Los Angeles
80-unit affordable building is the first to open under LA's fast-track development program
The project was fast-tracked under an executive order issued by Mayor Karen Bass in late 2022.
LA Metro is paying Angelenos up to $600 to leave their car at home
Metro will pay around 2,000 households to participate in a program designed to shift travel modes away from private car trips to transit, biking, walking and shared mobility.
LA mayor wants to make transit fare-free
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she wants to develop a long-term strategy to make Metro free during her term as chair of the Metro board of directors.
LA approves $2B 'urban village' plan for former cold storage facilities
The project promises an interconnected neighborhood with a focus on public space.
LA unveils plans to reconnect MacArthur Park
The construction of Wilshire Boulevard split the park in two in 1934.
Vacant downtown LA office building will be transformed into 512 affordable homes
The World Trade Center will create hundreds of new apartments with rents starting as low as $937.
Weekend ridership on LA's D Line surged 80% after extension opened
World Cup attendees took roughly 45,000 rides to and from the first two games at the Los Angeles Stadium.
'Transformative' pedestrian bridge planned for LA River in Glendale Narrows
A new bridge will link Griffith Park and the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk.
World Cup renews community spirit in LA's MacArthur Park
Soccer watch parties are bringing life back to the park that was recently the target of immigration raids and police actions.
HUD suspends federal funds for LA homelessness agency
HUD is freezing LA's access to Continuum of Care funds after allegations of fraud at the county's homelessness agency.
LA delays state housing mandate with 'low-rise ordinance'
The new ordinance allows the city to delay implementing SB 79, a state law requiring more density near transit.
Trump's promise to house 6,000 homeless veterans on a Los Angeles VA campus missing from budget proposal
The president's proposed budget fails to include any funding for the proposed 'Center for Warrior Independence.'
LA County's 'Beach Bus' offers $6 round-trip rides from inland LA to the beach
The annual summer service shuttles residents from eastside communities to Santa Monica.
Almost 40% of LA fire survivors face a housing crisis
Many Angelenos who lost their homes in the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires have already run out of temporary housing funds.
LA authorizes $9.5M for sidewalk repairs around Olympic venues
The city is hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028.
LA made almost $20M ticketing drivers who park in bus lanes
The city started using bus-mounted, AI-assisted cameras to cite drivers who block bus lanes in February 2025.
First responders use electric motorcycles to split lanes in LA traffic
The bike fleet will help LAFD firefighters reach emergency situations faster.
LA Metro Approves Another Major Rail Extension — This Time to Hollywood
The 9.7-mile K Line segment would connect major employment and commercial centers in mid-city Los Angeles and West Hollywood.
LA’s Tree Canopy is Nearing a ‘Point of Failure’
Calls to 311 for “tree emergencies” are rising, endangering a resource that helps bring down urban temperatures and reduce air pollution.
LA Metro Increases Highway Expansion Budget by 40%
Metro has plans to expand freeways including the 5, 105, and 405, among others.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
