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Planners of Los Angeles is a series of stories from APA Los Angeles members who are creating great communities for all. These are the stories of how they got where they are, who influenced them, and APA’s role in their careers.  We hope these stories help you see yourself in a variety of... Read More →

On June 28, 2019, a group of 41 stakeholders came together at Planning for Public Health: Taking Action Through Policy and Design, American Planning Association, Los Angeles Section (APA Los Angeles)’s first official event and foray into the national Plan4Health initiative.  Plan4Health is an... Read More →

APA Los Angeles recently conducted our bi-annual Membership Survey — administered every two years, the survey gives us an opportunity to check in with our members, learn about their needs, and evaluate our organization to ensure that we are serving both members and the greater planning... Read More →

Los Angeles is a majestic wonderland, a diverse world of opportunity, and an iconic urban city. LA is also in a pivotal point of transformation – and urbanists are dynamically working to expand mobility, provide affordable housing, reimagine public space, re-design our streets, and more.... Read More →

The Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis at USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy was proud to sponsor their annual student essay competition on salient topics in urban planning and design. Both graduate and undergraduate students were eligible to participate. Essays were... Read More →

So often landscape is written off as a fluff luxury good, something you do when you have a little extra money to make things just a bit prettier. It is yard, flowers, grass, mulch, a fountain, a patio. It is, conventions say, something the leisure classes get to do.  Yet landscape is and needs... Read More →

Written by Ryan Shepard On Saturday, April 14th, urban planning and design practitioners, academics, students, and community members gathered at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena to attend Just Say Oui!, a climate change summit hosted by the Southern California Planning Congress, the Los... Read More →

In California, we have reached a critical point in deciding how we will address the two biggest challenges facing the state—housing and homelessness. While it is not uncommon to hear the word ‘crisis’ used to describe these issues, it’s less common to see bold solutions advanced to reverse the... Read More →

Laughing, talking, and collaborating, the participants at the seven tables quickly became immersed in the Place It task to “Build a City of Belonging” in 15 minutes. Their hands and bodies were busy moving and picking through hundreds of small, colorful, sometimes whimsical objects at their... Read More →