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On March 18, APA Los Angeles hosted an evening forum at the Southern California Gas Company Tower in downtown LA. 40+ planners were treated to a detailed discussion on policies surrounding urban agriculture development. Planners are excited about local food, healthier eating, and... Read More →

Dozens of area planning school students showed up at Wolf & Crane on March 12th to compete in an APA Los Angeles Planning Trivia Night event co-sponsored by USC’s ASPD and LAAUPPS. The rounds of planning trivia were LA centered and unapologetic in their rigor – at... Read More →

This year APA LA’s YEPP (Young and Emerging Planning Professionals) began its mentorship program, which matches experienced planners and those in related fields with new graduates and young professionals in order to create a long-term partnership between like-minded... Read More →

      On February 17th, Lauren Grabowski, a planner for Raimi+Associates and APA Los Angeles Marketing Director, and Lys Mendez, former Outreach Coordinator with Raimi+Associates presented to a full house on the Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles. The Plan for a... Read More →

On January 23, APA Los Angeles’ Young & Emerging Planning Professionals (YEPP) hosted an arts and cultural planning programs with Metro. 30+ planners were treated to an evening of art, cultural planning discussions, and a jazz concert. Carol Holben, Metro Art Docent,... Read More →

What if the Los Angeles City Council had followed through with a proposal to build a convention center in Elysian Park, as it planned to in 1965? Andrea Thabet, Ph.D. of RemakingLA.com explores the importance of studying “never built” projects. What if the LA City... Read More →

On October 14, APA LA hosted more than 80 guests at Maker City LA for “Planning for the Sharing Economy,” a panel event that used the lens of urban planning to focus a forward–thinking conversation on transportation network companies, short-term rentals,... Read More →

On August 21, the City of Santa Monica’s Planning and Community Development Department hosted APA LA members and their guests for the third Summer in the City event of 2014.  Upon arrival at City Hall, we were greeted by Senior Planner Liz Bar-El and staff including Francie... Read More →

Planning is a forward-looking profession – but what if you were asked to really understand the past of a place before settling on its future? Planning historian Dr. Meredith Drake Reitan offers a planner’s guide to historic research in Los Angeles. History plays a... Read More →

August is “Art Appreciation Month.” What if it was also “Public Space Planning Appreciation Month”? K. M. Williamson, Ph. D. from Public Art in Public Places Project takes a look at LACMA’s iconic “Urban Light” installation. National Art... Read More →