Josh graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master’s degree in Urban Planning. Since that time, he has worked in Los Angeles in the public and private sectors as a city planner and land use consultant helping to shape the development of the city. He recently completed a second Masters degree in Post-war Recovery Studies in the UK, during which time he spent several months in Cairo, Egypt as an intern with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). He has written about urban planning, architecture and development for ten years, primarily for Curbed Los Angeles.
New Study Looks at the Mystery and Benefits of Food Truck Movements
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Londoners Taking to Bicycles in Record Numbers
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Houston's Lower-Income and Minority Communities Face Lack of Access to Medical Care
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