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.
AP: 13 Texas Superfund Sites Threatened by Post-Harvey Flooding
The Associated Press broke big news yesterday about the scale of the environmental threat facing neighborhoods and communities located near toxic waste sites in Texas.
Sunday Fun: A Tour of America's Largest 'Garden Walk' Event
Garden Walk Buffalo began in 1995, and in 2017 it's the largest Garden Walk event in the country.
Watch Transit Move With These Animated Maps
The variables in public transit service have never been so brightly and kinetically illustrated.
Seattle's Weirdest Intersections Make a Fetching Design
One artist capitalized on the quirks of Seattle's street grid.
Louisville Approves More Stringent Flood Protection Rules for New Development
As the remnants of Hurricane Harvey headed for Louisville, city officials were approving new legislation that enacts more stringent development standards in areas in flood prone areas.