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.
Court: Phoenix Transit Spending Initiative Stays on the Ballot
The whole idea of public transit will be up for reconsideration in Phoenix on August 27.
U.S. Senate to Consider Five-Year Highway Bill Reauthorization
The first draft of the five-year reauthorization of the FAST Act would expand first-year spending by 17 percent.
Top Planning Apps for 2019
Insights into the mobile app technology used in the practice and study of planning.
Amtrak Launches Non-Stop Service from NYC to DC
Taking the stops out of the Amtrak trip between the Nation's Capital and the Big Apple will save 15 minutes and hopefully, according to Amtrak, get more people off of planes and into trains.
Vancouver's TransLink Named Best Transit System in North America
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named TransLink in Vancouver the best transit system in North America.