained from the intersection of data and geography (#GIS) through the compelling lens of the Ten Across Region at today's Esri Senior Executive Summit. #TheScienceOfWhere #TheResponsibilityOfKnowing #EsriUC2024
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Electrifying our vehicle fleet will eliminate a significant share of U.S. carbon emissions and is expected to make transportation more affordable for many over time. Similarly, automating vehicles could make commuting less of a chore. While important goals for our transportation future, there are still many environmental tradeoffs associated with the roads upon which these vehicles will travel and the growing volume of drivers which we don’t often consider. Conservation journalist Ben Goldfarb covers these in his book “Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet.” The latest #TenAcrossConversations podcast offers some important lessons and observations for the future Ben discovered in his reporting on the growing field of road ecology. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gCD5eYpU
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In June, we spent a lot of time thinking about the future of #transportation safety and sustainability— a critical topic for this region, as transportation-related emissions and risks along the I-10 transect are on the rise. For more, check out 10across.org/insights for our podcast with “City Limits” author Megan Kimble and our recent blog on Ten Across metros leading the nation in pedestrian fatalities. We concluded the month with a new #TenAcrossConversations podcast featuring Ben Goldfarb, author of “Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet." In this discussion, Ben described how the science of road ecology and the Ten Across initiative have both created an observatory for us to explore a more harmonious future between humans, infrastructure, and nature. Thank you Ben for this connection and your insights! Listen to the rest: https://lnkd.in/gCD5eYpU
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Ten Across gets its name from an iconic American highway— the 10. It's only fitting that Ten Across founder Wellington Reiter, FAIA sat down with author Megan Kimble on #TenAcrossConversations as her new book “City Limits” is challenging many previously held notions of progress and efficiency surrounding the U.S.’s iconic interstate highway system. In this clip, Megan explains the fundamental law of road congestion—discovered by economists nearly 70 years ago—and why it is rarely factored into state departments of transportation roadway planning. Hear more insights on U.S. #transportation history and its influences today here: https://lnkd.in/gxKaX4Hc
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Transportation accounts for nearly 30% of all U.S. emissions. This is a likely byproduct of our autocentric culture and infrastructure. Only New Zealand rivals the U.S. in per capita personal vehicle ownership and our roadway network is twice the size of China’s. Author Megan Kimble argues in her new book “City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways” that there needs to be greater climate action around our transportation policy and land use planning today— especially in her home state of Texas. Here, on-road #emissions account for nearly half a percent of total worldwide emissions, which exceeds the volume of some whole countries. Though attempts are being made to return some #greenspace back to their residents due to growing public demand, highway expansion is still a top priority of the state DOT, Megan explains in our latest #TenAcrossConversations podcast. Listen for more: https://lnkd.in/gxKaX4Hc