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Elana is the associate editor of The Planning Report.

App Detects Open Parking Spaces with 99% Accuracy
Technology startup Parkifi seeks to use the Internet of Things to address the long-lamented problem of congestion created by drivers seeking parking.

Orange County's Water Supply Is Ahead of the Resilience Curve
The Southern California county has long been a pioneer in water management.

Mapping Los Angeles' Underutilized City-Owned Property
New data shows that the city of Los Angeles owns nearly 9,000 parcels throughout the region—and that it could be doing a lot more with them.

Making California Climate-Resilient
California is working on a plan to adapt infrastructure statewide to the future impacts of climate change.

Visualizing Gentrification in 9 Cities
A new atlas explores the multiple causes of gentrification through bold graphics and data visualizations.