*This event is hybrid (in-person & remote). Capacity is limited. Please register ahead of time.

In California, the car is king. Most travel is conducted by car across all socio-economic groups and this has been incentivized by massive government investment in roads, infrastructure, and sprawling land use developments. With gas prices hovering about $6 per gallon on average, will gas fueled cars continue to dominate the roads or do we need an alternative transportation future? How can we redesign our transportation system to reduce chronic traffic congestion, promote healthier environments, reduce the cost of travel, and provide greater mobility between work, home, and play for all?

Join us at the Design and Innovation Building (2nd floor) from 4-5pm on April 13 for a discussion with Hasan Ikrata, CEO of San

Design@Large is a speaker series hosted by The Design Lab at UC San Diego, where each quarter we examine a topic in society and the relevance and implications through the lens of human centered design.

For the first time in the nearly 10-year history of the Design@Large speaker series the UC San Diego Design Lab is partnering with a state-wide organization, California 100, to present an expanded hybrid experience to not only expand the audience of our series, but to deepen the means of engagement. California 100 is an initiative focused on identifying and uplifting transformative ideas, people, and projects through research and engagement that accelerate progress toward a shared vision of California’s future over the next century, the Design Lab will host six hybrid experiences between April 13 - May 25, 2022.

Taking place in the Design Lab’s state of the art new home, the Design and Innovation Building, a series of panels, talks and participatory design sessions will be led by an extraordinary group of California thought leaders who reflect diversity by region and industry, and the perspectives of communities who have been historically marginalized or excluded. Attendees can plan to learn more about, and actively co-create, around the following topics:

Alternative Transportation Futures - April 13, 4pm

Climate Risk Reduction and Technology - April 20, 4pm

Housing Justice and Design - April 27, 4pm

Transborder Regions and Immigrant Integration - May 11, 4pm

Future Prospects in Health Equity and Tech Innovation, May 18, 4pm

The Future of Work and Higher Education, May 25, 4pm

This series is sponsored by the Burnham Center for Community Advancement, San Diego Supercomputer Center, and Qualcomm Institute. Session are open and free to the public.

**If you are needing ASL services for the event, please contact ops@dlab.ucsd.edu.