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.
Portland's Long-Term Transportation Plans Include a Downtown Subway
Portland planners are picking up and dusting off an idea that's been around since the 1990s: a subway in Downtown Portland.
Climate Change Redefining Wildfires on the Great Plains
Wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, are ravaging the Great Plains with new intensity, according to a new study.
The Affordable Rental Housing Crisis Is Only Getting Worse
The headline from the latest report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies on the state of the nation's housing market focuses on a shrinking, broken rental market.
Sunday Fun: 91 Songs About D.C. Metro
This time the sound of music is the sound of the subway.
Another Barnes Dance in the Capital
Washington, D.C. has place to do a new Barnes Dance.