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.
Daniel Burnham to Get the Musical Theatre Treatment
A theater in Chicago will open a new musical about the famous urban planner and architect in June of this year.
Concerns Raised Over Trump Administration's Proposed Infrastructure Funding Limits
While federal officials are still staying mum about the contents of a leaked draft of pages from the Trump Administration's infrastructure plan, local and regional officials in the New York area seem more than a little worried.
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The economic case for investments in resilience just got a lot stronger.
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Light Rail Extension on the Right Track in Phoenix
Checking in with the South Central light rail extension that will add six miles and 11 stations of light rail transit serviced in Phoenix.