James Brasuell, AICP is the former editorial director of Planetizen and is now a senior public affairs specialist at the Southern California Association of Governments. James managed all editorial content and direction for Planetizen from 2014 to 2023, and was promoted from manging editor to editorial director in 2021. After a first career as a class five white water river guide in Trinity County in Northern California, James started his career in Los Angeles as a volunteer at a risk reduction center in Skid Row. Prior to joining Planetizen, James worked at the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, as an editor at Curbed LA, as editor of The Planning Report, and as a freelance contributor for The Architect’s Newspaper, the Urban Land Institute – Los Angeles Chapter, FORM, KCET, and the California Planning & Development Report.
Climate Change Already Obvious in California
We've all seen the maps that show the water rising around the edges of costal and waterfront communities as sea-level rise and climate change take effect. A new report shows the effects that have already changed the state of California.
New Guidelines to Streamline New Energy Storage Projects Adopted in New York City
The city of New York wants more capacity to store energy, so it's making the process of permitting energy storage projects easier to understand and follows.
Community Land Trust Looking for a Foothold in Buffalo
A community land trust is making moves in the Fruit Belt neighborhood of Buffalo, New York.
'Barnes Dance' Coming to Montgomery County, Maryland
While popular and common in other countries, the "Barnes Dance" crosswalk is sill catching on in the United States. Montgomery County, Maryland is the latest to test out the "All Direction" crosswalk.
Friday Eye Candy: Mount Kilauea’s Volcanic Activity, Past and Present
Newly released images from NASA's terra satellite chronicles the history of lava on Hawaii's Big Island.