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It has been an exciting decade for urban agriculture in Los Angeles. Since 2008, there has been a series of landmark victories that have been fought and won in a recurring pattern: citation, organization, advocacy, legislation. While one could argue that this is an example of democracy at work,... Read More →

Written by Chelsea Richer Recently, I was aimlessly perusing the kid’s section of a bookstore for a birthday gift appropriate for a newly-minted 4-year old, when I came across “Me on the Map.” I was unfamiliar with this title, though I’ve since learned it has been around for a while. My first... Read More →

The trend toward urban living in America is one that is continuing to fundamentally impact our cities. Perhaps the area where there has been the most change in the last ten years is in urban mobility. With transit improvements, young people especially have begun to move away from single... Read More →

By Ashley Atkinson, AICP Director, APA Los Angeles (2016-2019) Earlier this week, I commenced my second term as Section Director by kicking off our first-ever strategic planning process. In the coming months, our Board will be working with a consultant to lay out a vision for the future of APA... Read More →

  By CivicSpark Fellows Jonathan Dolan & Jose Torres  The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) held their Annual Meeting and Expo October 20-23, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Two CivicSpark Water Action Fellows, representing the City of Culver City, were in... Read More →

    By David Early and Tiffany Eng  Imagine a California of healthy and thriving communities, where urban and rural neighborhoods have the tools to help prevent and reduce industrial pollution, provide open space and local organic food, develop affordable housing, preserve local culture,... Read More →

by Andrea Pavia   The metaphor of the city as human body has endured since the Renaissance, sustained by master designers and theorists, to give sense and structure to the city’s different parts, their functions and interrelations.   Using this metaphor, we can understand the city’s... Read More →

    By Richard Rojas On August 21, 2017, I had the privilege to attend the Planning for Health event as a representative of the APA Los Angeles Section Board. The event was hosted by the APA California Chapter, Planners4Health Initiative and California Chronic Disease Prevention project and... Read More →

People not just cars: the ongoing transformation of Venice Blvd   By Nathan Cherry INTRODUCTION Although being a bike commuter in Los Angeles is not easy, I am surprised that more don’t do it. In a health obsessed culture, biking is great aerobic exercise, the weather is perfect, and most... Read More →