Amtraking: Traveling by Train
Have you ever heard of or watched the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)? It is a classic… [more]
What does an Urban Church look like?
Churches and other places of worship are important institutions in our communities that serve multiple… [more]
APA Conference: Lessons from Chicago
I was just in Chicago, one of my favorite cities, for the American Planning Association (APA)'s National… [more]
Book Review: The Art of Urban Sketching
Have you ever heard of “urban sketching”? Essentially, it is the art of freehand drawing on location… [more]
Land Use Law & Order
On January 18, 2013, I attended UCLA Extension's annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference which covered… [more]
Los Angeles as a Museums Capital: Part II
Los Angeles is indeed a museums capital. As I shared in a previous article, there are hundreds of museums… [more]
Images, Instagram, and City Planning
It takes vision to plan and implement creative ideas to improve our communities. Vision as used here… [more]
Los Angeles as a Museums Capital
Have you ever considered Los Angeles to be a cultural capital? Or do you think that our city is still… [more]
Canstruction: Promoting Design and Fighting Hunger
While visiting FIGat7th in Downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, I noticed that a giant shoe sculpture… [more]
http://brighamyen.com/2013/05/14/rumor-mill-hilton-buying-lot-for-future-hotel-in-downtown-la/
A SE corner parking lot is currently in escrow and the purported buyer is Hilton Worldwide
As Metro greatly expands its rail network in Los Angeles County in the next few years, the agency has also been working to purchase new rail cars.After a lengthy proposal process, Metro staff is re...
- A/N Blog . MOCA’s “New Sculpturalism” Show Moving Forward
http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/61877
A/N Blog - Quicks hits and big thoughts from The Architect's Newspaper
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered the Arts District Business Improvement District to dissolve,
- More on tap for LA's Arts District development than just One Santa Fe [from Curbed]
After years of limited apartment availability in the Arts District, the next few years are going to see a deluge of rental units. The long and skinny One Santa...
- Donald Shoop contrasts LA's inefficient parking meter charges with South Pasadena's progressive policies [from Streetsblog].
- LA's Griffith Park is #14 on Travel & Leisure's top 20 city parks of the world.
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-most-beautiful-city-parks/14
The great outdoors and big-city culture come together seamlessly at these beautiful parks.
- Pasadena to LA on elevated dedicated bicycle path? 100 years ago it happened . . . partially. [from Motherboard]
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/in-1897-a-bicycle-superhighway-was-the-future-of-california-transit
A brief history of the now-forgotten California Cycleway.
- LA River Restoration Project hampered by bureaucracy - in ArchPaper.
http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6628
Bureaucracy obstructs the Los Angeles River's Revitalization - Short, direct, and lively, The Architect's Newspaper is the essential read in the field.
Amtraking: Traveling by Train
Have you ever heard of or watched the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)? It is a classic comedy which[Read More...]
What does an Urban Church look like?
Churches and other places of worship are important institutions in our communities that serve multiple roles and needs.
APA Conference: Lessons from Chicago
I was just in Chicago, one of my favorite cities, for the American Planning Association (APA)’s National Planning Conference.
Book Review: The Art of Urban Sketching
Have you ever heard of “urban sketching”? Essentially, it is the art of freehand drawing on location at cities where[Read More...]
Land Use Law & Order
On January 18, 2013, I attended UCLA Extension’s annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference which covered a wide range[Read More...]
Los Angeles as a Museums Capital: Part II
Los Angeles is indeed a museums capital. As I shared in a previous article, there are hundreds of museums and[Read More...]
Images, Instagram, and City Planning
It takes vision to plan and implement creative ideas to improve our communities. Vision as used here refers to a[Read More...]
Los Angeles as a Museums Capital
Have you ever considered Los Angeles to be a cultural capital? Or do you think that our city is still[Read More...]
Canstruction: Promoting Design and Fighting Hunger
While visiting FIGat7th in Downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, I noticed that a giant shoe sculpture made entirely of canned food[Read More...]
Any Idiot Can Plan?
“Any idiot can plan!” That is the response I have heard some critics and cynics give when asked what AICP[Read More...]
Teaching Planning and Policy: a First-Timer’s Perspective
In his book The Skillful Teacher (2006), Dr. Stephen D. Brookfield states: “Teaching is about making some kind of dent[Read More...]
What Hurricane Sandy teaches us about our built environment
The profession of Design is about to drastically change. If you’re an architect, engineer, planner or builder, the way you[Read More...]
Downtown Schooling
In deciding where to live, most parents with young children typically choose neighborhoods with quality public schools. Unfortunately, most of[Read More...]
Village at USC: Good for the University and Los Angeles
As a planner and a former resident of the North University Park area, I have been very excited about the[Read More...]
Why We Need the American Community Survey
What provides data that helps determine how over $400 billion in federal and state funds are spent annually? What information[Read More...]
Water Wheel to Pay Tribute to Los Angeles’ Past, Nurture Its Present
Los Angeles – A proposed project set for downtown Los Angeles will double as a way to irrigate a park[Read More...]
A Tale of Two Downtown Parks
Just about everyone has been talking about Los Angeles’ Grand Park these days. The first two blocks of the new[Read More...]
Public Gets a Look at the Historic Boyle Hotel
Los Angeles – With the former Boyle Hotel’s renovation complete, project proponents Monday removed the black construction screen that hid[Read More...]
Three Groups File Lawsuits Over LA’s Hollywood Development Plan
Los Angeles – Three groups are suing the city of Los Angeles following the City Council’s approval last week of[Read More...]
6th Street Viaduct Replacement Project
Downtown Los Angeles, CA – Last week on July 10th 2012 at the Police Department Justice Building Auditorium, the Bureau[Read More...]
