(This is the third installment of a three-part series of posts by Carlos Braceras, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation. Originally posted on LinkedIn, Dec. 7, 2020.) In the first part of this series, I talked about considerations of racial and social justice as transportation professionals work to help build the communities of […]
Life, Liberty, and Happiness Remain the Dream, Not the Reality for All
Posted on: December 16th, 2020
(This is the second in a three-part series of posts by Carlos Braceras, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation. Originally posted on LinkedIn, Dec. 3, 2020.) I was a boy during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. I grew up with a Spanish-sounding surname and a father who was born in Paris […]
Are We There Yet? No, but it’s about the journey
Posted on: December 16th, 2020
(This is the first installment of a three-part series of posts by Carlos Braceras, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation. Originally posted on LinkedIn, Nov. 23, 2020.) For more than 25 years, I have known Governor Gary Herbert, who will finish out his final term as governor at the end of December. It has […]