Charles Chen

Senior Civil Engineer - Design Division - Creating communities..sustaining life - Los Angeles County Public Works- postings are my own views & opinions.

[ASCE Headquarters @ASCETweets]

What do civil engineers do?

Better yet, what don’t we do?

#Eweek2024 @DiscoverEorg

[Metro Los Angeles @metrolosangeles]

RIDE FREE next Wed Oct 4 for @CleanAirDay!

🆓 All Metro 🚍🚊🚲🚐 are f-r-e-e!

🫁 Taking transit = better air quality!

🚲 Bike Share code: 100423

🚐 Micro code: CleanAir23

👉🏾 Yea we know E Line color changed :)

[Metro Los Angeles @metrolosangeles]

Ride FREE on our 🚌 🚋 🚲 & 🚐 on Sat., Feb 4, in honor of Transit Equity Day -- which commemorates Rosa Parks' birthday. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus. Her action inspires us & reminds us EVERYONE has the right to good public transit.

[LA County Public Works @LACoPublicWorks]

Dam safety is important in conserving water & providing flood control for #LACounty communities. Maintenance of dams provides safe, clean water for residents & businesses to work, play and thrive. Learn more at https://t.co/W3J0ETRWzP #NationalDamSafetyAwarenessDay

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

@CountyofLA @LACountyISD This is awesome @LACountyISD. Let’s see if this program can also be used to help homeless transition facilities with their meals.

[Los Angeles County @CountyofLA]

Join Los Angeles County @LACountyISD and Lupita's Market to celebrate the success of the Healthy Stores Refrigeration Program on Thursday, May 13.

[Supervisor Kathryn Barger @kathrynbarger]

Join us tomorrow, Friday Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for a grocery giveaway from @LAFoodBank in Pasadena at Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church. Please share with your neighbors in need!

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

So proud to be part of the @LACoPublicWorks team. Providing the community a fundamental neccessity that was wrongly managed. Building public trust that everyone at PW strives for everyday. Thanks @mridleythomas for your leadership.

[Mark Ridley-Thomas @mridleythomas]

Thanks to the team at @LACoPublicWorks @mp_LACountyDPW, @CountyOfLA has successfully reversed Sativa’s legacy of brown water and converted the aging water system into a stable utility!
@SupJaniceHahn
https://t.co/4iZzoFJi2n

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

Proud of our PW team that's educating the future generation of engineers. I heard the kids packed our booth and they had an amazing experience learning about what we do for the community. Keep it going @LACoPublicWorks!

[LA County Public Works @LACoPublicWorks]

It's the final day of #YoMo Los Angeles, a 3-day event for schools across
#SouthernCalifornia to educate our youth on the importance of science,
technology, engineering, art & mathematics allowing #LACounty to create
vibrant and resilient communities for years to come. #STEAM

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

LA County Public Works Russ Bryden sharing about the almost impossible task but achievable Safe Clean Water Measure at @CASQAEvents. He shared 5 lessons that he learned through the 8 year process, “it’s like marriage therapy.”

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

Glad to see that PW is doing our part to regain back the public's trust.

[Josh Svensson @JoshSvensson]

Great work, all! LA County ends legacy of brown water in the Sativa Water System https://t.co/B4g3KIn37Q #CAWater @LACoPublicWorks

[NWS Los Angeles @NWSLosAngeles]

The latest weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map was released today and now includes a small area of Extreme Drought (D3) in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. #CAdrought #CAwx #CAwater #LAweather #SoCal

[Josh Svensson @JoshSvensson]

@LACoPublicWorks' #OxfordBasin and M-7W projects are #stormwater and #energy Projects of the Year for #ASCE Los Angeles Section 2017!

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

@LACoPublicWorks receive the ASCE LA Section Flood Management Project of the Year for Oxford Retention Basin Multi-use Enhancement Project!

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

@CunxiangMi representing @LACoPublicWorks at #StormCon in Bellevue presenting on recent constructed multibenefit project at Marina del Rey

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

@LAPublicWorks being recognized for our two #NACO awards, Oxford Basin and Vision0, by our LACo Board of Supervisors

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

@LACoPublicWorks at #EWRI2017 explaining our water quality project in Marina del Rey

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

@LACoPublicWorks at #EWRI2017 poster presentation, water quality project in Marina del Rey Lot come learn about what we're doing.

[LA County Public Works @LACoPublicWorks]

#MarinaDelRey receives a $14.5M beautification of #OxfordBasin. @DonKnabe @MarinaDelRey_CA #LACounty @UrbanizeLA

[Charles Chen @LADPWCharlesC]

@LACoPublicWorks presented at #EWRI2017 this morning about the #OxfordBasin multibenefit project that restored native habitat and wildlife