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.
The Great Climate Change Migration
Climate change is already causing displacement on a massive scale.
Inclusionary Zoning Not Turning Out the Way Ontario Housing Advocates Expected
A proposed inclusionary zoning scheme in Ontario would enable the first examples of the controversial housing policy in Canada.
There's a Plan for a Pedestrian Bridge Over the Mystic River (But No One to Pay for It)
Even the best intentions need funding.
Connecting the Dots Between Walkability and Financial Productivity
The findings of a data visualization that maps walkability and tax value onto Durham, North Carolina makes a strong case for the human scale.
The Most Toxic Place in the United States
The title for most toxic location in the United States goes to a remote, and perhaps surprising location.