Los Angeles
LA needs $2 billion in Olympic Games transportation funding by Sept. 1, officials say
Congresspeople who serve the Los Angeles area met on Aug. 26 to urge the Trump administration to speed up funding.
Los Angeles rescinds twelve 'anti-camping zones'
The zones previously prohibited unhoused people from camping in parts of Hollywood.
Los Angeles County gained more than 10,000 ADUs in 2025 — and barely made a dent in its housing goals
A new study warns that the burst in ADU development will not be enough to remedy Los Angeles’ affordable housing gap.
Los Angeles opens public housing waitlist for first time in over two years
The 16 properties with newly available waitlist spots accept families and senior residents.
Meet the Hollywood YouTuber who exposed the LAX people mover "fiasco"
Nick Andert uncovered the "brazen and unethical behavior" that has mired the Los Angeles International Airport people mover in years of delays and cost overruns.
LA has no plan — or funding — to help unhoused people displaced by Olympics security efforts
City and county officials say they don't have the funds to offer housing to the up to 1,600 people that will be displaced by perimeters around event venues.
80-unit affordable building is the first to open under LA's fast-track development program
The project was fast-tracked under an executive order issued by Mayor Karen Bass in late 2022.
LA Metro is paying Angelenos up to $600 to leave their car at home
Metro will pay around 2,000 households to participate in a program designed to shift travel modes away from private car trips to transit, biking, walking and shared mobility.
LA mayor wants to make transit fare-free
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she wants to develop a long-term strategy to make Metro free during her term as chair of the Metro board of directors.
LA approves $2B 'urban village' plan for former cold storage facilities
The project promises an interconnected neighborhood with a focus on public space.
LA unveils plans to reconnect MacArthur Park
The construction of Wilshire Boulevard split the park in two in 1934.
Vacant downtown LA office building will be transformed into 512 affordable homes
The World Trade Center will create hundreds of new apartments with rents starting as low as $937.
Weekend ridership on LA's D Line surged 80% after extension opened
World Cup attendees took roughly 45,000 rides to and from the first two games at the Los Angeles Stadium.
'Transformative' pedestrian bridge planned for LA River in Glendale Narrows
A new bridge will link Griffith Park and the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk.
World Cup renews community spirit in LA's MacArthur Park
Soccer watch parties are bringing life back to the park that was recently the target of immigration raids and police actions.
HUD suspends federal funds for LA homelessness agency
HUD is freezing LA's access to Continuum of Care funds after allegations of fraud at the county's homelessness agency.
LA delays state housing mandate with 'low-rise ordinance'
The new ordinance allows the city to delay implementing SB 79, a state law requiring more density near transit.
Trump's promise to house 6,000 homeless veterans on a Los Angeles VA campus missing from budget proposal
The president's proposed budget fails to include any funding for the proposed 'Center for Warrior Independence.'
LA County's 'Beach Bus' offers $6 round-trip rides from inland LA to the beach
The annual summer service shuttles residents from eastside communities to Santa Monica.
Almost 40% of LA fire survivors face a housing crisis
Many Angelenos who lost their homes in the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires have already run out of temporary housing funds.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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The Architects Foundation
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The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
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